Are you looking for a passage for homework?

Do you have difficulties in finding new texts for your kids? So do I.

With my 5th graders we have a writing lesson where they follow a pattern to write about different topics. Last week's topic was to tell about a member of their families. This boy chose to write about his dad - but it was a little bit scary !! So I liked it =)

Then, I used it for the weekday homework and added some questions. He got shocked! Now all the other kids want their paragraphs to be published! Why not?

P.S.: You can add small notes to your homework sheet ^.^

Make Your Own Certificate ^.^

I’m sure every teacher has a difficult class. The one who resists your creative ways, the one that has that student who doesn’t find your activities enjoyable.

But every student loves to be praised!

My 4th graders, as well, need to be praised every now and then. They need to be pushed to speak English, otherwise they tend to turn to their mother tongue. To have them speak I give them stickers every time they make a full, proper sentence. And wait... If you get 10 stickers, you get a certificate!

To congratulate them, I prepare a certificate and print it on a certificate paper (to make it thick and look more realistic) and it works. They are, now, in a competition with each other (though there is no one winner). 

In this website you can upload your own pictures or choose from the library that the website has. You can write whatever you want on it. You can find an example below. 

I write the student's name with a board marker.  (I'm thinking about preparing one for my friends, as well. =))

Ms Aysu is Published now !

I am proudly presenting my first published article !

I have co-written this article with my former CELTA tutor Phil Keegan. We have shared some ideas on writing exercises that can be used in ELT classes.

I also thank Mr Philip Kerr for the opportunity.

Hope you'll also like it! +.+