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Is, Am, Are: Teaching the Verb To Be Without Turning It Into a Parrot Drill

The verb to be is the first gate every English sentence has to pass through. How to teach it with a subject pairing rule, a simple rhythm chant, and the mistake Thai children make most of all: leaving the word out completely.

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Teaching the Plural s Without Children Sticking It on Every Word

If cat becomes cats, why does box become boxes? A three step order for teaching plurals in Grades 2 and 3, including the words worth teaching now and the ones to save for later.

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The One Rule for A and An That Children Never Outgrow

Is it 'a apple' or 'an apple'? Plenty of adults still get this wrong, because the rule they learned as children was only almost right. The real test is the sound a word starts with, not the letter.

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Teaching This, That, These and Those So Children Point at the Right Thing in One Lesson

The four words that confuse Grades 1 to 3 more than any other point of grammar. How to teach them using near and far in a real classroom, with a pointing game and the worksheets to follow it up.

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Fruit and Vegetable Vocabulary: The One Topic Where Thai Children Start Ahead

Thai children know real fruit that children abroad have only ever seen in a book. How to spend that head start on the fruits and vegetables topic, with a fresh market game to run in class.

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Classroom Objects Vocabulary: The Set Children Use the Minute the Lesson Ends

Pencil, eraser and ruler are words children put to work every single day. How to teach the classroom objects set alongside the May I borrow sentence frame that gets a whole class speaking real English.

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Clothes Vocabulary in English: Teach It with a Paper Fashion Show

Every child gets dressed before school, so clothes vocabulary is already part of their day. Here's the word list for Grades 1 to 3, the He is wearing sentence pattern, and an outfit design activity children ask to carry on at home.

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Find Out Who Really Understands Without Setting a Test: 5 Checks That Work Inside One Lesson

Tests frighten children and eat your marking time, but you still need to know who is keeping up and who has fallen behind. Five quick ways to check understanding that the class never notices as assessment.

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What to Teach in the First English Lesson of Term (Answer: Don't Teach Yet)

New teachers pack the first lesson with content, when its real job is to set the ground rules and take the fear out of the room. A 50 minute plan that lays the foundation for the whole term.

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