Top tips for how to select resources

In the previous step we talked about selecting or making your own resources. Here are our top tips. Are your top tips listed here?

Make sure:

the resource will help you achieve your lesson aim

the resource is appropriate for the group of learners

the topic is relevant and interesting for your learners

learners like doing the kind of activity the resource asks them to do

you haven’t done too much of this kind of activity recently

the resource helps you to provide variety within the lesson

you are allowed to photocopy or otherwise distribute this resource

the resource doesn’t take you a long time to prepare

you can use the activity again with another class.

Task

Which of these tips do you think are the most important? Choose up to four tips from the list and explain why you’ve chosen them. Share your ideas in the discussion board.