TeachingEnglish newsletter 13 May 2020

TeachingEnglish newsletter 13 May 2020 Welcome to the latest edition of the TeachingEnglish newsletter! The British Council is committed to supporting teachers and teacher educators during the Covid-19 crisis. This week we bring you news of a webinar on inclusion in remote teaching, three online lessons for primary and older students, news of free digital learning resources for your learners, a blog post to help you with the challenges of online teaching and a new free handbook on mentoring teacher research. We hope you find these and other resources on our website useful. The TeachingEnglish team Webinar – Inclusion in remote teaching contexts The pandemic, school closures and the shift to remote learning are having a negative impact on vulnerable communities by exacerbating inequalities that already exist. This webinar aims to support teachers in addressing inequalities and promoting inclusion by looking at barriers to access and engagement in remote learning, and suggesting practical ideas to increase access and engagement for all learners. Join us on 14 May at 12 p.m. UK time. Lesson plan: Clothes Use this engaging lesson in online or face-to-face teaching to help primary learners learn and practise clothes vocabulary. Children practise clothes vocabulary with flashcards and online games. They listen to and watch a story about a boy and his favourite clothes, and then join in with a song about clothes. They play an action game, then write about their favourite clothes for homework. Read more. Challenges of online teaching As many of us make the enforced move to the unfamiliar world of online teaching, there are obviously going to be some major challenges to how we deliver our lessons remotely. What are some of the key challenges you have faced, and how have you overcome them? Read Madhu Tiwari's blog post about some common challenges and ideas for how to overcome them.  Lesson plans: Food I like/don't like and Chocolate Use this primary lesson in face-to-face or online teaching to focus on food vocabulary and speaking about likes and dislikes. The lesson can be used either with beginners or as revision for learners in their second year of English. Access the face-to-face and online teaching versions of this lesson plan exploring the theme of chocolate for teenagers and adults at A2–B1 level.   Ready to Run – Digital Learning Associates The Ready to Run authentic video platform, winner of the ELTons awards 2019, launches a new line-up of ELT films at all of the most popular CEFR grades. It’s a package designed for teachers who need to rapidly get digital learning resources out to students off-site. During Covid-19, it's available for free. Find out more here. Mentoring teachers to research their classrooms: a practical handbook This free handbook is a step-by-step guide for mentors supporting teacher researchers and offers insight, practical ideas and activities based on direct experience of classroom-based research in multiple contexts. With accompanying tasks and videos, the handbook is a useful resource to explore concepts like designing research questions and building research into routine teaching.  ‌ British Council teacher community on Facebook Join the British Council teacher community on Facebook to share ideas, resources and learning opportunities. ‌ Visit our website STAY CONNECTED ‌ ‌

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Songs and other activities for English learning at home

LearnEnglish Kids newsletter May 2020

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LearnEnglish Kids newsletter May 2020 Hi and thanks for subscribing to our newsletter. With lots of children still learning at home this month, we've selected some activities to help your kids practise their English. We hope that they enjoy them. Take care, The LearnEnglish Kids team COVID-19 SUPPORT FOR PARENTS To help parents with children learning at home, we've created a printable activity diary for kids to record what they do on LearnEnglish Kids. It can be motivating for children to keep a record of what they do and learn, and you can review it together at the end of the day. You'll find the printable worksheet and lots of ideas for supporting your child's English learning at home on our Covid-19 support for parents page. NEW SONGS! Songs are a fantastic way to learn vocabulary and improve pronunciation. We've recently added five new animated songs for children to sing along to, featuring brother and sister Ali and Nanu, and a very special robot! Each song focuses on a different topic, like introducing yourself, feelings or food, and comes with interactive games and a downloadable worksheet. You'll find them all in our Robot songs topic. We hope you and your learners enjoy them!    JOBS AND FAMILIES At this time we're especially grateful to those working in essential services. International Workers' Day is celebrated around the world on 1 May. Kids can practise vocabulary, grammar, spelling, listening comprehension and more with the activities in our Jobs topic.  Many people are spending a lot of time with their families at the moment. Celebrate the International Day of Families on 15 May with all of the resources in our Family topic! EID AL-FITR Eid al-Fitr is a very important Islamic celebration at the end of Ramadan, and it starts on 23 May this year.  Kids can watch a story, My favourite day - Eid al-Fitr, and find out more about it. 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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