Teaching Tips, ESL Holiday Teaching Ideas

Halloween activities for online classes can be simple, playful, and incredibly effective at getting students talking. Use the excitement of the season to build vocabulary, storytelling skills, and confidence. Below are four no prep activities I use in real online

Teaching Tips

6 Low-Tech Tools That Still Work Wonders in the Online Classroom

Not everything in your online classroom needs to blink, buzz, or drag-and-drop to be effective. In fact, some of the most impactful lessons happen when you use simple, low-tech teaching tools—a whiteboard, a flashcard, a puppet on a stick. This

ESL Holiday Teaching Ideas, Teaching Tips

Halloween ESL Activities for Online Teachers (5 Fun & Easy Ideas)

Halloween can be one of the most exciting times of year for ESL students. Pumpkins, costumes, and spooky stories bring instant energy to the classroom. But for teachers, it often means one more thing to prepare — which is why

Speaking Activities

5 Key Considerations for Teaching Advanced Speaking Lessons Online

Teaching advanced speaking lessons can be one of the most rewarding—and at times most challenging—parts of ESL teaching. By the time students reach an upper-intermediate or advanced level, they can communicate in English with relative ease. The real question becomes:

Online Tools for Teachers, Teaching Tips

Top 10 Online Teaching Props Every ESL Teacher Should Try

Teaching English online comes with its challenges—but the right tools and digital props for online teachers can make your lessons feel just as lively and engaging as an in-person classroom. Whether you teach young learners or teens, adding online teaching

Online Tools for Teachers

Wondering which virtual classroom platform is right for your ESL lessons? We compare Zoom, Koala Go, Voov, and ClassIn—so you can teach with confidence, no matter your tech setup or student age.

Teaching Tips, Phonics

Teaching phonics online can be a rewarding yet challenging experience, especially when working with young ESL learners. My name is Meaghan, and I’m the founder of Florentis Learning. In this guide, I’ll share practical, proven strategies to help you teach

Teaching Tips, Speaking Activities

Teaching speaking lessons online can be both rewarding and challenging, especially when working with ESL students who are quiet or reluctant to speak. As Meaghan, the founder of Florentis Learning and a licensed Canadian classroom teacher with over 20 years

Teaching Tips

How to Teach Chinese ESL Students Successfully Online

Teaching English to Chinese ESL students is both deeply rewarding and full of surprises. If you’ve ever wondered how to teach Chinese ESL students effectively, you’re not alone. Over eight years of working with Chinese learners—first with VIPKID and then