One of the joys of teaching primary learners is how open they are to learning. Young learners’ minds are impressionable and easily shaped by outside influences. Children aren’t born with a pre-programmed set of values: they learn them first and foremost from their families and then from their next local environment; the school (Medwell, 2021). […] The post Encouraging values and emotional development in our young learners appeared first on World of Better Learning | Cambridge University Press ..read more

A look at social and emotional learning and why it is important for teachers to include this in the English language classroom. The post Social and emotional learning skills for your classroom appeared first on World of Better Learning | Cambridge University Press ..read more

World of Better Learning has many articles about Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). Here we delve deeper into the benefits of integrating subject content into the young learner’s language classroom and suggest that teachers who introduce CLIL into their language learning classrooms will benefit not only their students but also themselves.  What do we […] The post The benefits of CLIL for young learners – and teachers! appeared first on World of Better Learning | Cambridge University Press ..read more

Just over seven years ago the United Nations developed the 2030 agenda. The central theme of this agenda was the development of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But what are the SDGs? Why are they relevant to my English classroom? And how can I incorporate them into the curriculum?  Let’s take a look at how, […] The post Incorporating Sustainable Development Goals in your curriculum appeared first on World of Better Learning | Cambridge University Press ..read more

Teaching phonics can be fun! Nobody wants a silent primary classroom, so it’s the perfect place for sounds to be explored and brought to life. On 27th April, I’ll be exploring the wonderful world of phonics in a webinar. Kid’s Box New Generation, the new primary course from Cambridge, integrates phonics into lesson material. There […] The post Bringing phonics to life for young learners: I like the sound of that! appeared first on World of Better Learning | Cambridge University Press ..read more

Critical Thinking and Decision Making are skills that are in high demand from employers around the world, and employees with these skills are seen as immensely valuable.  Companies need their employees to have strong analytical and evaluative skills, and to exercise careful judgement and decision making in the workplace.    By integrating Critical Thinking and Decision […] The post Employability skills #4: critical thinking and decision making appeared first on World of Better Learning | Cambridge University Press ..read more

When we start exam preparation with our students, for Cambridge YLE tests, there is a lot for us to think about as teachers. At the same time, how can we keep sight of our main aim in the classroom – getting our students to enjoy learning and using language? I’ll be discussing how we can […] The post Activities for young learner exam preparation – with smiles all round! appeared first on World of Better Learning | Cambridge University Press ..read more

Who’s at the centre of a six-year old’s universe? How can we connect to an eleven-year old’s world? These questions can really make a difference to the way we teach our young learners a language. These are just some of the questions Caroline Nixon and Michael Tomlinson will be covering in their webinar ‘Kid’s Box New […] The post Kid’s Box New Generation: Growing, learning and having fun together in the primary classroom! appeared first on World of Better Learning | Cambridge University Press ..read more

To be “kind to others” is something we often hear from our parents and teachers when we’re young and then we say it to our own pupils and children when we become adults, but we’re frequently short of examples of how we can be kind to others besides using the “magic words” (please, thank you […] The post Teaching students how a bit of kindness can go a long way appeared first on World of Better Learning | Cambridge University Press ..read more

With so many spelling rules in English (and so many exceptions), how can you help your IELTS students make fewer spelling mistakes and give them a better chance of getting the IELTS band score they need?  Well, you’ll probably need to motivate students to improve their spelling by showing them how spelling is assessed in […] The post How to help IELTS students improve their spelling appeared first on World of Better Learning | Cambridge University Press ..read more