Teaching resources
Every resource here was written for large classes with few books and no photocopier. Filter by level and topic, then take the printable file with you.
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A repeatable opening routine that gets every child speaking English before the first lesson begins, with nothing but a blackboard and a class list.
Ten lessons that build the present simple out of what pupils already do every day, from waking before dawn to sweeping the compound at dusk.
A set of six wordless picture sequences and the questions that turn them into spoken stories, retellings and eventually written paragraphs.
A complete unit on asking questions in English, built for classes where the teacher has a blackboard and the pupils have an exercise book and nothing else.
Nine lessons that build the past simple and past continuous out of pupils own memories, with a bank of irregular verbs organised by sound rather than by list.
A debate format that gives sixty pupils a speaking turn in one lesson, with sentence frames that make it possible for pupils who have never spoken in front of the class.
A full term of Grade 4 English, sequenced week by week, with every lesson planned and every resource included. Written for teachers who are covering English alongside other subjects.
Eight lessons that move a class from choral recitation to genuine comprehension, using texts short enough to fit on a blackboard.
The fifty English phrases a teacher needs to run a lesson in English, with pronunciation notes and a four-week plan for introducing them without losing the class.