I am soon to start teaching English in India and although I have classroom assisting experience, I don't have any proper teaching experience or qualifications. Can someone please advise on good books? Or online resources to help me? Or any teaching advice in general?

Get hold of a KELTIC catalogue.
I use a series called Chatterbox which comes with Pupil's book, activity book and tape with teacher's book. You could get ideas from that even if you can't have copies for all the pupils.
I also have found Grammar 1&2&3&4 By Jennifer Seidl very good.
Websites ABC Teach
www.bbcskillswise.uk
www.handoutsonline.com
www.4esl.org
www.onestopenglish.com good luck

These are the sites I use to get ideas. The resources and lesson plans are all from teachers themselves. Adapt the ideas you see and you will not go wrong.

www.onestopenglish.com and other Macmillan resource sites are excellent.
To get coursebook recommendations how about specifying group size and target age and level, if you already know? Or are you looking for methodology books?

Dave's esl Café (daveseslcafe.com)

Open the TEFL website at About.com to find a vast array of free materials.
Also explore the sites below.

I have spent quite some time putting these resources together, although some will not be relevant to you, I feel that others will be of help.

Teaching Resources

http://atozteacherstuff.com/

http://www.lessonplanz.com/

http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/

http://www.etni.org/

http://www.byteachers.org.uk/school.htm

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/toftwood/index.html

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/toftwood/resources.html

http://www.sitesforteachers.com/

http://www.teachnet.com/

http://www.eduref.org/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/

http://www.4teachers.org/archive/...

http://www.4teachers.org/

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/

http://www.englishforums.com/

http://www.zozanga.com/

http://www.schoolexpress.com/

http://www.2020site.org/

http://www.btinternet.com/

http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/

http://www.wacona.com/

http://www.abcteach.com/

http://www.blogger.com/

Welcome to CanTeach! With hundreds of lesson plans, thousands of links, and tons of other resources, we hope you find something useful to help you out.

http://www.canteach.ca/



TEFL Methodology Index.

Approaches & Methods in Second Language Teaching.


http://www.midlandit.co.uk/education/ind...

http://eduscapes.com/

http://www.happychild.org.uk/shadow/inde...

http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/...

http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/deve...


I am in still in the process of putting these links together so you may find some repeated, if you want anything that is not included, please feel free to e-mail me and I will see what I can do.

kevsav025@yahoo.co.uk


Printable Work Sheets.

http://www.sitesforteachers.com/index2.h...

http://www.zozanga.com/

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/...

http://www.ezschool.com/worksheets/...

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/...

http://school.discovery.com/.

http://www.schoolexpress.com/

http://www.abcteach.com/

http://www.kidsdomain.com/

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/wo...

http://choreworksheetsforkids.com/...

http://www.beginningreading.com/...

Your Back-to-School Binder

Build It Now - Save Time Later

. 11 Fabulous First Day Ideas
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. Your Back-to-School Checklist
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. The School Supply List Maker
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. Sample Letters Home to Families
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. Student Information Sheet
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. Record-Keeping Template


http://teacher.scholastic.com/

Child Development &
Parenting Information

http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/...

Teaching children mouse control.

http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/...

http://www.scholastic.com/

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/toftwood/re...

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/toftwood/in...

http://www.4children.org/index.htm...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/a-z/website...

http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/...

http://www.beenleigss.eq.edu.au/wcmss/...

http://www.beenleigss.eq.edu.au/requeste...

http://www.wcfls.lib.wi.us/phpl/preschoo...

http://www.kidsource.com/

http://www.preschooleducation.com/...

http://www.earlychildhoodlinks.com/teach...

http://www.happychild.org.uk/

http://www.zozanga.com/

http://www.sitesforteachers.com/index.ht...

http://www.abcteach.com/

http://a.disney.go.com/disneychannel/pla...

http://www.wacona.com/kindergartengames/...

http://www.happychild.org.uk/shadow/inde...

http://www.browsewithme.com/topsites/tod...

http://eduscapes.com/

http://www.childdevelopment.org/...

http://www.ghbooks.com/activity/index.cf...

http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/...

http://www.coloring-page.com/

http://www.coloring.ws/

http://www.edhelper.com/

http://www.funbrain.com/index.html......

http://www.letsreadclyde.com/

http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/a...

http://www.starfall.com

http://www.pbskids.org

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/3-5.htm.....

http://www.schoolexpress.com/

http://gamequarium.com/

http://jambav.com/

http://www.fisher-price.com/us/...

http://www.sitesforteachers.com/index.ht...

http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/hasty/link...

http://www.techsparc.com/

http://www.wacona.com/kindergartengames/...


