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26 May 2020

Encouraging students to ‘wonder’ – even with exam reading texts!

TagsB1 Preliminary, Critical thinking, reading, speaking

Just because we’re doing an exam reading task with students, doesn’t mean that they have to stop ‘wondering’ and using their imagination. Curiosity is a natural instinct, and is essential for learning. Without it, perhpas students won’t explore on their...

25 May 2020

How to approach B1 Preliminary Reading Part 4

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsB1 Preliminary, engaging with exam tasks, reading

In this post, I’ll share some tips for introducing students to B1 Preliminary Reading Part 4. This task will very probably be new to them – for several reasons. 1 It’s a new task, which was introduced in the 2020...

10 May 2020

Making an adjective poster for Cambridge Young Learners!

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA1 Movers, A2 Flyers, Pre A1 Starters, vocabulary, Wordlists

Today, I’m going to share the steps I took to make my Cambridge Young Learners Adjective Poster. So, how did I go about creating this poster? First, I analysed the wordlist for Pre-A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers. Next,...

3 May 2020

Liven up your classes with homemade instruments!

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA1 Movers, A2 Flyers, creativity, Pre A1 Starters, songs, webinar

I had fun creating some homemade instruments for my webinar – Let songs and rhythm spark imagination and learning online! I had some ready-made instruments from things I have in the house. (I often hang onto things that I can...

1 May 2020

Cambridge Assessment English Kahoots! go live!

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA1 Movers, A2 Flyers, games, Pre A1 Starters

So excited about the publication of the Kahoots! I wrote for Cambridge Assessment English! Cambridge Assessment English Kahoots! I really enjoyed creating these Kahoots! And the fact that they can be played in various modes (live together or assigned so...

29 Apr 2020

How to make cheerleader pom poms

Posted ByAnne Robinson

Tagscreativity, fun, Fun Skills, webinar

I’ve had lots of fun making some cheerleader pom poms for my webinar: Let songs and rhythm spark imagination and learning online. I thought I’d share the steps for making them here so that if you or your students want...

28 Apr 2020

Webinar recording: Developing Thinking Skills through Reading in the Primary Classroom

Posted ByAnne Robinson

Tagsreading, webinar, young learners

I’m delighted that the recording of the webinar I gave last Friday for Cambridge University Press Ukraine is now available online. I really enjoyed giving the webinar and sharing ideas for Developing Thinking Skills through Reading in Primary classrooms. The...

26 Apr 2020

Feedback from 2 teachers on my A2 About me Choice board

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA2 Flyers, speaking

When I shared my post on the A2 About me choice board, I get lots of positive reaction and teachers saying that they were going to use it. I was delighted! And then, I received feedback! Elena Kaourani, who has...

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