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      • St. George's Day
        04/25/08

        Of course a s every Englishman or woman knows St.George's Day falls on the 23rd April. Well maybe not, a recent survey showed that only 1 in 5 knew the correct date of their Patron Saint's day. And I bet that most of those 20% were former boy scouts, who were made to parade through t

      • Snap
        04/24/08
        Before you dismiss the idea of playing snap in the classroom as way too easy and not a productive use of time, except possibly with very young learners who are yet to grasp the concepts of more complex games, take a look of this idea. It's a great little space filler or warm-up game.

      • The Japan News Quiz
        04/22/08
        Here just for fun is the quiz on some of the stories happening in or to Japan in the past week or so. The PDF below consists of a cover sheet which you can give your students, who using their knowledge of the news stories can provide a summary of the story, which should lead to a discussion. Don�

      • The Wheels on the Bus
        04/14/08

        This was one of those ideas that came to me just before my per-schooler's lesson was due top start a couple of weeks ago. The inspiration coming from the second CD from SuperSimpleSongs.

        There are two versions of The wheels on the Bus included on the CD. The first version is

      • Phonics Cards for Small Hands
        04/11/08

        This morning was spent making two sets of first letter phonic flashcards for use in various games. Although we have a few sets of similar flashcards in the classroom, including my favourite set from the Early Learning Centre when I was back in the UK, I've noticed that when we play gam

      • The Japan News Quiz
        04/09/08
        The news quiz is back again after taking a rest last week due to the spring holidays. Just as well really as the news was dominated by only one story, gasoline tax. I won't go into the ins and outs of the situation except to say that it's all very trivial and is mainly just a chance for

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