1st day as an English Teacher aids young English Teachers. It provides teaching material as well as tips to young instructors. The blog constitutes a communication platform which facilitates the exchange of teaching experiences among teachers of English language.

Sunday, 16 February 2025

Exciting News: We're Moving to a Brand New Website!



As we continue to grow and evolve, we're thrilled to announce that our blog is transitioning to a brand-new website (https://love4english.com/). This website will be your new home for all the content, updates, and features you've come to love. Thanks for being a part of our journey! We look forward to continuing to share valuable content with you on our new platform. 

Wednesday, 7 July 2021

How To Use Wiki In The Classroom

Source : Christopher Pappas , elearningindustry.com



More and more classrooms are now learning, creating, reading, and testing online. In order to keep up with our technologically demanding lifestyles, the traditional classroom is making way for such innovative tools as wiki. Not only is this an inexpensive way to manage your classroom, it’s also a fun way to engage students in content across the curriculum.

Monday, 5 July 2021

How to use Cartoons and Comics in TEFL

Source : Larry Lynch , www.eslbase.com




Cartoons vs. Comics

Who doesn’t love cartoons and comics? Okay, so I’m no fan of the Simpsons, but even I enjoy Felix the Cat, the Pink Panther and a host of other Saturday morning offerings. If the cartoon network came on in English where I live, I’d record it for use in my English as a foreign language (EFL) classes (and a little personal humor and enjoyment). There are two venues which actually can be used in teaching English as a foreign language or in foreign language teaching and learning; cartoons and comics. What’s the difference?

Monday, 28 June 2021

Edutainment-ing your course book!

Source : Myrsini Verdoukas , www.eltnews.gr


I am pretty sure you are all using a high quality and well-designed course book which offers both teachers and students a wide variety of activities to make your lessons fun and engaging. However, is there a way to adapt some activities in our course book to spice up our lessons even more?

Monday, 21 June 2021

Hop on the cloud!

 



Cut out planes and clouds from cardboards. On each plane write a word and, on each cloud, write another word that rhymes with a word on a plane. Use CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words. Spread the clouds on the floor and give a plane to each student. Ask children to read the word on their plane and hop (land) on the word cloud that rhymes with it. After they finish, practice reading aloud the rhyming pairs.

Wednesday, 16 June 2021

Getting Ready to Read: Using Storytelling, Rhymes, and More!

Source : www.colorincolorado.org



You and your young child can choose from a variety of engaging activities that incorporate all of your senses while learning to read at home. From singing and rhyming to storytelling and acting, these activities will help your child to develop a wide array of reading readiness skills.

Monday, 14 June 2021

4 Guidelines to Help You Merge Tech and PBL

Source : Matthew Lynch , www.thetechedvocate.org



Technology is a valuable tool for learning. So is project-based learning. It’s only natural to merge the two for an immersive learning experience that engages and empowers students. With a little planning and forethought, you can create outstanding PBL projects that incorporate technology.