Spelling Games: 11 games about Short Vowels

Short Vowel Lesson

Short Vowel Word-O-Rama

Short Or Not: All Vowels

Short Vowel Hig Pigs

Short Vowels Puzzle

Short Vowels Lesson and Game

Short Vowels Worksheet

ABC Order Game Short Vowels

Short Vowels Learning Game

Vowel Game

Short Vowel Learning Game 

9 Health Games about Parts of the Body

Labeling

Body Parts Word-O-Rama

Body Parts Jigsaw

Match Three Body Parts

Sliding Puzzle

Audio Word Match

Word Search

Which Word

Match It

7 ways to use photos when Teaching

Here are a few ways a teacher might use these images in the classroom. 

1.  Discussion & Play and Pause.  Have students describe the photo and state the reason for its significance.

2.  Give students a photo and have them research it.  Use the 5Ws.  Present the background and information to the class.

3.  Describe and Draw.  A 2 way task students each describe their photo to the other who must listen and draw. Then compare against the original.

4.  Timeline.  Ask students to research the presentation and put the photos on an historical timeline.

5.  Ask students to list their top 5 photos in the presentation.  Debate in a group and then explain their group choices to the class.

6.  What makes a great photo?  Students can brainstorm and then share together the main criteria of what makes a photo "iconic".

7.  Vocabulary.   Give students a photo and have them pull out the vocabulary in the photo, label and then share with the class.

source: eflclassroom

50 modi per usare le immagini in classe

Con le immagini gli studenti possono imparare più di mille parole o mille frasi. Nella nostra epoca visiva, gli insegnanti hanno bisogno di utilizzare le immagini in abbondanza e di acquisire conoscenze nel loro utilizzo. Questo articolo esprime alcune ottime ragioni per cui è importante utilizzare immagini in aula e 50 modi per farlo.

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Zaac: video corso d'Inglese per bambini

Zaac è un programma educational, rivolto ai bambini tra i 5 e i 7 anni, che si propone di aiutare i bambini ad imparare la lingua inglese.

L’obiettivo di questo programma, è quello di comunicare ai più piccoli concetti scolastici attraverso il loro

immaginario semplicemente catturando la loro attenzione con un personaggio 3D di fantasia di nome

Zaac che veste in modo inusuale i panni di un simpatico insegnante.

Tabella dei tempi verbali inglesi

Cliccando sul tempo si ha la spiegazione dell'uso appropriato e gli esercizi applicativi.
Vedi anche il Grafico di Comparazione dei tempi verbali inglesi e gli Esempi.

