How often do your young learners study grammar? Always, often, sometimes, or never? Frequency adverbs are very common for talking about things like daily routines and how often we do certain actions. Our NEW Adverbs of Frequency lesson gives students ample speaking and writing practice with this grammar target! (more…)
English language learners of all levels need the present tense to communicate effectively. Our NEW Simple Present lesson allows lower-level students to learn and practice this common verb tense in a fun and engaging way. The daily routines theme is something all learners can relate to! (more…)
Have you played the In My Suitcase memory game with your students? This is the game where you sit in a circle and the first student says,
“We are going on a trip, and in our suitcase I will bring…”
After the first student names one thing, the next student repeats the sentence, names his/her classmate’s item, and adds an additional item to the suitcase. For example:
“We are going on a trip, and in our suitcase we will bring a map, and a cell phone.”
As the game continues, the packing list gets bigger and harder to remember.
The suitcase game is excellent for practising nouns, but you can play a similar game to practice using the simple present tense to describe daily routines. Write the following starter sentences (time markers) on the board: (more…)
