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lukas · Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Location: Bucheon

Besides the stuff on Daves ESL, where is a good website or book for lesson plans?

I'm teaching at a public school right now & the book is incredibly boring. I can tell the students feel the same way.

The classes I have are from 3rd to 6th grade, which have a book & is not really an issue. However I also have a Kindergarden class & two adult classes, which no book is used. Basically I feel like they pushed me in these classes with no idea on what I should be doing. Yes, I am the English Teacher but I have no idea what these students know.

I've made lesson plans already which have been met with both blank stares because it's way too hard for them, as well as lesson plans that are way too easy since they're completed in 10-15 minutes. Further, my co-teacher and maybe one other teacher in the school are the only ones with any functional English skill. They're not always around for me to translate. Maybe I am thinking about this too much

I would appreciate any advice the people of Daves ESL could offer.

pjmancktelow · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Location: Seoul

barryfunenglish is good for some stuff. its a pay site though $15 a year or submit stuff yourself. and also use efl classroom 2.0. the guy who runs it posts on here, im sure he'll be along shortly. but its an awesome sight and davids stuff is fantastic. other than that. be creative and get to learn powerpoint. download powerpoint for dummies from a torrent site and have a flick through. the benefit of powerpoint of course is, next year (if there is a next year) it can be used again and again. or evern tweeked between classes if you like. just google the two websites i mentioned. you'll find them

hockeyguy109 · Joined: 22 Dec 2008 Location: Daegu

Lukas- Think of the textbook as a backup. Lesson plans aren't that hard once you have a method. The pages need to be filled out to make the parents happy, but the real gold is in what you do besides the text book. Use lots of powerpoints, funny photos. Think about what would catch their attention and keep them entertained. I find that showing a 5 minute youtube video on a subject is a good way to liven them up and get them enthusiastic about the material. Think about spending 1/2 your prep time looking for interesting photos and videos. After you have those, its all good.

Think of a lesson plan as a painting. You start with a small object (youtube or picture) and then build out from there.

Example:

Subject: Sightseeing in Australia.

1. Search for an interesting video about famous places in Australia. Ooh, found one on the outback with strange animals.

2. First make a vocabulary powerpoint with the names of the strange animals.

3. Then show them the video. Press pause at certain points where they show the animals. "Hey class, what is this animal called?"

4. Then they will be intrigued and mentally involved. Have them fill out the boring book work and BAM, the lesson is done and was successful.

lifeinkorea · Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Location: somewhere in China

hockeyguy109 · Joined: 22 Dec 2008 Location: Daegu

lukas · Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Location: Bucheon

VorcePA · Joined: 02 Nov 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA

some waygug-in · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

www.mes-english.com

It was free, but I think they're converting it to a pay site.

Some other sites:

http://esl.about.com/od/childrenslessonplans/Childrens_Lesson_Plans_for_English_Learners_K_12.htm

http://www.eslkidstuff.com/

http://www.rong-chang.com/lsnplan.htm

http://www.teachchildrenesl.com/

http://genkienglish.net/lessonplan.htm

http://www.esl-galaxy.com/

http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslplans.html

There are tons more, Google is your friend.

guava · Joined: 02 Sep 2009

www.handoutsonline.com

Ready-to-print ESL Worksheets for overworked teachers!

cubanlord · Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Location: In Japan!

DavidVance · Joined: 21 Apr 2007

This website is free, and it has materials on various subjects, and of various levels of difficulty (something for all of elementary to university level learners).
The materials are MSWord and pdf files, mostly 2-page, that can very conveniently be printed on one two-sided A4 sheet, and handed out one per student.
The materials have nearly all necessary korean vocabulary and translations on them.
Preparation time is approximately nil, and Korean coteachers are generally happy with the lessons.
The many sheets are freely available from:
http://sites.google.com/sites/multifactoreslenglish/

some waygug-in · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

Some of these may also be useful to you:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=esl+games&search_type=&aq=f