Category Archives: Uncategorized

Exit Cards

Posted on 30/03/2019 by fabenglishteacher

The end of the lesson is as important as the start, although you wouldn’t think that from my planning – or execution! While I plan great starts, warm ups, lead-ins etc the end of the lesson is usually accompanied by … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

What day do most burglaries take place and other ideas to get students thinking

Posted on 28/01/2019 by fabenglishteacher

A few days ago I posted details of my whiteboard layout and mentioned “ponders”, these questions or phrases are written up in a corner of the whiteboard and give students something to ponder upon during lulls in the lesson or … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Mood Boosters for Fast Finishers

Posted on 25/09/2018 by fabenglishteacher

I’ve talked before about Fast Finishers as you can see in the category section to your right  and I’ve even produced an ebook full of them! Here‘s a bunch of ideas for creating cheer and wellbeing at the same time. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Things I’ll be doing in the first week back

Posted on 27/08/2018 by fabenglishteacher

It’s that time of year again and I don’t know about you but I’m really looking forward to going back to school. I always think it’s a good idea to start the year with some original activities because a) the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Shaking Up Grammar tests

Posted on 16/11/2017 by fabenglishteacher

If your teaching circumstances are anything like mine, you’ll be expected to give regular tests – or at least regular marks. It seems the marks are the most important thing to many of the stakeholders, and after a recent parents’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

An active way of looking at the passive

Posted on 20/10/2017 by fabenglishteacher

In class this week the 3èmes had the “pleasure” of tasting some yummy English sauces, after looking at some specific vocab (molasses, cauliflower, yeast, etc) they completed a worksheet saying what they thought the sauce was made of and more … Continue reading →

Posted in Fab ideas, Fab YL ideas, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Being a teacher means…

Posted on 17/05/2017 by fabenglishteacher

Recently I asked my students to give an oral presentation on the job of their choice. I was surprised to see how many chose to talk about teaching, but in retrospect it’s probably the job they see the most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Blethering, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

The Restaurant scene with a twist

Posted on 14/03/2017 by fabenglishteacher

It can get a bit repetitive, at least for the teacher, to re-enact restaurant scenes every time we do a chapter on food, so to brighten up the lesson a bit… I bring in some realia which the students love; … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

How to draw like a star!

Posted on 25/02/2017 by fabenglishteacher

Look! Aren’t I good at drawing?!! It’s dead easy – here’s my secret: Just beam the image you want to copy onto the board before your students come in!! I love doing this to incite a bit of curiosity before … Continue reading →

Posted in Fab YL ideas, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

#3bestbits

Posted on 28/01/2017 by fabenglishteacher

At the start of the school year I set up the #3bestbits challenge at school, so let me tell you what it is and how it’s going. The principle is very simple, we know writing a gratitude diary is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fab ideas, Fab YL ideas, Uncategorized | Leave a comment