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Valentine's Day is on its way!

1/25/2016

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Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so it's time to to get in the spirit of this sweet holiday and start preparing some activities to work with our students.
​Here are some ideas of resources to celebrate this date:
The History Channel has some interesting videos that are worth watching...
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Bet You Didn't Know: Valentine's Day
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History of Valentine's Day
Interactive activities:
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Valentine's Word Drop Game
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Valentine's Day Crossword Puzzle
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Build a Bearrific Valentine
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Valentine's Day Memory Game
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Valentine's Day Word Search
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Dora & The Lost Valentine
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Build a Silly Story
Valentine's Songs:
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H-E-A-R-T
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Valentine's Colours
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5 Little Hearts
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Today is The Day For Valentines
Valentine's Crafts:
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Valentine's Day Gift Box
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Valentine's Day Gifts
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Valentine's Day Party Poppers
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Valentine's Day Mobile
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Valentine's Day Heart
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Valentine's Day Pop Up Card
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Valentine's Day Pencil Holder
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Valentine's Day Paper Plate Decoration
For more Valentine's Day games, crafts and worksheets, visit my site Teach English Step By Step. Here are some examples of what you'll find there:
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And here are two little treats for you! I hope they make your Valentine's Day sweet! ; )

Valentine's Day Gift Cards

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valentines-gift-tags.pdf
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Valentine's Day "Bee Mine" Crafts

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Learning New Vocabulary

1/4/2016

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We often hear that young children are like sponges, and that they learn a second language faster than an adult. From my experience teaching young children aged between 6 and 12 years old, this can easily happen if they’re often exposed to the language and if we use activities that motivate them and make them feel involved in their learning process. The more fun we put into teaching a language, the more students will participate and want to learn. Although they learn new vocabulary very quickly, it is also a fact that, if they don't practice a lot, they will soon forget it. Learning new vocabulary needs repetition and we can do that, without making it boring, by using games, songs and repetition drills. 
Today I started teaching the months of the year to my 3rd graders and it was really fun! I used the song below and by the end of the lesson they were already singing it without any help.  

Here are some other fun resources that you can use when teaching this topic.

Online games

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Songs and Videos

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Other resources from my site:

All my teaching packs were created for my students. Here's what I'll be using in the next lessons with my 3rd Graders. They are all available here: Step By Step - 3rd Graders
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Picture Dictionary
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Worksheet
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Flashcards

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Poster
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Dominoes
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Memory Game

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PowerPoint Game
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Flashcards

And now... a little treat for you! A poster that you can use to decorate your classroom. Feel free to download it!
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months.pdf
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The importance of establishing Classroom Rules

1/2/2016

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Establishing clear classroom rules from the beginning is essential to create a  productive learning  environment  and will help you save time and energy in your classes. They are crucial for your pupils' success, confidence and well-being.
​Watch these videos about creating rules in the classroom:


Classroom Rules Songs


Classroom Rules Resources 

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Download this poster here:
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Resources available here:
​http://www.teachenglishstepbystep.com/
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Special Sales at Teach English Step By Step

12/25/2015

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Hello everyone!
Here I am again to let you know about a great sales event on my site... If you like my ESL teaching resources, here's a great opportunity to have them all for a very symbolic price! 34 complete ESL teaching Packs for only 18€!
Pay me a visit!
www.teachenglishstepbystep.com
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Merry Christmas!

12/21/2015

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May this Christmas bring you and your families happiness​, good health and love!
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Christmas Around the World

12/18/2015

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Christmas is that special season that brings out the kid in all of us, it's the time of spending time with our family, of sharing, caring and giving. Although the spirit is the same, Christmas is celebrated differently all over the world, and every country has its own traditions.


I've also found this fabulous site with information about Christmas traditions and many fun activities for this magical season:
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Kids Making Memories...

12/17/2015

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Hello everyone! 
Here I am again with an update of the end of term activities... After the huge sucssess of the Snowmen Project last Christmas, I decided to repeat it with my 5th graders this year. 
I gave them the step by step instructions and they "took over" the classroom. By the end of the lesson, after all that crafting, the classroom floor was all covered with rice, but it was a very rewarding experience, because the students were very happy and really proud of their work!
Here are some pictures of the snowmen they created:

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Time for Singing!

12/16/2015

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Music is a great tool for teaching languages to children. Apart from creating a positive atmosphere in the classroom, songs allow every student to participate. Using songs is a fun and easy way to  introduce new vocabulary and grammatical structures. They will surely bounce around your students heads for a long time!

Here's a selection of Christmas Carols that can be used in your classes:

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Jingle Bells

Selection of Christmas Carols - with Lyrics

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

S-A-N-T-A

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Little Drummer Boy

Here Comes Santa Claus

Merry Christmas!

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It's Christmas Time!

12/15/2015

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Oh !Oh! Oh! Christmas is just around the corner and there are so many great activities we can do in our lessons...
Crafting with 
children is all about having fun!
Here are some great crafts you can use in your Christmas lessons:


Sock Snowman

I did this activity with my students last year and they loved it! Here are some photos of their work:
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Snow Globes

Christmas Crackers

Paper Plate Snowman


In my site you'll be able to find a lot of Christmas games & activities, Christmas flashcards and worksheets as well as craft sheets. Click the picture to see all the resources available.
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Here are two activities that you can instantly download:
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Christmas Worksheet
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Christmas Craft - Santa Claus
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Welcome to my ESL Blog!

12/14/2015

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Hello everyone! My name is Sandra, and I'd like to welcome you to my brand new blog.
This blog will work as a portfolio of some resources and classroom ideas I find useful and which may also be useful to other teachers of English.
Please feel free to drop a comment or let me know if you tried out some of the activities in your own class! I would love to hear your thoughts and your ideas, too!

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    Sandra Mendonça (Xani)

    Hi! My name is Sandra Mendonça (also known as Xani by many teachers of English from all over the world) and I'm passionate about teaching and creating resources that will engage students in the learning process. This blog is a way to organise & keep a record of different ideas to help out teachers. Read more about me here.

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