Adult students should be given the opportunity to decide the areas in which they would like to hear from an expert. Use the headings in the Yellow Pages for...
(Reposted from 8/31/07) A few years ago, the United States Department of Education commissioned a study, What Works in Adult Education. One of the most ...
(Reposted from 09/07/07) One way to bring the community into the classroom is through the use of guest speakers. Choosing and inviting a guest speaker is not...
We have talked about ways to bring the community into the classroom, now let's talk about bringing the classroom into the community. One of the important...
At this time of year yards sales or garage sales are great class field trip destinations. Prior to the trip bring in local newspapers and help the students...
"One of the key findings for reading development was that students learned more, as measured in movement on standardized tests, in classes where the teacher...
The learning doesn't end once you have taken a field trip. After you return from a field trip, spend some time talking about the experience. Students could...
Another activity following a field trip is to publish an article about it in a class newspaper or newsletter. Creating a class newspaper or newsletter is a...
Creating a classroom newspaper is an excellent idea for a class project. All levels of students can participate in some portion of the newspaper. This type of...
Here are some activities that can be done to prepare students for writing a class newspaper. Take them on a field trip to a newspaper plant. Bring in...
In addition to a class project creating a newspaper, using actual newspapers has a lot of advantages. First of all, they are authentic materials that students...
Scavenger hunts are another activity that works well with newspapers. This is a good way to introduce students to the content that can be found in newspapers....
The Help Wanted section of a newspaper can also be used to develop job skills and knowledge. Students can look at the help wanted ads and make a list of the...
Reading skills and strategies can be developed using the newspaper. Here is an activity that strengthens pre-reading skills. Students look at the newspaper...
Headlines in newspapers are often not complete sentences. Students can copy some headlines that are not complete sentences and then add the necessary words to...
Obituaries are a part of American culture. Students are always interested in reading obituaries as they are not typically found in most other cultures. They...
In addition to newspapers, there are many other authentic materials that are wonderful to use in the classroom. For example, all students will need to know how...
Calendars are another authentic material that students need to learn how to use. Give students a calendar page with activities written on the dates such as...
Students will benefit from learning how to read and use drug store flyers. A scavenger hunt activity can be used to familiarize students with the content of...
Everyone has to eat but navigating the grocery store can be very confusing for English language students. Try making some food items in class. If you have a...
Here's an interesting authentic material that is fun and interesting for students……fortune cookies! Before the cookie is even opened, a lot of learning...
Try using greeting cards as another authentic material. Teachers have received inappropriate sympathy cards from students who have chosen the cards because...
In addition to learning about greeting cards, students can make cards for various occasions. They can make birth announcements for their children or children...
Grocery flyers are another authentic material that offers a multitude of learning activities. Students can have scavenger hunts to find products. The level of...
March 17 is St. Patrick's Day. The holiday is marked by parades in cities across the United States. The largest parade, in New York City, is said to draw more...
Writing should be an important element of ESL classes. In addition to its intrinsic use, it also assists with language acquisition as students can try out...
Here is a writing activity that can be used at any level. Give each student a picture of different chairs or dresses or any other item. Students begin by...
Here is an activity to illustrate the use of brainstorming. Read to the class any newspaper article or passage rich with detail and have students work...
Teaching writing has not seen much of an emphasis for a number of years. More recently, teachers have realized that students want and need to learn how to...
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