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I like the idea of changing the classroom routine by going outside too. I've done it a couple of times now, and the middle school students really like it. I did it during exam week, as kind of a breather for them. Here is what i really learnt: those who really want to speak English stick by me, the ...

Here is a game that has worked very well with 10 to 14 year olds. It is a variation of an American TV show, which I think is called Wheel of Fortune. I write the alphabet on the board to show available letters. I then come up with a phrase or statement and indicate this by a series of dashes and / t...

Here are a couple of classroom activities that have gone over very well wth middle school kids: 1) take a ball, or pen, or something that can be easily hidden away in class. Send a student out into the hall, and have the rest of the class agree on a hiding place for the object. The student reenterin...

Wow, and I ever glad I have come across this forum. I am in my first year teaching in China, in Xi'An actually. My situation is very good compared to some of you here in that my classes include only 40 kids, with much room to walk around etc. Of 21 classes/week, 16 are in primary school and the othe...