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Beyond the Moon: Two readers to travel in space
In the last on our series celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, we present some Helbling readers which will launch you and your students into space. We have already looked at MContinue Reading -
Beyond the Moon: Space projects for the language class
In this post on space travel we boldly go where no language class has gone before: to the outer regions of our solar system! We recommend the following projects as starting points for both indiContinue Reading -
Moon Landing 50: Moony goes on holiday
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing. In a previous post we have collected resources for you to learn more about the Moon landing and lots of stories to inspire CLIL and culturalContinue Reading -
Moon Landing 50: “One small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind”
The moon has sparked our imagination since the beginning of time, inspiring poets, philosophers, scientists, explorers and engineers to meditate on and study it in detail.Continue Reading -
Online storytelling tips for teachers
We often think of visual or interactive storytelling when we want to tell a story on digital platforms, but online storytelling has various forms.Continue Reading -
10 fun bookish things to do
What do you feel when you are surrounded by books? Excitement? Curiosity? A sense of adventure?Continue Reading -
Listening in the reading class
Among the many skills we aim at developing in the language class, listening has a special role.Continue Reading -
The audio experience: listen to graded readers
Have you ever listened to a good story? Most of us will say, 'yes, of course', and we will probably think about bedtime storytelling, something we much enjoyed as children.Continue Reading -
Young readers, young listeners
Rhymes, chants and songs If you started learning a second language as a child, it is most likely that you still remember the rhymes and chants you used to practise the alphabet, the parts oContinue Reading -
Reading for fun at home: tips and resources
How can we encourage reading for fun at home? Reading the texts in course books from lesson to lesson contributes to our students’ focused language development, but there is so much more to reading.Continue Reading -
Using classic fiction to talk about families in the English class
Let's talk about the importance of families and different family models by looking at how each family faces different challenges in life.Continue Reading -
The ABC of a graded reader: David and the Great Detective
As teachers, we would all like our students to read more and read better in English.Continue Reading