https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens It's a jungle out there! en-us 2016-06-06 12:49:34 UTC 2025-07-04 12:11:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Send.png victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/113787554 Principle 1: Teenagers strongly conform to their own peer group and reject those outside it. The implication is that activities or topics which touch on crossgenerational issus should engage them.

For example: Using a sitcom like Kevin the Teenager or any show about the teenage/adult divide.

Principle 2: Teenagers love songs. To use them effectively in class though, teachers should follow these guidelines and chose songs which have;
1. lots of language (not just repetition)
2. clear delivery (goodbye Bob Dylan!)
3. nonobtrusive music
4. no long musical interludes

Principle 3 : Teenagers love competition, especially between the sexes.  Separate your class into boys Vs girls for some activites and get boys to set questions for girls and vce versa.

4. Teenagers are interested in the topic of relationships so you can incirporate things about friendship and dating in an appropriate way.

5. Teenagers and social media go hand in hand, so Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat etc are all great contexts for lessons.
Link to full article:
https://eltnick.wordpress.com/2016/05/27/teaching-teenagers-5-principles-5-tasks/

]]> 2016-06-06 12:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/113787554 victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/113790196 Check out this version of the classic game to engage even your least motivated learners!

]]> 2016-06-06 13:09:43 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/113790196 victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/113790699 This topic should engage teens as the focus is them! This follows on from the recommendations made by the interesting article 'How to engage teens']]> 2016-06-06 13:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/113790699 victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/113791186 A simple sequence involving peer teaching can be a great way to engage teens in the learning process. Try this activity to teach phrasal verbs :) 
St 1: gIV TH]]> 2016-06-06 13:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/113791186 victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/113791942 2016-06-06 13:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/113791942 victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/113792701 See Principle 2 of my previous post about engaging teens! This is a very simple way practise listening for key words. It also fosters a sense of competition (see principle 3 of previous article re engaging teens). ]]> 2016-06-06 13:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/113792701 victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/113794059 http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/short-sweet-using-short-films-promote-creativity-communication]]> 2016-06-06 13:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/113794059 victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/116042691 This article outlines some really useful/fun apps we can use to engage our learners' creativity and get them involved in making and recording videos. Perfect for speaking tasks or pronunciation-focused tasks!


]]> 2016-07-07 07:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/116042691 victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/116972561 Print out this article or send you teens a link to it. It contains some fantastic tips to help students become autonomous learners and it has really useful links that they can click through to get extra information/resources.]]> 2016-07-26 02:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/116972561 victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/116972671 Struggling to find some end of term activities that will encourage reflection and all you to collect useful feedback from your High School students? Check out some of these useful suggestions.]]> 2016-07-26 02:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/116972671 victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/116972933 This game is tough so I would only advise playing with upper-intermediate or high-level intermediate classes. It's really fun and the key is linked to in the post. Enjoy!]]> 2016-07-26 03:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/116972933 victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/116973513 Do you ever notice that your teen learners write down new vocab items rather haphazardly in their notebooks (or not at all!!)? How can we expect them to engage with meaningful recording and revision of vocab unless we train them? Here are some really interesting insights and suggestions as to how to train students and what types of activities are best to help them with vocabulary recording, recall and retention. Highly recommended reading!!!]]> 2016-07-26 03:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/116973513 victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/127711563 Look no further! Here is a fantastic post with lots of game ideas to increase speaking/oral production. The writer has even included free printable templates. What more could a teacher want?!]]> 2016-10-02 08:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/127711563 victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/132477475 So I was recently faced with the challenge of presenting the grammar of describing past habits to a group of young teens, and after scouring the internet for a fun/suitable video to use, I came across this collection of 'the evolution of X celebrity' videos. These are great to use in a teen classroom as they are geared towards a teen audience and contain a wide range of authentic language to exploit. Enjoy!]]> 2016-10-22 05:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/132477475 victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/132477698 Check out these lesson plans/ideas from OneStopEnglish for fun webquest lessons that will integrate ICT into your teen classsrooms to ensure engagement (right?!)]]> 2016-10-22 05:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/132477698 victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/132477769 So we all know that our teen students are constantly messing about online on their phones or tablets, but how well-prepared are they for this digital citizenship? Use this lesson plan from the British Council to keep them informed of potential dangers and how to keep safe on the internet. ]]> 2016-10-22 05:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/132477769 victoria_lyons https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/132477879 http://lessonstream.org/2011/09/24/my-favorite-things/]]> 2016-10-22 06:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_lyons/teachingteens/wish/132477879