Author Archives: mrandrewesl

Here is the link to the video that explains two new games that I have just invented to complement our songs. If you want to print up the match game cards and play on your dining room table, the document is attached. Here is a link to the Youtube video that explains the Roblox gamesContinue reading “Gamification: Mr Andrew ESL Match Game/Maze Tutorial and Roblox Games”

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AjbvVhLx7a12efU4_XnqJCmWoFDWvNiWNaI3NadS8_8/edit#slide=id.p

Here is a template for the Cl@sster activity I do with my students. It is a fake social media site, where we.. 1-Invent a name 2-Draw what we did this weekend 3-Write a sentence about it using the model verbs (I played…I watched…I went to…I ate…) and circle the verbs. 4-Take a photo of itContinue reading “Cl@sster”

We play the role of motivational speaker in my ESL program. That is the only way we can intrinsically motivate them. But this cheerleading has to be sincere to be most effective. And the only way to make it effective is to make it a reality. We have to present material and activities that areContinue reading “Motivation in ESL teaching”

The stories are also important in ESL teaching. Telling them same public domain story every week will get tedious for them after a few weeks. Even if we try to change up the story a bit, and make it funnier, the source material only offers so much that you can do with. Humour is aContinue reading “Humour in ESL Teaching”

Nobody has ever asked if the songs we show our students are good. If they did, maybe it’s just that they don’t understand 6-8 year olds. They offer the same public domain  songs to these kids, year after year, and many will do the work for the most part, because it is forced upon them.Continue reading “Better, more Authentic Music in ESL Teaching”

I have updated my activity book for 2025-26; the link is at the bottom. Here is the newest version of Book A. I have been working on different formats. If you are a teacher using Smart Notebook, here is a link https://content.smarttech.com/#!/share/c841f05c-bee3-4818-a671-e397e94a327f Click on the title of the song at the top of each page,Continue reading “Listen, A New Way of Hearing English, Activity Book, 2025-26”

Here are the activities for/Voici les activités pour “January” and “1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10”. Here are the Youtube links

Here is the worksheet for my song “Places in the House”. The song teaches vocbulary about the different parts of the house. Voici les activités qui vont avec ma chanson “Places in the house”. La chanson parle du vocabulaire lié aux différentes parties de la maison. As always, we dance the keywords. We try toContinue reading “Places in the House, Microsoft Word Worksheet”