Creative posters from pinterest - Part 2

I've mentioned pinterest before - both for teaching and for working on language areas.  

Today, I wanted to mention a few things I've saved on my pinterest board.

Forever is over!

http://www.anatol.cc/images/objekte/nothing_lasts_forever2012.JPG

So many words are inside other words.......

When there's an earthquake, the earth quakes!

                                        Acting out of character?

char      er

     act

I'd like to have ......

http://pulpfreedom.tumblr.com/image/36702051634

What about you?  What would you like more of?

You could use posters like these to work on language.  Students can make their own.

http://wishflowers.tumblr.com/post/18929048409

For this last one, you could give students the verbs and they can choose the words to combine with them.
think                                                          daily
exercise                                                      happy
eat                                                             hard
work                                                          healthy
stay                                                            less
worry                                                         more
dance                                                         often
love                                                           positively
be                                                              strong

Creative posters to use in creative classes! - Part 1

This morning, I was checking out some recommended pins in an email I'd received from pinterest

and came across a couple of things that gave me ideas for new collections to start and also inspiration for this post!

What about putting on some stimulating music (I'll leave you to choose suitable music for yourself and your students!)

Tell students to think about things they love doing........ something they haven't done for a while - because they haven't had time, someone they haven't seen for some time and they enjoy being with and doing things with.  They could share their thoughts with a partner or in a small group.

Then, show students these 'thoughts': 

You could focus on the structure and how it is repeated throughout:

I still find each day too short for 

                           all the  +  plural noun  +  I want to  +  infinitive

The plural noun needs to collocate with the verb - you take walks, read books, see friends.

Then, you could give them the skeleton for their thoughts and they write them down, using the same structure.

Here are my 'thoughts':

I'd better get on otherwise I won't have time to phone, chat, try out or develop!

Happy Monday!!  

A little help from pins

Many of us are back to work now.  Schools here locally are with teachers, without students at the moment.  Timetables are being finalised, maintenance work being carried out and preparations to welcome the students back to class being made.

I've mentioned Pinterest before on this Blog.  I'm using it more and more both for work and hobbies.  The number of boards I have is growing all the time and I must admit, that the weekly email I get with 'Your weekly inspiration' from Pinterest is one of the emails I look forward to receiving.

So, when I received a second email from Pinterest a couple of weeks ago with the Title 'Teach with a little help from pins', I checked out the suggested pins and boards in it.  I was impressed and made a mental note to share some of them with you via this Blog.

I checked out (and have clicked to follow) the following boards:

Reading ideas.  There are some great ideas here for activities and displays.

Bulletin Boards and Charts

Where I found this:

So, I hope you enjoy my 'important thoughts' for today.  I'm going to press on and get myself geared up for this academic year.  May it be a great experience for everyone!