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    39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities: For Kids (7+)
    39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities: For Kids (7+)
    39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities: For Kids (7+)
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    39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities: For Kids (7+)

    By Jackie Bolen

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    Even experienced ESL teachers get stuck in a rut. It's time to find some fresh ideas! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your conversion or speaking classes. If you're tired of wasting your time wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie and Jennifer are here to help. This book will save you time when lesson planning, guaranteed.

     

    During her decade of experience as a CELTA/DELTA certified teacher, author Jackie Bolen has developed countless games and activities for her students. Jennifer Booker Smith has been teaching kids for years and even given up a cushy teacher-training job to return to the elementary school classroom. They're sharing their low-prep/no-prep ideas with ESL teachers throughout the world.

     

    In 39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities, you'll get over three-dozen ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. The clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students.

     

    If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie and Jennifer's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! You'll save time when planning your lesson, guaranteed.

     

    Buy 39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities to get new lesson plans ready to go in minutes! 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJackie Bolen
    Release dateJul 13, 2015
    ISBN9781393488903
    39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities: For Kids (7+)

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      39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities - Jackie Bolen

      Jackie Bolen

      and

      Jennifer Booker Smith

      Jason Ryan (Editor)

      Copyright@ 2015 by Jackie Bolen and Jennifer Booker Smith

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording or other electronic or mechanical means without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publishers/authors at the addresses below.

      Jackie Bolen: [email protected]

      Jennifer Booker Smith: [email protected]

      Table of Contents

      About the Authors.......................................................................................................................5

      Jackie Bolen..............................................................................................................................5

      Jackie Bolen around the Internet.......................................................................................6

      Jennifer Booker Smith...........................................................................................................6

      Who This Book is for .................................................................................................................8

      How to Use ESL Speaking Activities for Kids....................................................................8

      Tips for Teaching ESL Speaking..........................................................................................10

      Reduce Stress Whenever Possible..................................................................................10

      Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.....................................................................................................10

      Model Everything.................................................................................................................10

      Keep it Simple ......................................................................................................................11

      Smaller is Better...................................................................................................................11

      Teach Speaking Strategies................................................................................................11

      Make your Expectations Clear.........................................................................................12

      Minimize Teacher Talk Time ...........................................................................................12

      A Word about Classroom Management.............................................................................14

      Games and Activities for All Levels.....................................................................................15

      Charades.................................................................................................................................15

      Running Dictation................................................................................................................16

      Show and Tell........................................................................................................................18

      Retell the Story 1-2-3..........................................................................................................20

      Two Truths and a Lie..........................................................................................................21

      Vocabulary Pictionary.........................................................................................................22

      Quiz Show Review Game...................................................................................................23

      Vocabulary Flip Chart.........................................................................................................25

      Small Group Board Games................................................................................................27

      Typhoon...................................................................................................................................29

      Ball Toss..................................................................................................................................31

      Games and Activities for Lower-Level Students.............................................................34

      Twenty Questions/I Spy......................................................................................................34

      Dialogue Substitution.........................................................................................................35

      Hot Potato..............................................................................................................................36

      Telephone...............................................................................................................................38

      Picture Dictation...................................................................................................................39

      Round Robin Story...............................................................................................................41

      Disappearing Text................................................................................................................42

      Rock-Scissor-Paper..............................................................................................................44

      Tic-Tac-Toe.............................................................................................................................45

      Shootout at the ESL Corral...............................................................................................46

      Steal the Eraser....................................................................................................................47

      The World Cup......................................................................................................................49

      Flashcard Sentences...........................................................................................................50

      In Front of/Behind/Between..............................................................................................51

      Chain Spelling.......................................................................................................................52

      Bumbling Blindfold .............................................................................................................52

      Memory Circle Game..........................................................................................................53

      Games and Activities for Higher-Level Students............................................................55

      Find Someone Who _____ Bingo...................................................................................55

      Speaking Bingo.....................................................................................................................56

      If I Had a Million Dollars...................................................................................................58

      Agony Aunt.............................................................................................................................59

      Talk Show...............................................................................................................................62

      Celebrity Talk Show............................................................................................................63

      Vocabulary Apples to Apples............................................................................................64

      The Animal Question Game...............................................................................................67

      My World................................................................................................................................68

      S-O-S Game............................................................................................................................69

      Can and Should Speaking Activity..................................................................................71

      About the Authors

      Jackie Bolen

      I've been teaching English in South Korea for a decade and during that time, I've taught everyone from kindergarten kids to adults and everything from the ABC's to preparing students for overseas internships and advanced level exam preparation. I've spent a lot of my time teaching at two universities, five years at a science and engineering school out in the rice paddies of Chungcheongnam-Do, and at a major university in Busan where I now teach high level classes for students majoring in English. However, my first few years in Korea were spent teaching kids at hagwons (cram-schools). While I now teach mostly adults, I've continued to teach children at regular intervals through special programs hosted by my universities such as summer and winter intensive English camps. In my spare time, you can usually find me outside surfing, biking, hiking or maybe on the hunt for the most delicious kimchi I can find.

      In case you were wondering what my academic qualifications are, I hold a Master of Arts in Psychology. During my time living in Korea I've successfully completed both the Cambridge CELTA and DELTA certification programs. With the combination of almost ten years teaching ESL/EFL learners of all ages and levels, and the more formal teaching qualifications I've obtained, I have a solid foundation to offer teaching advice. I truly hope that you find this book useful and would love it if you sent me an email with any questions or feedback that you might have ([email protected]).

      Jackie Bolen around the Internet

      ESL Speaking

      Pinterest

      Twitter

      If you can't get enough ESL Games, Activities and other very useful stuff for the classroom, you can get even more of them delivered straight to your inbox each week. I promise to respect your privacy and will never share your information with anyone for any reason.

      Jennifer Booker Smith

      I have a Master of Education in TESOL degree and have spent fifteen years teaching students of all ages in Korea, from two-year-old preschoolers barely out of diapers to businessmen and even a semester as a teacher trainer at an education university. However, my greatest love is the middle primary grades—I left a fairly cushy teacher trainer position to return to the elementary classroom. In that age group, I've taught all ability levels from false beginner to near-native returnees. Most of my teaching career has been spent at schools which had fairly unrealistic expectations in one way or another. Some stretched a single 12-unit Let’s Go book for an entire calendar year, while others saw me teaching Animal Farm to nine and ten year-olds. In all cases, I found myself spending hours devising ways to keep my students engaged and actively participating in class.

      In pursuit of that lofty goal, I've created countless board and card games and other resources for my classroom. In this book, you'll find some of these successful speaking activities (I’ve tried plenty which weren’t successful!); these are the ones I’ve used again and again because they get students talking and actually work.

      When I'm not teaching, like Jackie, you can often find me hiking or running. While teaching takes up a lot more free time than non-teachers will ever realize, it’s important to recharge the batteries, and being outside is my favorite way to do just that.

      You can get in touch with me by emailing [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you and help you with your classes in any way that I can, particularly if you have a difficult children's class and would like some advice about that. I'll do my best to assist you.

      Who This Book is for

      This book will be helpful for those who teach children age 7+. While there are a few activities in this book which will work for younger children, most of our experience (and activity ideas!) has been in elementary schools.

      This is a book for those new to teaching English to children. Maybe you've only been teaching for a few months or have never set foot in an ESL classroom before. These activities will provide a solid foundation to get you started with making your classes enjoyable, for

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