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ccikulin
Joined: 23 Mar 2008
Location: Sunae-dong, Bundang
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 Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:06 pm Post subject: If you had a budget to buy stuff for your English classes... |
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| I have a pretty decent budget to buy books and other materials for my school. I have some ideas about some things I would like to get, but I'm looking for suggestions too. You guys have anything at your schools that you really find useful, or anything you would really suggest. I appreciate it. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:30 am Post subject: |
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What level are you teaching?
At this point, I would buy lots and lots of storybooks for extensive reading. Authentic ones, not graded readers. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:50 am Post subject: Re: If you had a budget to buy stuff for your English classe |
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| ccikulin wrote: |
| I have a pretty decent budget to buy books and other materials for my school. I have some ideas about some things I would like to get, but I'm looking for suggestions too. You guys have anything at your schools that you really find useful, or anything you would really suggest. I appreciate it. |
Regardless of the age or level of the kids...
A computer remote control for your big-screen or a touch screen (I assume you are in a PS) ... It makes using multi-media much easier in class and significantly increases the available tools at your disposal. (Think TPR)
Access to a color plotter for printing off the banners, posters and big stuff (English versions of a world map, English posters, other visual aids, etc).
Full sheets of FELT in assorted colors, a couple rolls of velcro, many reams of assorted colored paper, 30-40 pairs of scissors, a couple boxes of glue sticks, a few balls of yarn (assorted colors), a few rolls of different colored ribbon, a laminating machine and a few boxes of laminating film, a book binder (print off your own books from the Guttenburg project - as many as you need (legally) without worry of copy write infringement).
A large cabinet to put your stuff in (or it will disappear into the ART department) and another one to put the materials you make into (so the kids don't destroy them between classes or after class).
If they have the budget and are asking for your input, think of all the teaching aids you can make/create instead of just surfing and being bored in your downtime. Give yourself all the tools you think you could possibly use. They also come in handy for task based learning activities in the classroom when you hit those dead places in the regular curriculum.
(It'll also guarantee a very positive response from the powers that be when YOU need some concession later in your term (experience talking)).
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ccikulin
Joined: 23 Mar 2008
Location: Sunae-dong, Bundang
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:38 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for all the input so far guys. I guess I should have mentioned this is for a public middle school. It just opened this year and they're still building the English room and asking me to tell them what other materials I want for my classes. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:15 am Post subject: |
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| ccikulin wrote: |
| Thanks for all the input so far guys. I guess I should have mentioned this is for a public middle school. It just opened this year and they're still building the English room and asking me to tell them what other materials I want for my classes. |
If they are building it.... big screen / touch screen TV / electronic whiteboard (I have a webster e-board in my classroom).
http://www.websterboards.com/educators/ . It is absolutely great.
The book binder was a godsend for creating workbooks and readers for my students. book binder example and free books: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page .
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karri
Joined: 14 Jan 2007
Location: south korea
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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| If you get to teach any smaller groups Apples to Apples is an awesome game. I have the kids version and its golden in my smaller classes. I've seen it at English Book stores |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Walkie Talkies are good for conversation. One student goes outside and they talk to a student inside |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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A laminating machine is great.
Also, we spent some money on the personal whiteboards, and do activities with those.
We spent a little bit on stuff like stopwatches, blindfolds, blue-red team jerseys, hats for role play, etc. They cost very little, but when you're pitting English teams against each other, they come in handy. |
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EzeWong
Joined: 26 Mar 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah,
I second the lamination machine, If I had one, hell, I would laminate the keyboard.
I'd personally buy tons of stickers and candy. I don't care if people think thats bribing. The kids are learning English and haven't become spoiled so I think its a wonderful supplement for teaching. |
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