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Helping you to teach your classes online

Ten top tips for parents

Are you teaching from home with the added demands of managing your children’s learning too? And, are you having to manage their learning schedule as well as your own teaching schedule? Eric Baber has ten top tips for any teaching parent to help with their children’s learning.

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3 mindfulness tips for teachers

We’ve experienced significant change to our daily lives across the world over the last weeks. One of these is the move from face-to-face teaching in the classroom to teaching online. Kate Brierton shares her 3 mindfulness tips for teachers facing big changes in their everyday work lives.

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Action and interaction as essential ingredients for teaching primary children online

In this podcast, David Valente explores what both action and interaction mean for primary English teachers working online.

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Giving digital feedback on learners’ writing

A bonus of teaching online is that it can change the way that we give feedback on our students’ writing. Philip Kerr shares his thoughts on why online teaching can be great for written assignments and giving digital feedback on learners’ writing.

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Storytelling online with young learners

As our young learners today are facing so many changes in their home and school life, online stories allow them to escape into other worlds, or to explore and manage their feelings about their new, often more restricted lives. In this blog post, Laura Sigsworth will explore how to use storytelling with young learners while teaching online.

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5 top tips to stay fit and active in lockdown

In order for us all to stay healthy, many governments are currently advising us to maintain exercise at home or, as in the UK’s case, outside once a day. This article by Susie Chan shares tips and advice for how to look after your health and wellbeing during this difficult time.

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Quizlet for teaching vocabulary

An important focus of language teaching is on vocabulary acquisition. While this is promoted through communication, extensive reading and so on, there will be times when you want to focus exclusively on a specific word set. If you don’t have much opportunity for live communication with your students, Quizlet can be a big help. Read this article for more information on what is available in the free Quizlet account for teachers.

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FREE Fun Skills home booklets

The Fun Skills home booklet series supports exam preparation materials for Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers. Perfect for practising the skills children need for exam day, as well as being great family fun, the series features ‘Fun boost’ activities and exciting video stories where characters, created by kids, bring everything to life!

> Pre A1 Starters

> A1 Movers

> A2 Flyers

Distance learning with Kahoot!

With many classes moving to online learning, teachers are looking for new ways to stay engaged with students remotely. In face-to-face classrooms, many teachers have used the popular game-based learning platform, Kahoot!.

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Teaching primary English online

Have you recently started teaching children online and found yourself talking too much? Or have you been teaching English online and are finding it challenging to keep the children curious? If you answered yes to either of these questions, read our article on top tips for creating a virtual voyage of discovery.

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