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.
Hello Hello! Lyrics and Actions ♫ Hello, hello. [Wave one hand, then the other hand.] Can you clap your hands? [Clap.] Hello, hello. Can you clap your hands? Can you stretch up high? [Stretch towards the ceiling.] Can you touch your toes? [Bend down and touch your toes.] Can you […]
See You Later, Alligator Lyrics and Actions ♫ Goodbye, goodbye. [Wave your right hand, then your left hand.] It’s time to go. [Point to your watch.] Goodbye, goodbye. I don’t want to go. [Shake your head “no” and wave your hand in front of your face.] See you later. [Look […]
Count Down And Move Lyrics and Actions ♫ Let’s count down from twenty! Are you ready? Here we go! Twenty! Nineteen! Eighteen! Seventeen! Sixteen! Fifteen! Fourteen! Thirteen! Twelve! Eleven! Ten! Nine! [The music quiets down here, sing quietly or whisper. If you are marching, start tip-toeing.] Eight. Seven. Six. Five. […]
Hide And Seek Lyrics and Actions ♫ Hide and seek. [Cover your face with your hands, and then place one hand over your eyes as if your are searching for something.] Hide and seek. Let’s play hide and seek. [Pat your legs.] Hide and seek. Hide and seek. Let’s play […]
Mystery Box Lyrics and Actions ♫ Mystery box, mystery box. What’s inside the mystery box? [Hold up the mystery box and look at it questioningly, showing that you are wondering what is inside.] Mystery box, mystery box. What’s inside the mystery box? Mystery box, mystery box. What’s inside the mystery […]