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.
Say Cheese! (Let’s Take A Picture) Lyrics and Actions ♫ Let’s take a picture, you and me. [Pretend to take a picture, then point to the others and then yourself.] Look at the camera. 1, 2, 3. [Point to your pretend camera and then count to three with your fingers.] […]
Happy Birthday (How Old Are You Today?) Lyrics and Actions ♫ (Everyone marches in a circle around the birthday boy/girl. Birthday hats and noisemakers are recommended!) Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Happy birthday to you. (Everyone stops in front of the birthday boy/girl.) […]
Skidamarink Lyrics and Actions ♫ Skidamarink a dink a dink. [Put your right elbow in your left hand and wiggle your fingers.] Skidamarink a doo. [Put your left elbow in your right hand and wiggle your fingers.] I love you. [Point to yourself, hug yourself, and point to the other […]
Five Little Pumpkins Lyrics and Actions ♫ One little pumpkin smiling smiling. [Hold up one finger and then make a smiley face!] One little pumpkin smiling smiling. One little pumpkin smiling smiling. One little pumpkin is happy. [Smile and put your fingers on your cheeks.] Two little pumpkins pouting pouting. […]
The Pinocchio Lyrics and Actions ♫ (Make a big circle.) Everybody in. [Move forward.] Everybody out. [Move back.] Everybody turn around. [Turn around.] Everybody shout, “Hey!” [Jump up and shout, “Hey!”] Everybody ready? Here we go. [Put your hands on your hips and sway side to side.] Let’s do The […]