A box of TEFL tricks for you!
Here we list hundreds of lesson plans, activities and ideas to use in your TEFL classroom.
The main list below has activities which practice many different aspects of English: reading, writing, listening, speaking. These can often be used with many different types of classes.
Uh-huh Lyrics and Actions Key Gestures: Uh-huh and yes – Nod your head up and down for “yes.” Unh-unh and no – Shake your head side to side for “no.” ♫ Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh. [Uh-huh gesture.] UNH-UNH! [Unh-unh gesture.] Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh. UNH-UNH! Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh. UNH-UNH! Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh. […]
The Wheels On The Bus (Sing It) Lyrics and Actions [Everybody stands in big circle. As the bus noises fade in and the music starts, begin moving around the room pretending to drive the bus. You may want to give all of the students some props to act as steering […]
The Wheels On The Bus (Learn It) Lyrics and Actions ♫ Let’s learn The Wheels On The Bus The wheels on the bus go round and round. [Move your hands and arms round and round in a circle.] Round and round. Round and round. The wheels on the bus go […]
Who Took The Cookie? Lyrics and Actions ♫ [Assign an animal to each player. Create a beat with everyone patting their legs and clapping their hands. Pat, clap, pat, clap, pat, clap.] Who took the cookie from the cookie jar? [Panda] took the cookie from the cookie jar. Who me? […]
Rock Scissors Paper Fingerplay #2 Lyrics and Actions Key Gestures: Rock – Make a fist. Scissors – Two fingers extended and separated. Paper – Hand open with fingers flat. ♫ Rock, scissors, paper. [Rock, scissors, and paper gestures.] Rock, scissors, paper. One, two, three. [Count to three with your fingers.] […]