Spelling Mix is a simple TEFL activity for students to practice the spelling of words in a semantic field. It’s suitable for any age and level as long as the words the students are looking for are of the right level. Preparation Select a group of words of a suitable […]

Speak as if… is a great speaking activity which gets the students talking and repeating without realizing it. It is a great as a five minute filler activity or to use anytime you want to practice a certain few phrases with the class. It works with almost any class and […]

Simon Says is a very simple, very effective activity you can use in your TEFL class. It often works best with younger learners and has been adapted from the traditional English game. How it Works The game is simple. You, as teacher, give commands to your class using “Simon says” […]

Silly Sentences is an easy game which is ideal as a 5 minute filler activity at the end of the lesson. It practices sentence structure and vocabulary. Method of Play As the teacher, you write on the board a few random letters (or draw them from a bag of Scrabble […]

Sherlock Holmes is a fun ice breaker, ideal with a new class on the first day of school, ideally a class who do not know each other. The idea is that the class guesses the answers their partner will give to certain questions; from this the class can get to […]