Trainees often ask me where all the ideas come from. Well, apart from 30+ years of teaching experience … I read a lot and take inspiration from anyone and anywhere. Here are a few suggestions of great books to get you started :

• 500 activities for the primary classroom
• Primary Communication Box
• Primary Pronunciation Box (do not be fooled by the word “Primary” – lots of great ideas to be had here)
• The Language Teacher Toolkit
• L’école autrement  – mon tour du monde de pédagogies alternatives (Emile LE MENN)
• Timesavers series

I also follow teachers on social media and get great ideas from being a member of a forum on FB.

Some games to try :

Swap Shop     

Sentence Stealer       

Quiz Quiz Trade         

http://www.theteachertoolkit.com/index.php/tool/quiz-quiz-trade