LearnEnglish Kids newsletter October 2017

LearnEnglish Kids newsletter October 2017 Welcome to the latest LearnEnglish Kids newsletter. AUTUMN AND DIWALI Is it autumn where you are? Kids can learn about autumn and the other seasons with our Seasons reading practice, or get creative with our Autumn decoration craft and Autumn colouring.   Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights. Kids can read our Diwali story to find out more about this celebration which starts on 19 October.   HALLOWEEN! Do you celebrate Halloween? Children can have fun with our Halloween word games, sing a skeleton song or try making banana ghost pops!   Our printable activities for Halloween include a worksheet, colouring page, flashcards and a skeleton craft.   Find all these activities and more in our Halloween topic! OTHER SPECIAL DAYS Are there any important older people in your child's life? The International Day of Older Persons is on 1 October and children can tell us about an older person that they know on our Old people Your turn or print our Elderly people worksheet.   World Cities Day is on 31 October and kids can watch a story or listen to a song about children in different cities around the world. Find more activities in our Towns and cities topic! WORLD TEACHERS' DAY Are you a teacher? World Teachers' Day is on 5 October and, to celebrate, teachers can join two special free webinars on our sister site, TeachingEnglish.   TeachingEnglish has lots of materials for teaching kids, and other age groups too! You can find activities, lesson plans, articles and more, as well as resources to help you develop as a teacher. Happy World Teachers' Day!   Are you aged 13-17? Are you learning English? Go to our LearnEnglish Teens website to find lots of free resources to help you pass exams and have fun while you learn English online.       Are you learning English? Have a look at LearnEnglish to find lots of resources to help you practise your English.     Do you teach English? Find lesson plans, articles and more on TeachingEnglish, the website for teachers brought to you by the British Council with the BBC.   Visit our Premier Skills website to learn two of the world's global languages - English and football.         We'd love to know what you think about our site. Send us your comments at: learnenglish.kids@britishcouncil.org      The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland)    www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids    You have received this email because you subscribed to our electronic newsletter. If you wish to opt out of this British Council mailing list, please unsubscribe here. Our privacy and terms of use statements. Our commitment to freedom of information.

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TeachingEnglish newsletter 20 September 2017

TeachingEnglish - the global home for teachers 20 September 2017 Welcome to the TeachingEnglish newsletter. This week we have an interesting, freely downloadable report which looks at opportunities and challenges for English-medium instruction in low- and middle-income contexts. We have a new online moderated course, 'Exploring content and language integrated learning (CLIL)', which starts on 17 October. We also announce the call for applications for our ELTons awards for innovation in ELT. For the classroom this week, we have a lively activity to revise vocabulary - Hot seat; a warmer activity - Happy graph; and a couple of activities aimed at raising awareness of sounds and spelling - Homophone dictation and Homophone game. We hope you find these resources useful. Deb TeachingEnglish team Teaching kids 'Hot seat' is a good activity for getting your students going in the morning. It is also excellent for revising vocabulary. It is a very lively activity and can be adapted to different class sizes.  Go to the activity Teaching teens 'Happy graph' is a valuable warmer activity for any teenage class. It gives the students the chance to get to know you a little more and it gives you the opportunity to find out about how your students are feeling before you start your lesson. Go to the activity Teaching adults Homophones can be one of the reasons students spell or hear something incorrectly. This dictation activity needs little preparation and allows students to notice these problems. This Homophone game is a natural follow-on from the dictation and can be used to help the students practise and remember homophones. Development Our latest moderated online training course, Exploring content and language integrated learning (CLIL), begins on 17 October 2017. This 12-hour course will help you teach your subject more effectively in English. Work with one of our qualified, experienced moderators and other participants to develop strategies for balancing language and conceptual demands in your classroom practice. Find out more Events The ELTons are the only international awards that recognise and celebrate innovation in English language teaching (ELT). Applications for the 2018 awards are now open until 3 November. The categories we are inviting applications for are as follows: Excellence in Course Innovation, Innovation in Learner Resources, Innovation in Teacher Resources, Digital Innovation, and Local Innovation.  Find out more Magazine This freely downloadable report, 'Multilingual classrooms: opportunities and challenges for English medium instruction in low and middle income contexts', reviews the global literature on medium of instruction and learning. The report proposes multilingual strategies to support EMI, and provides recommendations to different stakeholders to maximise educational outcomes. This report is just one of the resources available for the professional practice 'Using multilingual approaches'. Read more You have received this newsletter because you registered on our website or previously showed interest in British Council news. If you wish to opt out of future newsletters, please unsubscribe here.

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