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Month: June 2024

Lead singer of Marillion, representing the power of music to help teachers overcome burnout, with the Song Activity Factory logo.

How to Overcome Teacher Burnout and Find Joy with Marillion’s Beautiful

June 24, 2024 Márcia Bonfim (Mars)

Feeling burned out as a teacher? Discover how Marillion’s song “Beautiful” can help you rediscover the joy of teaching. Learn strategies to cultivate a positive mindset and create a more fulfilling teaching experience with the MeditaProf program. Join the conversation and find support in overcoming burnout.

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ESL listening activity with a fun grammar challenge using Dua Lipa songs

Boost ESL Listening Skills with a Fun Grammar Challenge: Dua Lipa & More

June 14, 2024 Márcia Bonfim (Mars)

Energize your ESL classes with the GrammaClip Challenge! Featuring hits by Dua Lipa, David Guetta, and more, these level-appropriate listening activities make practicing grammar points like tenses and adjectives engaging and fun. Boost your students’ language skills with these easy-to-integrate, music video-based challenges designed to rock your classroom!

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ESL lesson plan using Bon Jovi's music for self-discovery and personal growth

Inspire Self-Discovery in ESL Lessons with Bon Jovi’s 2024 Powerful Lyrics

June 13, 2024 Márcia Bonfim (Mars)

Empower your B1 level ESL students with this captivating Bon Jovi song-based lesson plan. Explore themes of self-discovery, personal limits, and acceptance through engaging discussions and creative activities. Perfect for both online and in-person classes.

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Song Activity Factory Pages: EXPLORE!

June 11, 2024 Márcia Bonfim (Mars)

Discover a treasure trove of engaging, song-based ESL teaching resources at Song Activity Factory. From detailed song analyses to complete lesson plans, our blog offers materials to enhance your students’ language skills and 21st-century competencies. Explore now and energize your classroom!

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All Out of Fight" Song-Based Lesson Plan

How to Teach English with Pink’s “All Out of Fight”: A Fun Lesson Plan

June 8, 2024 Márcia Bonfim (Mars)

Discover a powerful lesson plan using Pink’s “All Out of Fight” to teach emotional intelligence and critical thinking. Perfect for B1+B2 English learners, this engaging activity enhances listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Download your free resources now!

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Loved this site. I have already implemented some of the lesson plans in my classes and it’s so great how students respond to more dynamic

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― Adri Drueba

“Months ago I discovered Song Activity Factory: I was very impressed. In fact it offers lesson plans based on trendy songs AND it features great

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― Ambra Arduini

I just wanted to say thank you to Márcia, her website Song Activity Factory has helped me in so many ways. I started teaching online

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― Anita Massa

Song Activity Factory is the perfect way to make your students get the language “Under their skin” (any coincidence with the song is only a

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― Chris Pontiroli

Song Activity Factory is for sure one of the greatest websites available to help ESL teachers in the new journey of online teaching. It takes

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― Diego Fracari

Dear Márcia,  You are un(and I really have to use the F word here!)believable!  I requested this song about 3-4 days ago and in this short

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― Elize Marais

Marcia, I don’t know if I’ve ever told you how much I love your activities! Every time I open my email and find a different

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― Giselle da Silva

I always use Song Activity Factory and I’ve had such great experiences with my students. It’s possible to work with different skills of language, making

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― Leandro Thomazini

Song Activity Factory has been a fantastic addition to my ESL classroom. My students specifically requested to use it, and it turned out to be

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― Lucas Peres Fonseca

SAF was a life saver with the lesson plan for Rain on me – soon after all classes had moved online and running out of

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