Our kids like games and hate speaking English early in the morning. And in that case, a good warming-up activity is a key thing of a successful lesson.
One our students is really into searching, exploring and solving, he likes puzzles and riddles. He is a bit lazy and he doesnât seem to like language classes at all (especially when I make him speak).
Once I decided to give him somewhat like an âeasy treatmentâ. We didnât start our lesson with twisters or any other speaking activity, instead, we gave the boy a word search. He was so excited! He started looking for the words, he was eager to find them and afterward he read them happily without mistakes.
So, thanks to one of our professors, we discovered the world of âbusyteachingâ, where you can make your own word search or a scramble, exchange worksheets with other teachers and discuss your work with colleagues from all over the world.
Here are some of our âmasterpiecesâ:
So, you see, itâs rather easy and useful. You will spend just a couple of minutes to prepare a wonderful âWarm Upâ for your lesson. Just try. Your kids will like it.Â