Eight engaging ways to make reading fun for ESL / ELA students
Inspire a love of reading to boost students’ engagement, develop English skills, and increase attainment.
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How to use Short Stories to Teach Vocabulary and Grammar in ESL Classes
Use stories and guided reading lessons to teach vocabulary and grammar in your ESL classes.
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How to Adapt Online ESL Lessons for Mixed-Ability Classes
Let’s give a warm welcome to Teacher Grant as he shares his top tips for adapting standard curriculum lessons, such as Abridge Academy’s interactive slides, to suit students of all ages, abilities, and interests! Grant has been teaching for over 15 years, including eight years teaching in schools across China, and currently lives in Vietnam
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How to Craft High Quality Guided Reading Questions
Let’s explore how to craft high-quality guided reading questions that will stretch your students and developing their English language skills.
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Flipped learning boosts student learning and teacher earnings!
Do your students turn up to class unprepared, causing you to waste lesson time going over the basics? Research shows that a flipped learning approach, in which students pre-learn key ideas before class, significantly boosts students’ language learning results and attitudes. In recent years, technological developments and the gamification of learning have enabled more active
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Gamify your vocabulary review activities
Let’s welcome Teacher Ivy to tell us more about how she makes vocabulary learning fun! Ivy, creator of SuperTeacher, has been using the Abridge Academy curriculum for over two years now with her online ESL students across Europe and Asia. How do you teach new vocabulary during class? I always send my students the lesson
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Top 10 Thanksgiving activities for your online ESL classes
Here at Abridge Academy, we’ve got a bunch of fun and educational activities to sprinkle some holiday magic into your ESL classes. From crafting adorable turkey pen pots and exploring colors with leaf rubbing art to creative writing projects, these ideas are all about making English skills bloom in a festive setting. Let’s create some
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Extending lessons with creative project-based learning
Teachers love the Abridge Academy curriculum for its structured slides and engaging interactive activities! But as an independent teacher you also have the flexibility to add in even more activities, games and projects to suit each individual student. Let’s welcome Gissele from the USA to share some insights from her recent classes and how she
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Halloween themed lesson activities for online ESL teachers
As the leaves turn red and evenings get darker, it’s time to sprinkle some Halloween magic into your online ESL classroom! We’ve brewed up a cauldron of bewitching lesson ideas that celebrate the season of tricks and treats while linking seamlessly into your language curriculum. Check out these top 10 Halloween-themed lesson ideas to enchant
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Why teach debating?
Are you an online ESL teacher interested in offering higher level English classes? Debating could be the topic for you! Imagine your virtual classroom buzzing with the energy of students passionately arguing their points, seamlessly weaving through the intricacies of language and culture. Debating is not just about words; it is a gateway to critical
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