Early Childhood Resources

http://suzyred.com/

http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/education/techr...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/...

http://www.world-english.org/

http://suzyred.com/

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/toftwood/re...

http://www.zozanga.com/

http://www.happychild.org.uk/

http://www.englishforums.com/

http://www.midlandit.co.uk/education/ind...

http://www.schoolexpress.com/

http://www.abcteach.com/

http://www.2020site.org/

http://www.happychild.org.uk/shadow/inde...

http://www.hslda.org/default.asp?bhcp=1...

http://www.midlandit.co.uk/education/ind...

http://www.hslda.org

http://www.wacona.com/

http://www.childdevelopment.org/...

http://eduscapes.com/

Teachers use these resources; see if they are useful to you.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/...

http://www.zozanga.com/

http://www.midlandit.co.uk/education/ind...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/a-z/website...

http://www.sonlight.com/index.html?at=he...

http://www.sitesforteachers.com/index.ht...

http://blog.whimsplace.com/index.php?p=1...

Are you developing a lesson or unit? Use the links below to let technology help!

http://www.zozanga.com/

http://www.techsparc.com/

http://www.2020site.org/

http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/...

http://www.amblesideonline.org

http://www.mfwbooks.com/index.htm...

Language Arts/Reading Websites.

http://www.midlandit.co.uk/education/ind...

http://www.edhelper.com/

http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/tech/t...

http://www.e-tutor.com/

http://regentsprep.org/

http://www.funbrain.com/index.html...

http://www.how-to-study.com/

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/...

http://www.techsparc.com/

http://www.apsva.com/schools/gunston/peo...

http://www.americanschoolofcorr.org/...

http://homeschooling.about.com/od/teachi...

http://www.homeworkspot.com/

http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/a...

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/math.ht...

http://school.discovery.com/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/index.htm...

http://www.readwritethink.org//index.asp...

5TH Grade interactive and Fun Website

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/...

http://teacherweb.com/ga/gwinoakselement...

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/3-5.htm...

http://www.kidsplanet.org/

3rd Grade Websites

http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/oyama/3rd_gr...

Astronomy
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/ast...

NASA
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/

Patterns
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/patt...

Space/Solar System
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/space.htm...

Solar System/Space
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/solar.htm...

Study Island
http://www.studyisland.com

Times Table
http://www.mathsisfun.com/timestable.htm...

Themes
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/3-5.htm...

The Young Map Colourer
http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/workbk/...


http://www.fed.qut.edu.au/~masters/mdb38...


Many teachers, especially at the middle and elementary school levels, find that planning the selection of learning activities, and the instruction itself, can be more easily and effectively accomplished by building a unit around a theme or a topic.teachers often include ideas from several content areas in their thematic units, thus developing an interdisciplinary thematic unit.

Sites with themes

. http://www.cln.org/themes_index.html...
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. http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/k-2.htm...
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. http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/3-5.htm...
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. http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/denise/th...
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. http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/cite/themes.htm...
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. http://www.occ.act.edu.au/home/itpd/webq...


Reference

Orlich, Harder, Callahan and Gibson (1998) Teaching strategies: A guide to better instruction, Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
For Math.

http://mfeldstein.com/index.php/weblog/n...

Interactive Math.

http://www.subtangent.com/maths/index.ph...


Dinosaurs.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subject...

Zoom Dinosaurs is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs. It is designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic, and then to progress to much more advanced information as desired, simply by clicking on links.

http://www.dinosauria.com/

Infoplease's site will tell you which dinosaurs were the fastest, smartest, dumbest, oldest, widest and more.

http://www.homeworkspot.com/theme/dinosa...

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/sue/index.htm...

Dinosaur Locations and Sites to Visit

http://www.homeworkspot.com/

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/sue/index.htm...

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/sue/justforki...

Dinosaur Locations and Sites to Visit

http://www.dinoruss.org/index.html......

http://www.dinoruss.org/location.html......

Kevin, Liverpool, England.


3rd Grade Websites

http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/oyama/3rd_gr...

Astronomy

http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/ast...

NASA

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/

Patterns

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/patt...

Space/Solar System

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/space.htm...

Solar System/Space

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/solar.htm...

