IN-CLASS

Research shows that building a sense of community in the classroom is an integral part of creating a positive learning environment. Community building begins on the first day students and teachers come together. It is here that social and emotional learning can be integrated into classroom life. Here, social emotional learning is seen not as an add-on for the teacher but the way that relationships, routines, and procedures are established so everyone feels cared for, respected and valued.

Theory into Practice by Jaqueline A. Norris.

 

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN ESL CLASSROOMS

 

 

I would like to share with other teachers these group dynamics that have worked well throughout the thirty years I have had the pleasure of working with adult students in ESL Classrooms (1993 – 2023).  I hope you find these speaking activities useful to complement your own lesson plans. Please feel free to share your own experience with us!

 

 

 

2022 – 2023

DYSLEXIA-FRIENDLY

1. Exceptional students
2. Dyslexic thinking
3. Three activities to help A1 Learners with dyslexia
4. Written tasks for a dyslexia-friendly classroom
5. How to boost our dyslexic students reading skills
6. Three tools for dyslexia friendly classrooms

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2021 – 2023

BREAKOUT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITES

1. How to create your breakout: the Agatha Christie experience
2. The body in the library
3. The Mysterious affair at Styles
4. All Hallows Eve
5. Green-eyed Girl
6. The Sherlocked Experience
7. The Hound Challenge

 

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2019 – 2020

FIVE LOCKDOWN LESSONS

The following were created during unprecedented Lockdown online sessions in March 2020:

1. #metime

2. Lady with a Lamp

3. London shutdown

4. Online bookclub

5. Video conference Goodbye

 

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1993 – 2023

ACTIVITIES WITH Ei & MF COMPONENTS

1. All ears

2. Beginners

3. Book-crossing

4. Bring in an object

5. Chain of affection

6. Christmas all the way

7. Christmas wishes

8. Circles

9. Emotional response

10. Elevenses

11. 48:1

12. Gaudí effect

13. Give thanks and eat pie

14. Good Things Come in Threes

15. One: Windows of the mind
16. Two: Tales of the Supernatural
17. Three: The Importance of Being Earnest

18. Haiku

19. Heartfulness on Valentine’s Day

20. Hermes

21. Indian secrets

22. It’s Christmas time

23. Learn by doing

24. Let’s go hybrid

25. Lucky charms

26. Mors tua, vita mea

27. Musical chairs

28. Never let me go

29. Of foxes and hedgehogs

30. Remote Thanksgiving ideas

31. Soft skills

32. Take it personal

33. Ten for dinner

34. The Arts

35. The Grammar Club

36. The Guest House

37. Top Card

38. Woman to woman

39. Word clouds

40. World Poetry Day

41. Your position in the family

42. You’ve got mail

 

 

 

 

 

«Our capacity to pay attention and to learn has a lot to do with what’s happening internally on the visceral and emotional level and what our gut feelings are telling us» by Gabor Mate.

 «How emotions affect our cognitive functioning»

 

 

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