On this page you’ll find lots of random lesson ideas. I’ve tried to organise them a bit but there’s lots of crossover! I hope you come across something useful!
Lesson planning lists
23 ways to use a text in your ESL classes (Twinkl!)
12 conversation strategies worth teaching
12 tiny tips for writing lesson plans
12 ideas for reviewing vocabulary
30 activities inspired by game shows
5 ways to use Shakespeare in ELT
5 way to make reading tasks more fun
5 tips to expand your ELT toolkit
35 ways to introduce your lesson topic
Grammar
‘Used to’ for describing past appearance
‘So’, ‘such a’ and cheap cocktails
Past continuous: sporting experiences
Grammar reviews using drawings
Comparatives and superlatives – Top trumps
Pronunciation
More PronPack – contrastive stress
Word stress – footballs and sticky balls
General ideas for teaching pronunciation
General lesson ideas
Text-driven approach and K-pop
Celebrities, morals and ethics
IELTS: Identifying opinions and attitudes
Google Doodles to revise dates
Henry VIII gradual approximation
Shorter activity ideas
Twist on a classic: Harry the Hippo
Spelling races with mini-whiteboards
Disappearing dialogues and colour-coded support
Keywords: World War Two events
General video-based lesson ideas
20 great video sites for the EFL classroom
James Bond observation challenge
Exploring characters in a short movie
One-minute guide to Planet Earth
Introducing a lesson topic…
Introducing recipes and cooking
Introducing travel – a student quiz
Introducing dreams and ambitions
A fun way to introduce graphs in class
18 more ways to introduce your lesson topic
35 ways to introduce your lesson topic
How do you start a lesson? (not that interesting, no-one commented!)
Football-related lesson ideas
Post-match interviews (Premier Skills English)
Using sports commentaries in class
Random posts on resources
Global Digital Citizen Foundation
Quizlet teacher account – worth it?
