How to teach IELTS: ReadingThis lesson plan introduces the reading test, which is also different for academic and general test writers. This lesson plan focuses on the test format, but also allows you to identify the student’s reading habits. Some activities will even help the student improve their reading skills outside of the classroom!If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

How to teach IELTS: SpeakingThis lesson plan introduces the speaking test and its format. It covers the following exam criteria: pronunciation, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy, fluency, and coherence. During this lesson, you will also have the chance to practice speaking exercises with your students. Like the listening test, the speaking test is the same for both academic and general tests.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

How to teach IELTS: WritingThis lesson covers elements of the writing test, which is different for academic and general test writers. This lesson focuses on both, so be sure to target the activities that suit your students’ needs. It discusses the following criteria: task achievement, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy, and coherence and cohesion.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

This article describes two hands-on lessons to teach elementary and middle school students about ice, glaciers, and climate change in the polar regions.

This nonfiction article, written for students in grades 4-5, explores the ways in which glaciers shape the Earth's land. Modified versions are available for students in younger grades.

This issue of the free online magazine, Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, contains content knowledge and instructional resources about icebergs and glaciers and the scientific principles of density and buoyancy.

Idioms describing food and eating: This lesson teaches idioms like eat like a bird and dig in. Most students love food, so they’ll love this lesson on idioms describing food and eating.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

Idioms describing love: If your student is asked to go on a blind date, do you think they’ll know what it means? Maybe not, so use this lesson to teach them about idioms describing love.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

Idioms describing people: This lesson plan focuses on common idioms we use to describe people, including black sheep and gold digger.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

Idioms that use anatomy vocabulary: Imagine being a new English learner and being told to break a leg or pick his brain. Idioms that use anatomy can be weird and downright scary, so this lesson is a must for your ESL students.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

Idioms that use an animal vocabulary: Animal idioms are tricky. Your student probably feels like a fish out of water, so kill two birds with one stone and teach them about animal idioms in their English class!If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

This article discusses how the study of weather can meet the NCTM Data Analysis and Probability standard. Links to lessons for grades K-2 and 3-5 are provided.

This article provides an overview of interactive whiteboard technology and ideas for incorporating one into the classroom.

This article describes what an online social networks is, provides examples of education-focused social networks, and how anyone can use NING to build an online social network.

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce vocabulary around books and reading. Students will learn about technical vocabulary and use this to answer questions and analyze text. You should use this lesson with students at the intermediate level. Specifically, you should use this lesson with students who are looking to improve their speaking skills. Ultimately you will provide students with controlled and free tasks to promote fluency in speaking.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

This lesson is perfect to use with beginner students. It is designed for introducing object pronouns to beginner students. Additionally, it is great to use as a practice or review lesson. In any case, when using this lesson students should have an understanding of how to use subject pronouns.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register for a free Off2Class account.

This article highlights seven science lessons that teach elementary students about seasonal change. Suggestions for integrating literacy and science include two lessons that use informational text and cause and effect relationships.

This article describes how primary school teachers and their school technology specialist use classroom blogging to engage children in reading and writing.