Education Games

In my English language teaching experience I’ve found it to be highly effective to use a multi-modal approach (D. Lazear) combined with multi-media based activities for maximum effect and language acquisition on the part of the learners. I’ve also found it important to develop skills and abilities seated in both […]

Christmas comes at a time when it is important to keep the curriculum gong strong, but it is also necessary to give students a break. Teachers might include homework assignments that use fun educational Christmas activities and not have to worry about losing forward progress. Most teachers take the time […]

The internet has created an easy platform for gaming, something that even children have no problem figuring out and using daily. It can be accessed from nearly anywhere in the world with the right types of satellites or wireless devices. The games are relatively simply, but they come in all […]

Living in Asia for the past five years of my life… I have learned many things. One of those things that would never work in Canada, but works surprising well in Asia is this ESL Game: The Pop Up Pirate Barrel Game Teaching English in Asia can and is meant […]

Auditory processing skills come into play when becoming a proficient reader. Think about this for a minute. In order to read you need to decode words (the ability to sound out printed words) as well as encode words (the ability to put letters to the sounds that make up a […]

The Chinese philosopher, Lao Tse, provides a brief but eloquent prescription for adult learning: Tell me, I may listen. Teach me, I may remember. Involve me, I will do it. If we want adults to feel involved so that learning will occur, there are six training design steps that will […]

Here are some suggested activities for School Photography Clubs to consider. 1. Focus on History. Review the development of the photographic process, camera obscura, and the evolution from film to digita. Construct a pinhole camera. Dust off some old 35mm manual bodies and shoot a few rolls of film. 2. […]

Plenty of people in all stages of their lives are fascinated by video games. The games practice can be long, difficult, and challenging, yet the players consider it fun and inspiring. It is hard not to admit that playing games has social and cultural significance in our society. According to […]

So you’ve arrived at university or college, you’ve survived freshers week, you’ve got drunk, you’ve had the first experience of what a student hangover feels like and you’ve got drunk again. You have loads of new friends and have found your way around campus. You’ve even worked out how to […]

This ESL Game is called, “Change Seat if…” And instead of always saying, “Change Seats if…” you could also say, “Switch Seats if,” or “Trade seats if…” This ESL Game can be used as a warm up activity, at the end of the class; so that your students go home […]