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'''ESL Resources for Primary ESL Teachers'''
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=Resources for Primary English Teachers=
Resource created for the Beijing program - TRU World July 2015
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Resource created for TRU World's Beijing Teacher Education Program - July 2015
  
'Integrated / All Skills:'
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==Integrated / All Skills==
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* [http://esl.about.com/ About ESL]
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* [http://www.eslcafe.com/ ESL Cafe]
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* [http://www.eslflow.com/ ESL Flow]
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* [http://42explore.com/42exploreenglish.htm Explore English]
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* [http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.php Literacy Center Education Network]
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* [http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html Enchanted Learning]
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* [http://www.mes-english.com/ MES]
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* [http://busyteacher.org/ Busy Teacher]
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* [http://www.usingenglish.com/ Using English]
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/ BBC English]
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* [http://a4esl.org/ A4 ESL]
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* [http://www.eslgold.com ESL Gold] 
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* [http://eduscapes.com/tap/tapenglish.html EduScapes]
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* [https://en.islcollective.com/ ISL Collective]
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http://esl.about.com/
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==Reading & Writing==
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[[File:Boy at School.jpg|thumb|Boy school laughing children|300px|]]
  
http://www.eslcafe.com/
 
  
http://www.eslflow.com/
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Alphabet & Animals: http://www.bemboszoo.com/  
  
http://www.mes-english.com/
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Scholastic: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/index.htm
  
http://busyteacher.org/
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Mad Libs: http://www.madlibs.com/  
  
http://www.usingenglish.com/
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Kid's Click: http://www.kidsclick.org/
  
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/
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Picture Dictionary: http://www.pdictionary.com/  
  
http://a4esl.org/
 
  
http://www.eslgold.com  
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===Poetry===
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Giggle Poetry: http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
  
http://eduscapes.com/tap/tapenglish.html#5
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Poem Hunter: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-months/ (from: http://www.poemhunter.com/)
  
http://42explore.com/42exploreenglish.htm
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Fun Brain: http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html (see examples of comics to use for creative writing).
  
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
 
  
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Journal Writing: See Diary of a Wimpy Kid at http://www.funbrain.com/journal/Journal.html?ThisJournalDay=1&ThisPage=1
  
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Read Write Think: http://www.readwritethink.org/
  
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Guide to Grammar and Writing: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
  
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http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/
  
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Spelling City: http://www.spellingcity.com
  
'Reading'
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Slideshows: http://photopeach.com/
  
http://www.bemboszoo.com/
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[[File:Girls at School.jpg|thumb|girl-schoolgirl-learn-schulem|300px|]]
  
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/index.htm
 
  
http://www.madlibs.com/
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==Listening & Speaking==
  
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/  
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Listening & Speaking: http://www.rong-chang.com/listen.htm
  
http://www.kidsclick.org/
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ESL Lab: http://www.esl-lab.com/cgi-bin/mail.cgi/list/esllab/  
  
Picture Dictionary: http://www.pdictionary.com/  
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Digital Dialects: http://www.digitaldialects.com/
  
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About ESL: http://esl.about.com/od/englishlistening/
  
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-months/ (from: http://www.poemhunter.com/)
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Many Things: http://www.manythings.org/
  
Fun Brain: http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html (see examples of comics to use for creative writing).
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===Pronunciation===
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For Spanish Speakers
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* [https://pronunciationstudio.com/spanish-speakers-english-pronunciation-errors/ 10 English Pronunciation Errors by Spanish Speakers]
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* [http://edition.tefl.net/articles/teacher-technique/spanish-speaker-pronunciation-problems/ Pronunciation Problems For Spanish-Speaking Learners Of English]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghb6qapA_gM [v] vs. [b] | English Pronunciation Lesson for Spanish Speakers] Excellent video lesson.
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* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2zQDH2yG55rf3kU8cYXQSQ ElementalEnglish] Youtube channel with several pronunciation lessons.
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* [http://www.trainyouraccent.com/ Train Your Accent: Accent reduction exercises]
  
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===Songs===
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Here are some great websites that have a variety of songs to choose from:
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* [http://www.freddiesville.com/songs/ Freddie's Ville]
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* [http://www.manythings.org/songs/ Many Things]
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* [http://www.esl-galaxy.com/music.htm ESL Galaxy]
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* [http://busyteacher.org/classroom_activities-listening/songs_and_lyrics/ Busy Teacher]
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* [http://www.english-4kids.com/lessons.html English 4 Kids]
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* [http://www.englishelearning.com/en/index.html English Learning]
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Songs
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0dJWfQHF8Y The Big Numbers Song]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6mkgjixCoQ Wheels on the Bus]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f97idTmBEXs Farm Animals Song for Teaching English to children] Has lyrics to sing along.
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vORwzLATsY Old MacDonald Had A Farm Lyrics And More | Songs For Kids]
  
