Shelley Ann Vernon

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About Shelley Ann Vernon

Successful author and ESL teacher Shelley Ann Vernon has a passion for helping teachers make their job easier and more fun. Having been a dedicated teacher herself, Shelley knows exactly what it's like to spend hours preparing for a lesson, trying to make it fun and interesting for the students. She has shared her extensive experience as a fun, effective ESL teacher. She has two highly rated books on Amazon, plus other outstanding resources for teaching children. She always responds to fan mail and questions.

**Visit her website at www.teachingenglishgames.com

Shelley speaks at conferences such as IATEFL Cardiff 2009, YALS Belgrade 2011, UCN, Hjorring, Denmark 2014 and Barcelona in 2015. See her upcoming events on author-central for the next opportunity to meet her.

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ESL Classroom Activities for Teens and Adults: ESL games, fluency activities and grammar drills for EFL and ESL students. Jan 24, 2015

by Shelley Ann Vernon

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Make your ESL teaching easier and more fun.

Now you can make teaching and learning English fun again. Stop spending so much time preparing lessons ! Enjoy what you do best, being in the classroom. Your free time is your own time, save your energy for the students. Now you can have a classroom full of attentive and excited students using ESL Classroom Activities for Teens and Adults.

After years of teaching and ten years of writing, Shelley Ann Vernon has created a fun-filled book of classroom activities for ESL teachers. Pump some energy into your lessons and get your students talking, even the shy ones.

ESL Classroom Activities for Teens and Adults is a great resource for schools. Schedules are jam-packed but with this book teachers won’t need to plan their next lesson during lunch. It’s also great for new teachers who are nervous or overwhelmed.

Each classroom is unique and this book is full of variants to cater for your group sizes and abilities. Shelley has taught all levels of English. She also draws on the experience of teachers who have given feedback and contributed to the book. This updated edition is a rich and varied selection of activities to make your classroom dynamic and fun.

Learn how to:

Make learning fun

Make your students feel more confident speaking English

Help students learn and remember new vocabulary and grammar easily

Have more motivated students

And even become a more popular teacher

This book will guide you to avoid some teaching pitfalls and help you become the effective, fun teacher you want to be.

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Inside this book is access to a 70-page printable appendix of ready-made templates. Print and go! That said most of the games don't need any printing or preparation, but for those that do, templates are provided with this bonus to save you time. Buy your copy of ESL Classroom Activities for Teens and Adults by scrolling up and clicking Buy Now With 1-Click.

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ESL Plays and Skits for Teens: Short RolePlays & Conversational Dialogues for Teens Learning English Jun 5, 2019

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19 Short, fun skits for teens learning English. Teach English through drama and have fun with your teens.Skits cover topics dear to teens. Discussion ideas for each topic included. A version for one to one is included with every skit, as well as the group version. Flexible group sizes and numbers of students for each play.

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ESL Games for Preschool: for Teachers of ESL, EFL, ESOL and ELL Oct 16, 2017

by Shelley Ann Vernon

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Yes! Preschool children can learn to speak English. Be a fun and effective teacher with these adaptable games for preschoolers learning English. Includes bonus chapter on teaching toddlers.

Would you like to have happy preschoolers who love learning English with you ? Now you can. Be that fun, successful teacher you want to be with ESL Games for Preschool. Preschool children forget things so quickly and have such a short attention span, it might seem unrealistic to be teaching them English as a second or foreign language. Now you can drill your pupils in new vocabulary and grammar for as long as it takes and they won’t be bored, they will love you and your lessons! They will gain confidence in speaking and remember what you teach them.

With the help of numerous teachers writing in with feedback over the years, Shelley Ann Vernon has created a fabulous collection of fun, easy ESL games for preschool and kindergarten. This is a great book for the staff room bookshelf, and for any ESL teacher out there who wants get results with preschoolers and prepare fun lessons quickly.

What you will get from this book:

Easier, faster lesson planning

How to keep your pupils interested

Fun language drills for learning new vocabulary and grammar

Fun ways to have all the children speaking as much as possible during lessons

Classroom management tips and naughty children

Games for listening and speaking skills

Rhymes, finger plays and activities for songs

And you may even become a more popular teacher

It can be a challenge learning to teach, or changing your teaching style but, using one new game a day, you will soon become the inspirational teacher you really want to be.

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Inside this book is access to a bonus chapter on teaching toddlers. All these toddler tips are useful at preschool too. Buy your copy of ESL Games for Preschool by scrolling up and clicking Buy Now With 1-Click.

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ESL Games: 176 English Language Games for Children Nov 3, 2014

by Shelley Ann Vernon

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Be a successful, fun teacher with this action-packed games book for children learning English & FREE BONUS

How would you like to have happy, motivated pupils who love learning English with you ? Now you can. Have you noticed how kids tend to forget everything you covered in the previous lesson ? The vocabulary goes in one ear and out the other ! 176 English Language Games for Children solves that problem, by making repetition fun. Now you can drill your pupils in new vocabulary and grammar until they are blue in the face and they won’t hate you, they’ll love you for it ! Now they will be motivated and enjoying your lessons. They will gain confidence in speaking, remember what you teach them and get better results.

With the help of numerous teachers writing in with feedback over the years, Shelley Ann Vernon has created a fabulous collection of fun, easy ESL games for the classroom. This is a great book for the staff room bookshelf, and for any ESL teacher out there who wants to get better results and prepare fun lessons quickly.

What you will get from this book:

Easier, faster lesson planning

Fun language drills for learning new vocabulary and grammar

Fun ways to have all the children speaking as much as possible during lessons

Classroom management strategies that work in the real world

Games for listening, speaking, spelling, reading and writing skills

And you may even become a more popular teacher

It can be a challenge learning to teach, or changing your teaching style but if you do it with one new game a day, you'll soon become the inspirational teacher you really want to be.

