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ELT Sites and Blogs
Appendix
1 British Council
Teaching English: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk. This is a fantastic free site filled with ideas and free resources that you can take into class. It has lesson plans, school-subject-related suggestions, free webinars, ideas for teacher development and a wealth of tools that will help you put a smile on the children's faces.
Learn English Kids: http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/. This is a fantastic site for children and their parents. It has free online games, songs, stories and activities that children can do while learning English.
2 YLTSIG (lATEFL's Young Learner Teachers' Special Interest Group)
IATEFL has various special interest groups and this is the one to join if you're teaching young learners. This site, which you can find at http:// yltsig.net, will help you find out about important international events, publications and resources related to young learners.
3 Magazines for children
Both National Geographic and Time Magazine are known around the world for their quality. Both of their sites have sections that have been adapted for children. They contain engaging articles and videos to help develop children's literacy skills and general knowledge.
National Geographic for Kids: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com (a site with fun facts, videos, photos, quizzes and lots more).
Time Magazine for Kids: http://www.timeforkids.com (this site also has a classroom app and various printables).
4 Resources
The following sites will help you find plenty of ready-made resources to take into your classroom:
Worksheets and resources:
http://www.twinkl.co.uk, http://www.enchantedlearning.com, http://www.esl-galaxy. com/Kids.htm, http://www.eslkidstuff.com, http://www.vanda51pro.com/, http://www. onestopenglish.com
Arts and crafts:
http://www.dltk-kids.com
Answering children's 'Why?' questions:
http://www.howstuffworks.com
5 Publishers' sites
You can find all sorts of ideas and free materials on the various publishers' sites, along with information about teacher development initiatives that they are holding.
✵ Oxford University Press's teachers' club: https://elt.oup.com/teachersclub
✵ Cambridge English Teacher: http://www.cambridgeenglish.org
✵ Macmillan Teaching Resources & Teachers' Corner: http://www. macmillanenglish.com/ resources/
✵ Pearson's Teacher Resources: http://www.pearson.rs/teacher-s-resources.html
✵ Scholastic: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/
✵ Express Publishing: http://www.teachers-corner.co.uk
6 Carol Read's blog:
https://carolread.wordpress.com
Carol Read is a former IATEFL president and a renowned specialist on young learners. Her blog is an invaluable resource for any teacher of young learners, with lots of ideas, tips and resources that you can use.
7 Kylie Malinowska's blog:
https://klokanomil.wordpress.com
This blog shares ideas to use when teaching very young learners and young learners, as well as a summary of online teacher training workshops that Kylie gives.
Some Other Useful Websites
1 UsingEnglish.com
2 Twinkl.co.uk
3 Everythingesl.net
4 Englishmedialab.com
5 Englishinteractive.net
6 Educationworld.com
You can find many interesting activities and games there that are aimed at practising the four language skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing.
There is also a big number of exercises and tests in grammar and vocabulary but that is not all - some of these websites contain lesson plans and ideas on how to develop your teaching.