Study Island

http://www.studyisland.com

Times Table

http://www.mathsisfun.com/timestable.htm...

Themes

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/3-5.htm.....

The Young Map Colourer

http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/workbk/...




Reference/Research Internet Sites

Kid-friendly Search Engines 1.

http://www.yahooligans.com

2. http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/kidsclick!/....

- a web search for kids by media specialists
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3. http://www.ajkids.com
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- - ask Jeeves for kids
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4. http://www.galileo.peachnet.ed... -
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5. http://images.google.com
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6. http://kidskonnect.com/
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Online Encyclopaedias 1.
- http://www.worldbookonline.com/wbol/wbau...
- - Worldbook Online
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2. http://www.infoplease.com/
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Online Dictionaries and Thesauruses 1.
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- http://www.m-w.com/
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- - the Merriam-Webster online Dictionary and Thesaurus
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2. http://dictionaries.travlang.com/......
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- - foreign language dictionary
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3. http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dic...
- - an online dictionary
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4. http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/voca...
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- - The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Biographies 1.
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- http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/p...
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Maps 1.
- http://www.atlapedia.com/index.html-......
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- contains full colour physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
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2. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpedit...
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- - has Black-and-white maps for printing, instant access to education resources from Expeditions and the other Marco Polo sites, and lesson plans sorted by geography standard and grade level
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3. http://www.eduplace.com/ss/ssmaps/index....
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- - outline maps
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4. http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.ht...
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- - Color Landforms maps of each state in the US
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5. http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/maps.html...
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- - Need a map? Check out this site
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- 6. http://www.atlapedia.com/
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7. http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/map...
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News 1.
- http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/
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2. http://teacher.scholastic.com/newszone/i...
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- - Scholastic News
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3. http://www.sikids.com/index.html......
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- - Sports Illustrated for Kids
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4. http://www.timeforkids.com/tfk/......
- - Time for Kids
5. http://www.weeklyreader.com/
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- - Weekly Reader
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6. http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/......
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- - The Atlanta Journal/ Constitution

Kennesaw on the Web 1.
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- http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/3-5.htm.....
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2. http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/k-2.htm.....
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Media Centres 1.
- http://media/MediaWeb/gcps-sch...
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- - Gwinnett County's Media Home Page
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2. http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/chattahooc...
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- - Chattahoochee Media Centre Home Page
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3. http://www.oswego.org/testprep/e3topic.c...
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Miscellaneous 1.
- http://www.bartleby.com/100/
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- - Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient Literature
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2. http://www.wave.net/upg/immigration/flag...
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- - has flags of all countries
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3. http://www.infoplease.com/
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- - lots of info.
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4. http://www.wunderground.com/
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- - find the weather for any city, state, zip code, or country!
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5. http://dir.yahoo.com/education/higher_ed...
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- - College Search
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6. http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html....
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- - Funbrain for kids


http://www.fed.qut.edu.au/~masters/mdb38...
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Many teachers, especially at the middle and elementary school levels, find that planning the selection of learning activities, and the instruction itself, can be more easily and effectively accomplished by building a unit around a theme or a topic.teachers often include ideas from several content areas in their thematic units, thus developing an interdisciplinary thematic unit.


Free Online Language Translator

http://www.worldlingo.com/en/products_services/worldlingo_translator.html

http://www.worldlingo.com/

http://www.google.co.in/language_tools?hl=en

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/

http://www.transparent.com/

http://www.ilovelanguages.com/

http://www.tranexp.com:2000/Translate/result.shtml

http://www.freetranslation.com/

http://translation.langenberg.com/

How to Do A Language Exchange
You should practice using the Cormier method, a language exchange method that has been proven for over 3 years at the C.E.L.M. school in Montreal, Canada.

http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/

Good luck.

Kevin, Liverpool, England.

Many teachers, especially at the middle and elementary school levels, find that planning the selection of learning activities, and the instruction itself, can be more easily and effectively accomplished by building a unit around a theme or a topic.teachers often include ideas from several content areas in their thematic units, thus developing an interdisciplinary thematic unit.

You can refer to Oxford Seminars' ESL Teaching Resources http://www.oxfordseminars.com/esl-teach ... /index.php. These online resources cover many different topics and provide help with lesson plans, theory, language acquisition skills, ETC. I have found many to be extremely helpful.


Lyndsey Pratt
Oxford Seminars
www.oxfordseminars.com