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    50 Activities for the First Day of School: Teacher Tools, #1
    Classroom Community Builders: Activities for the First Day and Beyond: Teacher Tools, #3
    Successful Group Work: 13 Activities to Teach Teamwork Skills: Teacher Tools, #2
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    Teacher Tools Series

    By Alice Savage, Sharon Hartle, Cristian Spiteri and

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    About this series

    "[The book contains] a wide range of practicable activities that, in the words of the authors, 'connect language in our head to our arms and legs, eyes and ears." — Scott Thornbury, Author of How to Teach Grammar and Grammar Uncovered from the Foreword

    Language is more than words. But too often, we teach grammar as a set of boring rules, best practiced by filling out worksheet after worksheet. 60 Kinesthetic Grammar Activities bursts this myth with a collection of activities that get students out of their seats and learning in a dynamic and active classroom. The benefits of kinetic language learning activities are many: teach gesture and non-verbal communication, activate our embodied mind, make grammar memorable, change the dynamics of the classroom, build community, and raise students' moods.

    You'll find the activities inside are all low-prep or no-prep, easy to adapt to your classroom, and flexible enough to work with a variety of target language features.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlphabet Publishing
    Release dateAug 29, 2018
    50 Activities for the First Day of School: Teacher Tools, #1
    Classroom Community Builders: Activities for the First Day and Beyond: Teacher Tools, #3
    Successful Group Work: 13 Activities to Teach Teamwork Skills: Teacher Tools, #2

    Titles in the series (7)

    • 2

      Successful Group Work: 13 Activities to Teach Teamwork Skills: Teacher Tools, #2
      Successful Group Work: 13 Activities to Teach Teamwork Skills: Teacher Tools, #2

      Successful Group Work: 13 Activities to Teach Teamwork Skills: Teacher Tools, #2

      Patrice Palmer
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      Successful implementation and completion of group work activities requires instructors and students alike to confront challenges not present in individual work. To maximize learning, group projects need a solid lesson plan that helps students understand the benefits of group work, develop ground rules and assign responsibilities, value everyone's contributions, and resolve potential conflicts. Teacher, curriculum designer, and "teacherpreneur" Patrice Palmer offers thirteen easily implemented, robust group work activities formatted to foster the development of life skills. Designed with secondary and post-secondary students in mind, Palmer's workbook takes students through the team-building process, from getting to know one another to a final evaluation of the group's work and success. Written in a user-friendly format, Successful Group Work: 13 Activities to Teach Teamwork Skills allows teachers to choose activities that best meet their students' needs. Make group work a powerful addition to your teaching repertoire. You may be surprised how your students rise to meet a new challenge!

      Successful implementation and completion of group work activities requires instructors and students alike to confront challenges not present in individual work. To maximize learning, group projects need a solid lesson plan that helps students understand the benefits of group work, develop ground rules and assign responsibilities, value everyone's contributions, and resolve potential conflicts. Teacher, curriculum designer, and "teacherpreneur" Patrice Palmer offers thirteen easily implemented, robust group work activities formatted to foster the development of life skills. Designed with secondary and post-secondary students in mind, Palmer's workbook takes students through the team-building process, from getting to know one another to a final evaluation of the group's work and success. Written in a user-friendly format, Successful Group Work: 13 Activities to Teach Teamwork Skills allows teachers to choose activities that best meet their students' needs. Make group work a powerful addition to your teaching repertoire. You may be surprised how your students rise to meet a new challenge!

    • 1

      50 Activities for the First Day of School: Teacher Tools, #1
      50 Activities for the First Day of School: Teacher Tools, #1

      50 Activities for the First Day of School: Teacher Tools, #1

      Walton Burns
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      Never stress about the first day of school again! 50 Activities for the First Day of School is a collection of classroom activities that teachers can use on the first day of school. These fun and engaging activities that will help you learn students' names, build rapport, assess their knowledge, introduce language, and establish the class rules, all that day one business. Inside, you'll find: Classic icebreakers and name games Fun ways to start teaching on the first day New innovative activities to build rapport Practical ideas to set the rules from day one Engaging ways to introduce the course right away Effective methods of assessing your students' language level

      Never stress about the first day of school again! 50 Activities for the First Day of School is a collection of classroom activities that teachers can use on the first day of school. These fun and engaging activities that will help you learn students' names, build rapport, assess their knowledge, introduce language, and establish the class rules, all that day one business. Inside, you'll find: Classic icebreakers and name games Fun ways to start teaching on the first day New innovative activities to build rapport Practical ideas to set the rules from day one Engaging ways to introduce the course right away Effective methods of assessing your students' language level

