The Flipped classroom, adaptable for primary?

This is a very interesting little JPG that I came across during my morning Facebook patrol. It was posted on the British Council website and talks of how we could turn the classroom inside out, so that effectively the class is studied home online via web and the homework is done in the classroom.

Now, how could this be implemented into an ESL classroom, and a primary one at that? The only way one could really integrate this would be to give students an opportunity to see vocabulary beforehand. Being such young students, self study is still not applicable, however by proving flashcard cards, games and word games, one could facilitate language acquisition.

Another benefit to this method is that allows students who are sick to not miss out on any valuable vocabulary, or those who go on holiday during term time(which frequently happens in Spain). I also feel it's a great tool for parents who have very little knowledge of English, as they can learn at the same time as their child. This is a issue I have heard many a time during parent-teacher conferences.

If anyone has any other idea on how this could work within the ESL classroom, please let me know!

Autumn already....

Once again I find myself trailing the internets for different ideas for the start of the new Autumn term and I found some fantastic resources courtesy of TES NEW TEACHERS. Its a page that I follow on Facebook and often find that they have innovative new ideas, this shall give me plenty of food for thought before September comes...

Ohhh, beautiful bulletin board!

I must stop thinking about the new term, I must stop thinking about the new term....... But I can't help it. I came across another decoration idea for the beginning of term, I wonder if I could get it organised now and then maybe RELAX during my summer holidays! Hahaha! Click here I think I'm onto a winner here!

poster mania!

Just a quick post before bedtime..... I was bowled over by this fab website www.teachfactory.com  . As you are all probably aware, I do like having a pretty classroom so this web is perfect! It has so many free posters that you can print out and put around your class, and they are so unique! This is my favourite so far......

London Olympics 2012

So, tomorrow the Olympics start and I for one am super excited about it. I've been working at a summer school the past month and tomorrow is my last day. Today, we made some awesome torches, made from cardboard and crêpe paper and they looked fab!
So, it got me thinking about where people could find some interesting information about how to follow the Olympics as an English as a second language learner. Although this page is not specifically for primary students, it does provide a great little handbook for teachers and learners who want to better understand the vocabulary! GO TEAM GB!