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Inside this book is access to a series of elementary lesson plans made from games in the book. By using these lessons you'll be taken through the six steps to a fun, yet effective classroom.
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ESL Online Games: Have fun teaching English - Interactive activities to engage students of all ages and bring the joy of learning into your virtual classroom. Apr 2, 2021

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Enjoy teaching happy, motivated pupils online. ESL tutoring and groups of all sizes.Have fun teaching online!Following the success teachers have had with her classroom games books, Shelley Ann Vernon created this mega-collection of online games.Fun and effective learning for all ages, there is something here for everyone, from beginners to advanced levels. While all the examples are for English language learners, any foreign language teacher can use this book for remote teaching.Visual icons help you quickly select an activity. There are five-minute warm-ups, ten-minute no-prep games, low prep, and extended activities. For bigger games, you have access to ready-made templates in the free downloadable bonus Appendix.Students love learning and being engaged with these games.What you will get from this book:• Easier, faster lesson planning – the more games you use, the easier it gets.• Fun language games for vocabulary and grammar, listening, speaking, conversation, spelling, reading, and writing.• Tips on teaching online, dos and don’ts, technical tips, online security, engaging students, and more.• Support from the author. I’m here to help you succeed, and you will find my contact details in the book.• And you may even become a more popular teacher.It can be a challenge to teach online or change your teaching style, but you’ll soon become the inspirational teacher you really want to be if you use this book.Getting Your FREE BonusInside this book is access to a free downloadable Appendix of useful templates for the bigger games.Buy your copy of ESL Online Games by Shelley Ann Vernon by scrolling up and clicking Buy Now With 1-Click.

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Fun ESL Role-Plays and Skits for Children Feb 27, 2015

by Shelley Ann Vernon

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Engage and motivate your pupils with these 30 fun plays and skits for children learning English & FREE Bonus.

Would you love to have your English students begging for more? Do you want your young language learners to gain confidence speaking English and enjoy your lessons more? Now you can with this book of fun plays and skits. Using these plays will motivate your pupils, help them learn English and have them asking you for more.

The recommended maximum number of pupils per group is 15, making these plays perfect for :

1-2-1 teachers

small classes

after-school groups

English camps

The language level is beginners to lower intermediate.

The age range is 6 to 12 with many plays suitable for age 5 as well.

What you will get from this book:

30 tried and tested fun skits for children

A fun, effective way to teach and revise common vocabulary themes needed for the school curriculum

Children love these skits so using them helps create a bond between teacher and student

How to warm up your class to enjoy drama, even if you have no interest in acting

How to adapt the skits to your exact requirements

Great content for end of term shows, shows at school assembly or school open days

Access to skits in action with the free bonus videos (see below)

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Inside this book is access to a series of videos of plays in action. Watching the videos you will see how children so enjoy the skits and how motivated they are to speak English. You’ll get ideas and inspiration from teachers using the skits, adapting them, and from seeing what a success they are !

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Teach Your Child English: Fun One to One English Teaching Games For Parents and Private Tutors of ESL May 30, 2019

by Shelley Ann Vernon

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It's easy and fun to teach your child English. A book of language games for ESL Tutoring and parents teaching 1-2-1 & FREE Bonus video lessons.

Here's how to make teaching English 1-2-1 fun and effective. Teach your child in a way that does not feel like work. Have more motivated pupils. Keep your students, and their parents, happy ! Also relevant if teaching siblings.

You may contact the author for help anytime. Every query is personally answered by Shelley.

The games are for beginners to lower intermediate, aged 4 to 12.

What you will get from this book:

An effective way to teach English 1-2-1 that’s more fun than a textbook

Save time on lesson planning

More motivated pupils who enjoy your lessons more

Over 100 language games, adaptable to any language

Games for learning new vocabulary and grammar, speaking, spelling and writing games

3 lessons to copy in the free bonus (see below)

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Inside this book is access to a 3 demonstration lessons on video. Watch and copy these lessons as an easy way into teaching 1-2-1 through games.

Watching the videos you will see how much children enjoy learning through games and how motivated they are to speak English. You’ll get ideas and inspiration from them and see what a success they are !

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Teaching Toddlers English (ESL, EFL): How to teach two-year-old children English as a second or foreign language Oct 16, 2017

by Shelley Ann Vernon

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Are you teaching English as a second or foreign language at a nursery or kindergarten?

Or would you like to teach your own toddler?

You may be wondering whether it is even possible to teach a foreign language to children so young.

And certainly, you will be wondering how to go about it!

Here, in this mini-book, (56 pages), is the answer in the form of a report compiled from interviews with 250 teachers.

All the best ideas are in this report, including tips and tricks that teachers have been successful with.

This small book is so motivating that it makes you want to jump right in and try out all the fun ideas. You will discover how to teach toddlers a second language successfully.

You'll also have personal access to the author, Shelley Ann Vernon, who is glad to help. Every email is answered.

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Make your ESL teaching easier and more fun.

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Yes! Preschool children can learn to speak English. Be a fun and effective teacher with these adaptable games for preschoolers learning English. Includes bonus chapter on teaching toddlers.

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Be a successful, fun teacher with this action-packed games book for children learning English & FREE BONUS

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Engage and motivate your pupils with these 30 fun plays and skits for children learning English & FREE Bonus.

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It's easy and fun to teach your child English. A book of language games for ESL Tutoring and parents teaching 1-2-1 & FREE Bonus video lessons.

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Getting your Free Bonus

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