'Writing'
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==Games==
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{| class="wikitable"
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* [http://www.puzzle-maker.com/ Puzzle Maker]
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* [http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/search/ Word Search]
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* [http://bogglesworldesl.com/ Puzzles]
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* [http://www.gamesforthebrain.com/ Games for the Brain]
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* [http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/pptgames/ Jeopardy]
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* [https://www.thegamegal.com/2010/11/06/pictionary/ Pictionary]
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Journal Writing: See Diary of a Wimpy Kid at http://www.funbrain.com/journal/Journal.html?ThisJournalDay=1&ThisPage=1
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===Videos===
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[[File:Child Watching TV.jpg|thumb|hildren-tv-child-television-home|300px|]]
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Teacher Tube: http://www.teachertube.com/videos/
  
http://www.readwritethink.org/
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==Thematic Lessons==
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===Numbers===
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* [http://www.eslcafe.com/grammar/saying_large_numbers01.html Saying Large Numbers Lesson]
  
Guide to grammar and writing. Has lessons and PowerPoints on grammar points. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
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* [http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/numbers-english/ Pronouncing Numbers in English]
  
http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/  
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===Canada===
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada Provinces and Territories of Canada]
  
http://www.spellingcity.com  
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjgOQDUOGAg Stompin Tom - Capitals Song]
  
Slideshows: http://photopeach.com/  
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8zeB7b1uFY The Hockey Song - Stompin Tom Connors]
  
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==Grammar Lessons==
  
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===Figures of Speech===
  
'Listening'
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0edKgL9EgM The art of the metaphor] Animated video explanation by Jane Hirshfield
http://www.rong-chang.com/listen.htm
 
  
http://www.esl-lab.com/cgi-bin/mail.cgi/list/esllab/
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoSBVNUO2LU Similes and Metaphors]: Cartoon video by The Bazillions
  
http://www.digitaldialects.com/
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* [https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/figures-metaphor.htm Explanation of Metaphors]
  
http://esl.about.com/od/englishlistening/
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* [http://www.metaphors.com/ List of Metaphors]
  
http://www.manythings.org/
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* [http://examples.yourdictionary.com/metaphor-examples-for-kids.html Metaphor Examples for Kids]
  
http://www.teachertube.com/videos/  
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* [http://literarydevices.net/a-huge-list-of-short-metaphor-examples/ 200 Short and Sweet Metaphor Examples]
  
  
'Speaking'
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==Assessment==
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* http://www.quia.com/
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* http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/assessment/60-things-students-can-create-to-demonstrate-what-they-know/
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* http://longmanhomeusa.com/blog/tag/summative-assessments/
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* http://www.docin.com/p-88917378.html
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* http://profeherrera.com/formative/strategies.html
  
http://www.englishelearning.com/en/index.html
 
  
Train Your Accent: Accent reduction exercises. http://www.trainyouraccent.com/
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==Classroom Management==
 
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[[File:Students-1177716 1920.jpg|thumb|students-primary-school-village|300px|]]
 
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Online Stopwatch: http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
''Other Activities''
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* [http://www.technologyrocksseriously.com/2012/04/student-selectors-grouping-tools.html#.WCDpty0rJph Student Selectors & Grouping Tools]
'Songs'
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* [https://www.randomlists.com/team-generator Random Team Generator]
 
 
http://www.freddiesville.com/songs/
 
 
 
http://www.manythings.org/songs/
 
  
http://www.esl-galaxy.com/music.htm
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=Techniques and Methodology=
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==Theories of Teaching and Learning==
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* [http://esl.fis.edu/teachers/support/method.htm Language teaching methodologies] Overview of theories.
  
http://busyteacher.org/classroom_activities-listening/songs_and_lyrics/
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===The Direct Method===
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Here are some video demonstrations of the direct method:
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ajOpL8gr3w TESOL-direct Video: Teaching English: Using WISH]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QODzJsElHVU English for KIDS with SPEAK DIRECT Method]
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Other useful explanations:
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* [http://www.fluentu.com/english/educator/blog/direct-method-of-teaching-english/ FluentU] The Direct Method of Teaching English: Ideas, Explanations and Sample Lessons
  
http://www.english-4kids.com/lessons.html
 
  
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===Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) ===
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* [http://iteslj.org/Articles/Belchamber-CLT.html The Advantages of Communicative Language Teaching:] Article on CLT
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGDxCg90Its CLT Video:] Five Communicative Language Teaching Methods.
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Video Explanations:
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT7-UG2E2DE Learning Languages - Communicative Language Teaching]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6h8ulAT_98 Communicative Language Teaching] .
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AazPkAD-65w Communicative Language Teaching]
  
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===The Post-Communicative Approach===
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* [http://www.slideshare.net/Patrmartin/the-post-methods-era-pdf The post methods era] Slideshare explanation
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===PPP Approach===
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* [http://www.teflsurvival.com/ppp-approach.html TEFL Survival:] A gpod example and explanation
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* [https://seetefl.com/ppp-tefl-teaching-methodology/ PPP TEFL Teaching Methodology]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f0ViCHQvy4 PPP Model teaching] Video lesson of PPP approach.
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLWTuauUrKo Presentation Stage of a PPP (3Ps) EFL Lesson] Good video example.
  