    • 3

      Classroom Community Builders: Activities for the First Day and Beyond: Teacher Tools, #3
      Classroom Community Builders: Activities for the First Day and Beyond: Teacher Tools, #3

      Classroom Community Builders: Activities for the First Day and Beyond: Teacher Tools, #3

      Walton Burns
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      Don't Break the Ice. Build Community. Walton Burns, author of 50 Activities for the First Day of School, returns with a collection of flexible community-building exercises for the classroom. Students thrive in classrooms where they feel safe, welcome, and supported. Building a sense of community and teamwork is an effective means of facilitating student success. Burns skillfully blends community-building activities with real classroom content, providing students with opportunities to practice language skills while acclimatizing to the classroom. While intended primarily for language arts and English as a second language classrooms, Burns's activities readily adapt to a range of disciplines and age groups.  Beginning with a section on setting classroom and instructor expectations, Burns moves on to team-building exercises focused on lesson content. His section on getting-to-know-you activities is designed to foster a sense of belonging, while the five get-to-know-your-teacher exercises introduce you to your students in a fun, relaxed manner.  Supported by information on material requirements, time limits, and resources, Classroom Community Builders provides handouts and worksheets, available both within the book and online, offering new ideas to experienced and novice instructors alike.  

      Don't Break the Ice. Build Community. Walton Burns, author of 50 Activities for the First Day of School, returns with a collection of flexible community-building exercises for the classroom. Students thrive in classrooms where they feel safe, welcome, and supported. Building a sense of community and teamwork is an effective means of facilitating student success. Burns skillfully blends community-building activities with real classroom content, providing students with opportunities to practice language skills while acclimatizing to the classroom. While intended primarily for language arts and English as a second language classrooms, Burns's activities readily adapt to a range of disciplines and age groups.  Beginning with a section on setting classroom and instructor expectations, Burns moves on to team-building exercises focused on lesson content. His section on getting-to-know-you activities is designed to foster a sense of belonging, while the five get-to-know-your-teacher exercises introduce you to your students in a fun, relaxed manner.  Supported by information on material requirements, time limits, and resources, Classroom Community Builders provides handouts and worksheets, available both within the book and online, offering new ideas to experienced and novice instructors alike.  

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      The Teacher Self-Care Manual: Teacher Tools, #6
      The Teacher Self-Care Manual: Teacher Tools, #6

      The Teacher Self-Care Manual: Teacher Tools, #6

      Patrice Palmer
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      Self-Care Smarter, Not Harder "Her message that teachers need to make themselves a priority and practice self-care is one that needs to be heard." — Robert Dunlop, Educator, Speaker and Author,  S.T.R.I.V.E. for Happiness in Education "A short, easily assimilated guide to teacher self care. The book contains a host of practical tips, looking both at what schools can do and how teachers can look after themselves better physically, and make vital changes to their mindset." — Rachael Roberts, teacher, trainer, life-coach and author of 30 Ways to Mindfulness  "Practical, to the point, and easy to read, this book is full of ways anyone can reevaluate their life balance and manage their day-to-day wellbeing" — Ruth Pearce, Author, Speaker, Transformational Leader, Project Manager at VIA Institute on Character  "Compelling and practical, Patrice provides teachers with actionable self-care strategies for right now, no matter how busy or overwhelmed you might be. Giving yourself permission is the hard part. Consider this your permission! Once you do, it only gets easier create time for yourself so you're a happier, healthier, and more engaging teacher." — Annemarie, Founder of Speak Confident English Teachers can't be all-wise, all-knowing, all-caring, and always positive all the time in the classroom. We can't go home and prepare 5 lessons a day, grade 50 quizzes, record a video of highlights from class, fill out student progress reports, and then cut out holidays shapes for the bulletin boards. Not every day, even though we'd like to. It is only recently that we've realized that our expectations for teachers are just not healthy! We can't be everything and everyone to all our students, all the time, much as we wish we could. But so many teacher self-care books encourage you to do even more! Now you have to find time for journaling, yoga, coffee dates, and more. Plus you feel guilty the whole time, because you're not planning lessons or buying pencils to give your students before their big exam Friday! The Teacher Self-Care Manual: Simple Strategies for Stressed Teachers by teacher, trainer, and coach Patrice Palmer provides simple, easy-to-apply strategies that will help you take care of yourself. Patrice leads you through  the simple processes of changing the mindsets and habits that make us work until we burn out! Clearly and thoughtfully written, Palmer gives you the awareness and tools you need to be a great teacher without sacrificing yourself! And she should know. She's been through teacher burnout and come out the other side. The book also features: Tips you can apply right now Activities to help you find your strengths Exercises to share with your students Advice for administrators to support teachers and their own mental health Book-club discussion questions

