When teaching
English lessons to English as a foreign language (EFL) or English as a second
language (ESL) students, it is important to make the entire process fun and
engaging. You can include everything from cartoon images to popular movies and
songs in your lesson plans. However, online tools like timers, randomizers, and
name pickers can add a level of fun and organization, too.
Many students would not believe that classroom timers or stopwatches can be fun. After all, having a time limit on an activity or task can add a level of anxiety in some cases. To prevent your students from feeling rushed or nervous, make sure to use timers that promote a sense of enjoyment.
Many students would not believe that classroom timers or stopwatches can be fun. After all, having a time limit on an activity or task can add a level of anxiety in some cases. To prevent your students from feeling rushed or nervous, make sure to use timers that promote a sense of enjoyment.
How to Use
Timers in the EFL Classroom
The
Online-Stopwatch.com website described in my video tutorial below, presents a
huge range of options when it comes to fun timers. Some of them like the
standard hour class are very simple visual reminders of the time allowed to do
a particular task. For example, you can give your students two minutes to
answer a specific question or five minutes to free write about a unique topic.
Writing
lessons: For older
students, in Junior high, English lessons can improve with the use of graphic
or video timers specifically designed around a unique theme. For example, this
website offers a science fiction jet pack race timer. The students may enjoy
writing about a race, jet packs, or how they would feel soaring above the
ground.
Online
Dice for Games of Chance
When used with
educational resources that list words, speaking prompts, phonics, facts, or
sentences in a numbered sequence, outline dice can give your classroom the
opportunity to try out new things easily. For example, if the dice roll ends
with two, the student can read the word from the second column. You can also
use digital dice or a number spinner to choose from groups of students or even
decide on next activities. The possibilities are endless.
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Fun Name
Pickers
These online
tools allow you to input student names on a colorful wheel or other graphic,
click a button, and get a random result every time. In order to encourage
classroom participation and get answers from multiple students, a random name
picker at a touch of fun. Line-up students, pick volunteers, students to
present, show what they wrote, next to win prizes etc..
Each animated
randomizer on the site can be customized with your list of student names.
With these
three easy-to-use and entertaining tools, you can improve the level of fun and
classroom management every day. Use timers to keep students on task, online
dice for randomization, and name pickers to encourage participation and more.
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