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This lesson with simple Christmas activities is aimed at children aged 5–8.

The power of an image often doesn’t lie in the image itself, but in its ability to trigger images and stories in the minds of our students and create a need and a desire to communicate. There are three types of images that I find particularly powerful as teaching tools.

Being able to plan well is one of the key skills that a teacher needs to have.  It involves being able to imagine what is going to happen in the classroom, and to make choices based on this imagined experience.  Planning also involves the ability to zoom out, to see the bigger picture and know how a 2 hour lesson fits into a 100 hour course, but it also involves the ability to zoom in, and work out the mechanics of how a 15 minute activity will work best.

Do you teach young learners? Do you have to draw cats, dogs or birds on the board? 

Do you teach young learners? Do you often have to draw animals on the board? In this video, Paul Millard from the British Council in Vietnam provides drawing tips to help you improve your artistic skills!

Do you use songs in your lessons? How? Watch how Seema uses them and then share your ideas below!

Theme: Health, fitness, lifestyles 
Lexical area: Sports, recreational activities, frequency adverbs
Cross curricular links: Personal and social education

If you have a computer and a projector in your classroom, PowerPoint can be a very useful addition to your teaching toolkit.

How do you use flashcards in your class? Watch Vikki, and then let us know how you use them by leaving a comment below.