Practical English Summercamp Activities

If you want your students to be lifelong learners, it’s time to transform your classroom into an active learning center. Rather than relegating children to passively sit for hours at a time, encourage them to move and engage with their education through proactive practices.

In his book, Practical English Summer Camp Activities, EFL instructor Barry Nicholson shares over one hundred fun, educational activities you can incorporate into your own lesson plans. Perfect for teaching English as a foreign language, this guide also works well in special needs classrooms.

While traditional methods have their benefits, active and creative classes offer more rewarding results for students and teachers alike and often require less preparation. Within this gem of a resource guide, you’ll find a wide assortment of playful practices that you can use to ensure students don’t just hear your lesson but actually comprehend and remember it.

As you begin to think more creatively about your teaching techniques and incorporate more play into your planning, you will reignite not only your students’ enthusiasm for education, but also yours!

Author Biography

Born and educated in the United Kingdom, Barry Nicholson holds a master’s degree in teaching English as a foreign language from the University of Reading. During his career abroad, he has taught in the Far East, Germany, and Turkey. He currently lives and works in Istanbul.