tense	Affirmative/Negative/Question	Use	Signal Words
Simple Present	A: He speaks. N: He does not speak. Q: Does he speak?	action in the present taking place once, never or several times facts actions taking place one after another action set by a timetable or schedule	always, every …, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually if sentences type I (If I talk, …)
Present Progressive	A: He is speaking. N: He is not speaking. Q: Is he speaking?	action taking place in the moment of speaking action taking place only for a limited period of time action arranged for the future	at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right now
Simple Past	A: He spoke. N: He did not speak. Q: Did he speak?	action in the past taking place once, never or several times actions taking place one after another action taking place in the middle of another action	yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday if sentence type II (If I talked, …)
Past Progressive	A: He was speaking. N: He was not speaking. Q: Was he speaking?	action going on at a certain time in the past actions taking place at the same time action in the past that is interrupted by another action	when, while, as long as
Present Perfect Simple	A: He has spoken. N: He has not spoken. Q: Has he spoken?	putting emphasis on the result action that is still going on action that stopped recently finished action that has an influence on the present action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking	already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now
Present Perfect Progressive	A: He has been speaking. N: He has not been speaking. Q: Has he been speaking?	putting emphasis on the course or duration (not the result) action that recently stopped or is still going on finished action that influenced the present	all day, for 4 years, since 1993, how long?, the whole week
Past Perfect Simple	A: He had spoken. N: He had not spoken. Q: Had he spoken?	action taking place before a certain time in the past sometimes interchangeable with past perfect progressive putting emphasis only on the fact (not the duration)	already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day if sentence type III (If I had talked, …)
Past Perfect Progressive	A: He had been speaking. N: He had not been speaking. Q: Had he been speaking?	action taking place before a certain time in the past sometimes interchangeable with past perfect simple putting emphasis on the duration or course of an action	for, since, the whole day, all day
Future I Simple	A: He will speak. N: He will not speak. Q: Will he speak?	action in the future that cannot be influenced spontaneous decision assumption with regard to the future	in a year, next …, tomorrow If-Satz Typ I (If you ask her, she will help you.) assumption: I think, probably, perhaps
Future I Simple (going to)	A: He is going to speak. N: He is not going to speak. Q: Is he going to speak?	decision made for the future conclusion with regard to the future	in one year, next week, tomorrow
Future I Progressive	A: He will be speaking. N: He will not be speaking. Q: Will he be speaking?	action that is going on at a certain time in the future action that is sure to happen in the near future	in one year, next week, tomorrow
Future II Simple	A: He will have spoken. N: He will not have spoken. Q: Will he have spoken?	action that will be finished at a certain time in the future	by Monday, in a week
Future II Progressive	A: He will have been speaking. N: He will not have been speaking. Q: Will he have been speaking?	action taking place before a certain time in the future putting emphasis on the course of an action	for …, the last couple of hours, all day long
Conditional I Simple	A: He would speak. N: He would not speak. Q: Would he speak?	action that might take place	if sentences type II (If I were you, I would go home.)
Conditional I Progressive	A: He would be speaking. N: He would not be speaking. Q: Would he be speaking?	action that might take place putting emphasis on the course / duration of the action
Conditional II Simple	A: He would have spoken. N: He would not have spoken. Q: Would he have spoken?	action that might have taken place in the past	if sentences type III (If I had seen that, I would have helped.)
Conditional II Progressive	A: He would have been speaking. N: He would not have been speaking. Q: Would he have been speaking?	action that might have taken place in the past puts emphasis on the course / duration of the action

fonte: ego4u

Insegnare l'Italiano agli Americani

Nell'anno duemila, l'Ufficio Educazione del Consolato Generale d'Italia di New York ha promosso la stesura del Curriculum Guide K-12, una guida all'insegnamento dell'italiano nella scuola primaria e secondaria negli USA.

Partecipavano al progetto diversi insegnanti, coordinati dal professore emerito Joseph Tursi di SUNY, Stony Brook.

L'idea del Curriculum Guide K-12 è proprio quella di creare sinergie e offrire linee guida e risorse per facilitare i docenti nella loro "missione" di insegnamento della lingua e cultura italiana.

Il Curriculum include suggerimenti per attività educative, unità, checkpoints, liste di case editrici, di libri di testo, di siti internet, di riviste, di software e di organizzazioni e associazioni relative alla lingua e alla cultura italiana.

Ogni insegnante poi, giustamente, sceglie il materiale con cui si trova meglio per insegnare.

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67 celebrità Italiane descritte in Inglese

Il sito ItalianLife.com descrive 67 nostri connazionali famosi, per la maggior parte viventi, descrivendone vita e opere. La scelta spazia tra le più diverse e curiose categorie e non mancano le sorprese. Utili per la comprensione della lingua e come brani da inserire nel percorso d'esami di scuola media, inferiore e superiore

Italians have left their mark in many fields. From acting to directing, from modelling to photography, from architecture to the many, many, many artists that were born on Italian soil and graced the world with their genius. As Madonna, proud of her Italian heritage, said "Italians do it better". And "it" can really mean a lot of things. Please see more about Italian-American Celebrities The fame of many Italian celebrities has gone beyond the national borders and they are known and admired all over the world. This is our Italian celebrities sections, were you will get to know better some of the sexiest woman, most gifted atlethes, most visionary directors, most famous actors that the world ever met. 

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