We have another guest post from Chi, a senior high school ALT living in Ikuno. She does something a little sneaky with her boards! Check it out! Chi says… I’ve been doing posters about the school clubs. I basically infiltrate clubs and experience training/activity with them for a few sessions and then interview the students. […]
Category: English Boards
Exam Boardom
Hi boarders! I’m Erika, another crafting-obsessed ALT. I often have downtime in between lessons and planning, and use it to work on my English board. Here’s what my board usually looks like: I have a few regular features: ☆ Mailbox My school is pretty low level, and many students are too shy to speak with […]
More Boardom!
Hello all, It’s Whitney, your Hyogo AJET webmaster, here. I am very excited to upload another guest post from English Boardom. This time we will be looking at some vibrant material from Ashlie. Enjoy and be inspired! Basically I have one main board that catches the attention of students with a little English on it […]
Thinking Clairely About Boardom
Hello all fellow English Boarders, it’s your current webmaster Whitney here. I am happy to include a special guest post by Claire from English Boardom. In this post, Claire will be sharing some pictures that will do a lot of speaking for the hard work she’s put in to her English boards. Without further ado… […]
Round 1: -ed vs -ing
Be honest. Do you ever feel like screaming when your students write the following sentence: “I played baseball (or whatever sport) yesterday. I was tiring.” T-I-R-I-N-G. No. You were not. You were tirED. The thing is, the students aren’t the only ones to get this wrong. I have had teachers admit that the whole -ing […]
The Future
So, right now, your 3rd years are getting ready to graduate. They’re going to move up and out and they are STOKED. And so are you. But you’re also sad. So, so sad. Therefore, you are going to make a sappy bulletin board telling them how much you’re going to miss them and how they […]
American English vs British English
One of the most popular boards I have done so far is my “American English vs British English” board. Several teachers from visiting schools commented on this board to my JTEs as well as ALTs in other schools. As a result, I had one friend ask me for that information so that they could put […]
Brilliant Board Tips
Hello All! I’m Becca, and I’m going to give you ideas, thoughts and examples of English Boards you can do in your school. There are a few tips that I want to pass onto you right now: First, make it simple. Simple sentences are the best. These are the sentences your students will understand. And […]
No Fear Phonics
Hello everyone. This is your hyogoajet.net webmaster, Whitney. I’m a third year ALT up in Kami-cho (Tajima). Truth be told, I don’t always make bulletin boards. But when I do, I take a lot of time to make sure they look sloppy in a professional kind of way. I am posting only as a guest. […]