Classroom Tools for ALTs

A Quick Link for
the Back Room
(see below)
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Current Time, Date and Weather* At the start of the lesson, display the current time and date.
*Weather must be selected manually :)
Timer/Stopwatch/Time Bomb Provides a convenient timer and stopwatch.
The "Time Bomb" is a random-length timer.
Caution: the alarm is rather loud!
Student Number Lottery Choose a student at random by their "student number". Spelling Practice Start spelling one of 500+ common English words (nouns).
The spelling will autocomplete and display a picture.
Feel free to download and print the reading practice cards (mini picture dictionaries).
Note: Does not accept keyboard input, only touch-screen input
Pointing Game Select some word sets and start a pointing game.
Tap the picture that matches the word.
Faster answers get more points but you only get three chances.
Scrambled Sentences Translation and reading practice using textbook scripts.
I am currently teaching with the New Horizon textbook series so the scripts will be from those books.
Draw with Shapes Draw using simple shapes and colors.
Choose a shape and color, then place the shape using anchor points. (Look carefully at the shape icons to see where the anchor points are located.)
The "anchor points" system is not very intuitive for students in my experience, but once they get the hang of it, it's fun.
You can "turn off the lights" to make your drawing into a silhouette quiz.
Visit the "Back Room" Miscellaneous content, mostly for my personal use.
Includes additional mini-games, videos, slideshows, and printables.
Some of it might be fun or useful, if you can figure out how to use it.