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Three, no prep ideas for filling in those last few minutes usefully – or for starting off a class in an upbeat way.

The pandemic has certainly flipped our Education system, with some innovative privileges; but also with lots of uncertainties and learning challenges.

I like to call them 5 minute activities -  they are small, fast, interesting and exciting to get your students’ attention and focus instantly. These 5 minutes will make your students ask for more - seize just 5 minutes to make the most of every class.

At -40C, schools are closed here in Siberia, but teachers work regardless, both at school and online.

Face-to-face, remote or hybrid teaching are a widely discussed topic at present. The operative word for me is TEACHING.

Nobody would believe that we would be asked to deliver online classes within 24 hours without any guidance and training. Actually it sounds frustrating, doesn’t it? Especially when it comes to teaching young learners? Not in the least.  

When you prepare a lesson at home, everything seems wonderful, but then you enter your classroom it can be a different story.

It is always a good idea to go beyond a grammar practice book and appeal to a learner’s individual experience