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.
Seven Steps Lyrics and Actions ♫ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 [Everyone sings and walks forward together.] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 [Everyone sings and walks backward together.] 1, 2, 3 [Forward.] 1, 2, 3 [Backward.] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 [Forward.] 1, 2, […]
Make A Circle Lyrics and Actions ♫ Time to make a circle. [Everyone rushes to the center of the room and holds hands in a circle.] Make a circle, big big big. [Make the circle bigger.] Small small small. [Make the circle smaller.] Big big big. [Make the circle bigger.] […]
Yes/No is a simple game that helps get your class asking and answering questions and doing plenty of speaking and listening. The beauty of it is that it can be extended! Gameplay Write up on the board YES and NO in bold letters. Now tell your students that these words […]
Writing Prompts is a simple idea to help your TEFL students develop their writing skills and stimulate ideas and discussions. It can work with almost any age or level of class and is very flexible. Pictures as Prompts There are many variations of the method, but a simple one is […]
Word Ladder is a simple game invented by Lewis Carroll (author of the Alice books). It’s perfect as a quick 5-minute activity at the end of the lesson and is ideal for practicing and playing with vocabulary. A slight variation has it great for dictionary practice as well. The activity […]