Topic: Telling a story Objective: Fluency Students will speak in complete sentences at the complexity level that is appropriate for their current level. They will recall vocabulary and grammar forms that they have previously learned with minor prompting from the teacher. Note: I didn't specify a comic strip because this plan can work for ANY of them! Outline:  Pre-reading Discussion What is the name of this comic? Does this comic strip have a title? If yes, what is it? Have y

Grammar has the unfortunate reputation of being boring, but it doesn’t have to be that way! Using comics to teach grammar is akin to hiding vegetables in other food that a child really likes. What’s great about “Speak English with Comics” is that the comics can be adapted to all kinds of lesson objectives. Whatever grammar topic is in your curriculum, you can certainly use our comic strips to add some fun to the lesson! But don’t just take my word for it, here are six example

You may have noticed in Meg and Bree Try New Things  that there are lots of clocks and calendars. We did this on purpose!

Teaching grammar with comics strips is incredibly flexible! You can adapt your lesson plans to fit just about every verb tense. This lesson plan focuses on the present continuous. Common mistakes students make forgetting the be verb (is, am, are) I have students young and old who either forget to use the be  verb or think that it is not important. But we know how crucial it is! Students will have a much harder time making the PAST continuous if they have not mastered the pr