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Play UNO in Your ESL/EFL Classroom! (+links)

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I'm sure that we all have played a game of Uno at least once in our life! So why don't we bring it into the ESL/EFL classroom? Play Uno with a twist with your students and make them talk! The only difference from the original game is that when you want to play a card, you have to ask someone a question! How to conduct a successful conversation class? We all know that students talking is the most important part of an ESL/EFL lesson. However, not all students are as talkative as we would wish.  In my opinion, the key to conducting a successful lesson based on conversation is to prepare interesting questions which flow quite nicely. You have to move through the questions smoothly, ask for details and be responsive. Nonetheless, there is nothing worse than a dead silence between the questions. Therefore, let me introduce you to UNO conversation cards! How to play UNO? Start with shuffling the deck. Give everyone 7 cards and put the rest of them aside in a pile. Draw the first card
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How to Design Your Own Board Game in 6 Steps?

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 Board games are not only a fun way to spend time with friends, but also a fantastic tool for your classroom! Students love them, so why wouldn't we use them? However, if you're familiar with this concept, you might be bored with the games you own. So how about making a brand new one? And possibly engaging your students into this process? Let me guide you through it step by step! There are various types of board games with reliable rules that never let us down. So, why wouldn't we use some of them? Of course, I'm not saying that you should copy the existing game, but you can use some of it's features. With such multitude of games on the market, it is almost impossible to come up with something totally original anyway.  So think about the games you know and love and decise which features would work in your project. You may invite your students to brainstorm some ideas as well. Is it: a Monopoly-style game with a trading system? a card-based game? something simple lik
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12 Halloween Activities for ESL/EFL Clasrooms

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 Last week we talked about Halloween activities for a digital classroom (you can read about them here ), but there are still some of us who are going to have Halloween classes in person! Therefore, today, we'll focus on activities you can use in your ESL/EFL physical classroom. Without further ado, let me share some of my ideas for this year's Halloween! The Classics Charades/Pictionary Practice Halloween vocabulary with a game of charades of pictionary! It's a fun way to introduce and review a bunch of new words. It's an absolute classic which will work for various age groups and different levels.  Click here to get my charades/pictionary set. Flashcards Introduce Halloween vocabulary with some cute flashcards! They cover all the essential words you'll need to run your Halloween lessons. You will be able to talk about monsters, costumes, traditions and more. Find something with some cute clipart, so that the students will be able to visualize the words.  Click her
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9 Engaging Digital Hallowen Activities Ideas for ESL/EFL Students

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 Halloween's coming! I'm really excited for the spooky season! I spend most of my free time planning and creating new Halloween resources and lesson plans. However, the fact that it's not a normal school year keeps coming to me. I have to say that I'm quite lucky when it comes to this manner because it seems that for now most of my classes are staying in the classroom and only some of them will be held online.  Nonetheless, I know that some of you are forced to switch back to distant learning. So, I've prepared some digital activities and games ideas you can use this Halloween! They're not only spooky but also perfect for Zoom or Skype lessons! Since the first lockdown in Poland, Kahoot has been one of my favourite resources to use during my online classes. Surely, I prefer to use it in the classroom but since we have to make do with what we have, I can assure you that using it on Zoom works perfectly.  Kahoot is a website which allows you to create quizes on an
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40 Creative and Affordable Classroom Halloween Decoration Ideas

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 Halloween is coming, yall!  This is one of m favourite holidays and I cannot wait to decorate my classroom for it. If I could, I would have monsters, vampires and witches around me all year! So, to start of the Spooky Season, let's talk about Halloween classroom decorations!  I've been browsing Pinterest for a very long time now (really, my Halloween board has like 200 pins right now, check it out here ), so I think that I'm capable of giving you a quick overview of Halloween classroom decorations ideas! So take a look, get inspired and go all in! PS.: All the ideas I talk about are really easy and affordable, so don't worry about your budget. All you need is some creativity and manual skills ;). PS.2: If you're interested in sources of the pictures I'm using in this post, just click the photo. It will take you to the original post. Door decor  I really like the idea of decorating the door to the classroom. There are so many ways of doing it so we can really ge
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