      Self-Care Smarter, Not Harder "Her message that teachers need to make themselves a priority and practice self-care is one that needs to be heard." — Robert Dunlop, Educator, Speaker and Author,  S.T.R.I.V.E. for Happiness in Education "A short, easily assimilated guide to teacher self care. The book contains a host of practical tips, looking both at what schools can do and how teachers can look after themselves better physically, and make vital changes to their mindset." — Rachael Roberts, teacher, trainer, life-coach and author of 30 Ways to Mindfulness  "Practical, to the point, and easy to read, this book is full of ways anyone can reevaluate their life balance and manage their day-to-day wellbeing" — Ruth Pearce, Author, Speaker, Transformational Leader, Project Manager at VIA Institute on Character  "Compelling and practical, Patrice provides teachers with actionable self-care strategies for right now, no matter how busy or overwhelmed you might be. Giving yourself permission is the hard part. Consider this your permission! Once you do, it only gets easier create time for yourself so you're a happier, healthier, and more engaging teacher." — Annemarie, Founder of Speak Confident English Teachers can't be all-wise, all-knowing, all-caring, and always positive all the time in the classroom. We can't go home and prepare 5 lessons a day, grade 50 quizzes, record a video of highlights from class, fill out student progress reports, and then cut out holidays shapes for the bulletin boards. Not every day, even though we'd like to. It is only recently that we've realized that our expectations for teachers are just not healthy! We can't be everything and everyone to all our students, all the time, much as we wish we could. But so many teacher self-care books encourage you to do even more! Now you have to find time for journaling, yoga, coffee dates, and more. Plus you feel guilty the whole time, because you're not planning lessons or buying pencils to give your students before their big exam Friday! The Teacher Self-Care Manual: Simple Strategies for Stressed Teachers by teacher, trainer, and coach Patrice Palmer provides simple, easy-to-apply strategies that will help you take care of yourself. Patrice leads you through  the simple processes of changing the mindsets and habits that make us work until we burn out! Clearly and thoughtfully written, Palmer gives you the awareness and tools you need to be a great teacher without sacrificing yourself! And she should know. She's been through teacher burnout and come out the other side. The book also features: Tips you can apply right now Activities to help you find your strengths Exercises to share with your students Advice for administrators to support teachers and their own mental health Book-club discussion questions

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      The Drama Book: Lesson Plans, Activities, and Scripts for English-Language Learners: Teacher Tools, #6
      The Drama Book: Lesson Plans, Activities, and Scripts for English-Language Learners: Teacher Tools, #6

      The Drama Book: Lesson Plans, Activities, and Scripts for English-Language Learners: Teacher Tools, #6

      Alice Savage
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      Everything you need to get dramatic in the classroom This easy-to-use, comprehensive teacher-resource book has lesson plans and practical activities that integrate theater into language learning. Plus ten original scripts so you can put the activities into action immediately! Drama and play scripts can be used to teach pronunciation, pragmatics, and other communication skills, as well as provide grammar and vocabulary practice! Conveniently organized into two parts, Part 1 includes pragmatics mini-lessons, community builders, drama games, and pronunciation activities. There are also lesson plans for producing a play (either fully-staged or as Reader's Theater), as well as guidelines and activities for writing plays to use with (or without students,) and suggestions for integrating academic content. You'll even find rubrics and evaluation schemes for giving notes and feedback. Part 2 includes 10 original monologues and scripts of varying lengths that can be photocopied and used in the classroom. Specifically designed to feature everyday language and high frequency social interactions, these scenes and sketches follow engaging plot arcs in which characters face obstacles and strive to achieve objectives. With a foreword by Ken Wilson, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in using the performing arts to help students become more confident and fluent speakers.

      Everything you need to get dramatic in the classroom This easy-to-use, comprehensive teacher-resource book has lesson plans and practical activities that integrate theater into language learning. Plus ten original scripts so you can put the activities into action immediately! Drama and play scripts can be used to teach pronunciation, pragmatics, and other communication skills, as well as provide grammar and vocabulary practice! Conveniently organized into two parts, Part 1 includes pragmatics mini-lessons, community builders, drama games, and pronunciation activities. There are also lesson plans for producing a play (either fully-staged or as Reader's Theater), as well as guidelines and activities for writing plays to use with (or without students,) and suggestions for integrating academic content. You'll even find rubrics and evaluation schemes for giving notes and feedback. Part 2 includes 10 original monologues and scripts of varying lengths that can be photocopied and used in the classroom. Specifically designed to feature everyday language and high frequency social interactions, these scenes and sketches follow engaging plot arcs in which characters face obstacles and strive to achieve objectives. With a foreword by Ken Wilson, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in using the performing arts to help students become more confident and fluent speakers.

