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Here, I want to explain two quick and easy activities that I designed for Spanish students in their fourth year of primary education....

This murder mystery activity was designed by a former colleague named Clara. She is currently an English teacher in IES María Guerrero in...

To practice indefinite pronouns, I wrote halves of indefinite pronouns on index cards. I wrote "any," "every," "some," and "no" on four...

Speculation is a highly important skill for the official Cambridge exams, but it is a useful skill for language use in general. While it...

In my second school as a language assistant, the primary students had their own tiny whiteboards. This worked great for a number of...

During a presentation with Spanish secondary students regarding crime in the United States, I printed various weird (and often funny)...

Here is a worksheet that I designed for practicing question tags. First, students complete the top half of the worksheet by writing...

This is a simple, but fun, way for primary and even some secondary students to review vocabulary. One by one, students come to the front...

Based on the Jackbox party game called Talking Points, this game is perfect for upper intermediate to advanced speakers during which they...

In this post, I want to briefly discuss the use of competitions with younger students, based on my experiences as a language assistant in...

Here is an escape room idea for Halloween. It focuses on basic vocabulary related to Halloween, making it perfect for students who need...

This is a fun cultural activity that works best with older students with high intermediate to advanced levels of English. I first...

This is an adaptation of the game I call Train Wreck. However, this game also goes by other names. The general idea is that everyone is...

This is a fun Halloween-themed game for pre-schoolers that get them moving while also learning vocabulary. The activity can also be...

For this activity, students are divided into groups of three: one to be the "secret celebrity" and two to be interviewers. The secret...

In this competition, students form teams of two to have mini-debates in the style of a single-elimination tournament. Each mini-debate...

This activity is based on a scene from the famous TV series called The Office (the American version). First, the students are briefed on...

These activities for St. Patrick's Day work well with older teenagers and adults, notably those with upper intermediate to advanced...

One year for International Women's Day, I chose to talk about Helen Keller, since she and I share the same hometown. Helen Keller is a...

Below is a video I showed to a group of middle school students since they were studying vocabulary related with houses at the time: After...