Bringing Creative Teaching into the Young Learner Classroom

• Describes and explains how to understand, challenge and support young learners
• Tips on using technology, using make believe, assessment, and bringing the real world into the classroom
• 'Try this' ideas show you how to introduce a new activity
• 'Why this works' explains the benefits of a specific activity or approach, helping you decide if it is appropriate for your learners
• Includes ideas for developing your own English, both inside and outside the classroom
• Written by two experienced teachers and teacher trainers

Bringing creative teaching into the young learner classroom is a practical guide for teachers of 5-12 year olds to help you make an informed choice about using personalized ideas and activities to encourage language learning.

The contents of the book include: Knowing and challenging your learners; Encouraging your students to learn; Going beyond the coursebook; Empowering your learners; Assessment Playing with the sounds of English; Bringing the real world into the classroom; Using make believe; Performance and metaphor for the teacher: Language and cultural contexts

The accompanying website at includes: 'Try this' ideas for the classroom; All the practical teaching ideas and the tips from the book as PDFs; Useful websites A categorised list of useful websites for preparing lessons for young learners.