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      The Stoic Teacher: Teacher Tools, #6
      The Stoic Teacher: Teacher Tools, #6

      The Stoic Teacher: Teacher Tools, #6

      Ryan Racine
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      In this practical and accessible self-help book for educators, teacher and well-known student of Stoicism, Ryan Racine, shows us how the ancient philosophy can help teachers deal with day-to-day stresses, manage classroom behavior better, and strive to become better teachers! The book, the first to teach Stoicism for teachers, is full of important lessons such as: focusing on what you can control and letting go of what you can't preparing for problems without anxiety creating realistic and achievable goals fostering an attitude of gratitude for what went well even on a bad day. Written in a warm tone, The Stoic Teacher intertwines discussion of ancient philosophy with practical activities to help teachers apply Stoicism to their teaching practice. Discussion questions, and a chapter of reflections from teachers using Stoicism can inspire you to find a way to use what you've learned! Whether you're looking for a little help dealing with some difficulties or hoping to embrace a new outlook on life, whether you read it cover-to-cover, or pick the chapters you need now, The Stoic Teacher has something for everyone!

      In this practical and accessible self-help book for educators, teacher and well-known student of Stoicism, Ryan Racine, shows us how the ancient philosophy can help teachers deal with day-to-day stresses, manage classroom behavior better, and strive to become better teachers! The book, the first to teach Stoicism for teachers, is full of important lessons such as: focusing on what you can control and letting go of what you can't preparing for problems without anxiety creating realistic and achievable goals fostering an attitude of gratitude for what went well even on a bad day. Written in a warm tone, The Stoic Teacher intertwines discussion of ancient philosophy with practical activities to help teachers apply Stoicism to their teaching practice. Discussion questions, and a chapter of reflections from teachers using Stoicism can inspire you to find a way to use what you've learned! Whether you're looking for a little help dealing with some difficulties or hoping to embrace a new outlook on life, whether you read it cover-to-cover, or pick the chapters you need now, The Stoic Teacher has something for everyone!

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      60 Kinesthetic Grammar Activities: Teacher Tools, #7
      60 Kinesthetic Grammar Activities: Teacher Tools, #7

      60 Kinesthetic Grammar Activities: Teacher Tools, #7

      Alice Savage
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      "[The book contains] a wide range of practicable activities that, in the words of the authors, 'connect language in our head to our arms and legs, eyes and ears." — Scott Thornbury, Author of How to Teach Grammar and Grammar Uncovered from the Foreword Language is more than words. But too often, we teach grammar as a set of boring rules, best practiced by filling out worksheet after worksheet. 60 Kinesthetic Grammar Activities bursts this myth with a collection of activities that get students out of their seats and learning in a dynamic and active classroom. The benefits of kinetic language learning activities are many: teach gesture and non-verbal communication, activate our embodied mind, make grammar memorable, change the dynamics of the classroom, build community, and raise students' moods. You'll find the activities inside are all low-prep or no-prep, easy to adapt to your classroom, and flexible enough to work with a variety of target language features.

      "[The book contains] a wide range of practicable activities that, in the words of the authors, 'connect language in our head to our arms and legs, eyes and ears." — Scott Thornbury, Author of How to Teach Grammar and Grammar Uncovered from the Foreword Language is more than words. But too often, we teach grammar as a set of boring rules, best practiced by filling out worksheet after worksheet. 60 Kinesthetic Grammar Activities bursts this myth with a collection of activities that get students out of their seats and learning in a dynamic and active classroom. The benefits of kinetic language learning activities are many: teach gesture and non-verbal communication, activate our embodied mind, make grammar memorable, change the dynamics of the classroom, build community, and raise students' moods. You'll find the activities inside are all low-prep or no-prep, easy to adapt to your classroom, and flexible enough to work with a variety of target language features.

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    Alice Savage

    Alice Savage comes from a family of theatre people. Her grandfather was a professor of theatre arts, and her father is a playwright. The Integrated Skills Through Drama series has given her the opportunity to bring together this family experience in the theatre  with her love of teaching. In addition to the three plays in that series, Her Own Worst Enemy, Only the Best Intentions, and Rising Water, Alice has written many ELT books with Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Wayzgoose Press. Alice has a Master of Arts in Teaching from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont. She is currently a professor of ESOL at Lone Star College System, in Houston, Texas where she also does some teacher-training. She is grateful for the opportunity to spend time with young people who are exploring their own decisions about career and life.

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