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Top Tips for Teaching Teenagers

Posted on January 23, 2015 by jonnyingham

Teenagers… The very word can fill a teacher with dread… Teens get a bad rap. Ask anyone to come up with an adjective to describe a teenager and they are likely to come up something fairly negative like ‘moody’, ‘uncooperative’, … Continue reading →

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Kaboom!

Posted on February 1, 2014 by jonnyingham

This activity is variously known as kaboom, earthquake and typhoon, perhaps depending on which staffroom or hemisphere you are teaching in. It’s a good staple for kids courses; it’s gone down well whenever I’ve used it, even with adults. It’s … Continue reading →