Egg Drop

Materials: one egg for each student/team (they can give you stotinki for this), one ziploc bag for each egg (Very important! Get these sent from home if you want to do this!) packing materials like old newspapers, towels, plastic grocery bags, scotch tape, etc.
Description: First of all, don’t panic. Letting students drop eggs out a [...]

Matching Cards

Materials: premade cards on slips of paper or index card halves (see below for ideas)
Description: This is an easy way to work on almost any concept, and the cards can be easily stored for future classes and years. All you need to do is make sets of cards that illustrate the concept you’re trying to [...]

Bean Jars

Materials: two jars or containers for each class participating, one filled with small beans or dried corn
Description: So, my counterpart and I were tired of the kids saying simple things in Bulgarian that they certainly knew the English for (like, “Can I go to the bathroom?”, which I think is the first phrase everybody learns!) [...]

Outdoor Basketball Counting

Materials: a basketball and hoop
Note: This is great for summer camps when you want to teach some basic English, and are outside playing with some kids. This could be adapted for the indoor classroom if you think creatively.
Description: During the summer I would meet with some kids in the park on different days and we [...]