Alphabet Publishing: 11 books

50 Activities for the First Day of School is a collection of activities teachers can use on the first day of school or anytime they need an icebreaker or team building activity. While aimed at the English language classroom, the book is useful to any teacher. Activities include getting to know you...

Winner of a 2019 Writing Award from Lone Star College What happens when an adventurous teen gets stuck in the middle of a natural disaster? Ajax has a hard time fitting into a world of school and books. He wants to do the right thing, but his inability to sit still and pay attention...

What are you waiting for? The play’s the thing! Aida is planning to go to university and study science to get a practical in-demand job.  However, there is a catch: Aida is a talented actress. When a famous theatre school invites her to audition for a spot, Aida's friends and relatives are...

Successful implementation and completion of group work activities requires instructors and students alike to confront challenges not present in individual work. To maximize learning, group projects need a solid lesson plan that helps students understand the benefits of group work, develop ground...

Get students in their seats and working before the bell even rings. On the Board contains over 200 proverbs, brain teasers, riddles, puzzles, and jokes, all collected, classroom-tested, and curated over my 16 years of teaching ESL & EFL. These activities are the easiest, no-prep, fun ways to kick...

Don't Break the Ice. Build Community. Walton Burns, author of 50 Activities for the First Day of School, returns with a collection of flexible community-building exercises for the classroom. Students thrive in classrooms where they feel safe, welcome, and supported. Building a sense...

Keeping the Essence in Sight is an invitation to become a better teacher. To remember the essence of teaching, why we go into the classroom in the first place: To teach our students to communicate in the English language. We don't become teachers so that we can grade tests, or fulfill national educational...

Teach pragmatics by getting dramatic in the classroom! Life's ups and downs do not slow down the busy Curry family, but when daughter Gigi breaks off her engagement to a computer gamer, everything comes to a stop. Everyone wants to help Gigi and Oscar, but in a modern romance, the rules the...

These scripts will give students the opportunity to confidently practise language in a safe and structured setting where they can enjoy playing roles and bringing the story to life. ... they'll be having so much fun that they won't even realise that they are learning —David Farmer, NILE training...

These scripts will give students the opportunity to confidently practise language in a safe and structured setting where they can enjoy playing roles and bringing the story to life. ... they'll be having so much fun that they won't even realise that they are learning —David Farmer, NILE training...

What are you waiting for? The play's the thing! Aida is planning to go to university and study science to get a practical in-demand job.  However, there is a catch: Aida is a talented actress. When a famous theatre school invites her to audition for a spot, Aida's friends and relatives are...