English Club For Warm Ups And Time Fillers

There are many reasons why you may need to use warm-ups and time-fillers while working as an ESL teacher:

to focus or bring energy to each class in the first ten to fifteen minutes
to break the ice with a new class of students
to fill a small block of time when a lesson runs shorter than you planned
to replace a lesson that students can't grasp or are bored with
to have on hand for emergencies such as broken audio-visual equipment or photocopiers
to use if you get called in last-minute to fill in for another teacher

Some teachers use short games and activities on a daily basis, and others use them only when the need arises. Print out some of the ideas, activities and worksheets and place them in a special file or notebook to keep with you at all times. You never know when you might need to pull something fun and new out of your teaching hat!