A box of TEFL tricks for you!
Here we list hundreds of lesson plans, activities and ideas to use in your TEFL classroom.
The main list below has activities which practice many different aspects of English: reading, writing, listening, speaking. These can often be used with many different types of classes.
Count And Move Lyrics and Actions ♫ Let’s get started with some counting! [Make a circle or a line.] Can you count to 20? [Everybody jumps up and says “YEAH!!!”] Here we go! [Start marching! The march leader, either teacher or a student, sets the pace.] One! Two! Three! Four! […]
Hello! Lyrics and Actions ♫ Come on, let’s sing. Okay! Hello! [Wave your right hand.] Hello! [Wave your left hand.] Hello, how are you? [Wave your right hand, then gesture towards someone else, placing your arms in front of you in an “And you?” kind of gesture.] (Repeat) I’m good! […]
Sweet Dreams (Goodnight Song) Lyrics and Actions ♫ Goodnight to you. Goodnight to me. [Place one elbow on top of one hand and then lower the other hand to the other elbow, gesturing a setting sun.] Now close your eyes and go to sleep. [Close your eyes and then rest […]
Please Sit Down And Storytime Music Lyrics and Actions ♫ Shhh. Be quiet. [Hold your finger to your lips.] Please sit down. [Pretend to sit down, or do the American Sign Language sign for “sit.”] Please sit down. Please sit down. Shhh. Be quiet. Please sit down. Listen. Listen. Listen. […]
See You Later Lyrics and Actions ♫ See you later. [Make circles with thumbs and index fingers around each eye, and then extend your arms out and point out to the class.] See you later. See you later. Take care. [Wave with one hand.] Goodbye. [Wave with the other hand.] […]