'Assessment'
 
http://www.quia.com/
 
  
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===Total Physical Response (TPR) ===
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* [http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/total-physical-response-tpr TPR:] Article from BBC's Teaching English website.
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkMQXFOqyQA TPR Video:] Video demonstration of TPR
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mk6RRf4kKs Total Physical Response (TPR)] Video demonstration and explanation
  
'Games'
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==Lesson Plan Design==
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===Learning Outcomes===
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* https://esl-literacy.com/outcomes-landing
  
http://www.puzzle-maker.com/
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==Learning Theories==
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===Bloom's Taxonomy===
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom%27s_Taxonomy
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* http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching-resources/effective-practice/revised-blooms-taxonomy/
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* http://ww2.odu.edu/educ/roverbau/Bloom/blooms_taxonomy.htm
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* http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/bloomtax.htm
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* [https://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/file/view/NoelleCombsInquiryLesson.pdf BLOOM’S TAXONOMY and Costa’s Levels of Questioning]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfp3x_qx5IM Bloom's Taxonomy:] Video from LSU Center for Academic Success
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huNCPMLHoaQ Bloom's Taxonomy: Finding Nemo]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__YdXxwBZ7Q Bloom's Taxonomy]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsBna5IVBYg Blooms Taxonomy According to Seinfeld]
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===Gardner's Multiple Intelligences===
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* http://www.multipleintelligences.org/
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* http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_62026ee70100gu20.html
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* http://esl.about.com/od/teachingenglish/a/l_multiple.htm
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* http://msetramapo.org/edtc631/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/GardnerLectureNotes.pdf
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* http://www.education.com/reference/article/Gardners-multiple-intelligences/
  
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/search/
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===Learning Styles===
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_styles
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* https://www.personalitymax.com/learning-styles
  
http://bogglesworldesl.com/
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==Educational Technology==
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[[File:Girl Reading.jpg|thumb|girl-mali-reading-the-little-prince|300px|]]
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-learning
  
http://www.gamesforthebrain.com/
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==Resources==
 
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* [http://iteslj.org/ The Internet TESL Journal]
Jeopardy:  http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/pptgames/
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* http://www.mastersinesl.org/blog/instructional-technology-tools-in-the-esl-classroom/
 
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* http://eslteachingandtechnology.com/index.html
 
 
 
 
 
 
'Classroom Management'
 
 
 
Online Stopwatch: http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
 

Latest revision as of 13:18, 7 November 2016

Resources for Primary English Teachers

Resource created for TRU World's Beijing Teacher Education Program - July 2015

Integrated / All Skills

Reading & Writing

Boy at School.jpg


Alphabet & Animals: http://www.bemboszoo.com/

Scholastic: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/index.htm

Mad Libs: http://www.madlibs.com/

Kid's Click: http://www.kidsclick.org/

Picture Dictionary: http://www.pdictionary.com/


Poetry

Giggle Poetry: http://www.gigglepoetry.com/

Poem Hunter: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-months/ (from: http://www.poemhunter.com/)

Fun Brain: http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html (see examples of comics to use for creative writing).


Journal Writing: See Diary of a Wimpy Kid at http://www.funbrain.com/journal/Journal.html?ThisJournalDay=1&ThisPage=1

Read Write Think: http://www.readwritethink.org/

Guide to Grammar and Writing: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/

Spelling City: http://www.spellingcity.com

Slideshows: http://photopeach.com/

Girls at School.jpg


Listening & Speaking

Listening & Speaking: http://www.rong-chang.com/listen.htm

ESL Lab: http://www.esl-lab.com/cgi-bin/mail.cgi/list/esllab/

Digital Dialects: http://www.digitaldialects.com/

About ESL: http://esl.about.com/od/englishlistening/

Many Things: http://www.manythings.org/

Pronunciation

For Spanish Speakers

Songs

Here are some great websites that have a variety of songs to choose from:

Songs

Games

Videos

Child Watching TV.jpg

Teacher Tube: http://www.teachertube.com/videos/

Thematic Lessons

Numbers

Canada

Grammar Lessons

Figures of Speech


Assessment


Classroom Management

Students-1177716 1920.jpg

Online Stopwatch: http://www.online-stopwatch.com/

Techniques and Methodology

Theories of Teaching and Learning

The Direct Method

Here are some video demonstrations of the direct method:

Other useful explanations:

  • FluentU The Direct Method of Teaching English: Ideas, Explanations and Sample Lessons


Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Video Explanations:

The Post-Communicative Approach

PPP Approach


Total Physical Response (TPR)

Lesson Plan Design

Learning Outcomes

Learning Theories

Bloom's Taxonomy

Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

Learning Styles

Educational Technology

Girl Reading.jpg

Resources