If you’ve ever taught Kindergarten EFL (or worked as an undercover cop in a Kindergarten) you will probably agree – ‘Kindergarten Cop’ was based on a very true story. For some of you, watching Kindergarten Cop is less ‘delightfully comical action flick’ and more ‘CCTV footage’ from your classroom. As a teacher of small creatures – I mean children, I’ve seen it all: cuts, bruises, kicking, screaming, bathroom accidents, unstable scaffolding made from tiny chairs, and even the old ‘I’ll show you mine if you show me yours’ card.

Raise your hand if classroom management is top of your OS list (Occupational Stress). To the rest of you- CONGRATULATIONS! You have either landed a whole school of rare ‘angel students’ or you, yourself, are a rarity. For the rest of us, managing our classroom takes just as much energy as speaking English accurately (actually, considering you need to have a 4 year degree from an English speaking University to even apply to teach, classroom management takes far more energy than speaking English coherently). There are endless tactics to grab your student’s attention and keep their focus but there is one very easy way to manipulate your students, have them wrapped around you little finger, to get them to do what you want them to…

Ever have one of those days in Korea where you were desperate for an easy set of English language lesson plans to keep the class busy and keep you from spending 50 minutes in "on" mode?  Or maybe you just left that day's work at home...you know that old stand-by:  "my dog ate my prep work."  Never fear! Well, like you, my last school also gave me plenty of opportunities to practice ‘winging’ a lesson plan.  Luckily, I now have a no-fail formula that can be adapted to any age group at any language level.  All you'll need is a bit of creativity, some adaptability, a good sense of humor and nerves of steel (hey, you are ‘winging it,’ after all!).Before borrowing/stealing my lesson plans below, follow these quick tips: