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Category: Creative Writing

ESL lesson plan featuring Charlie Puth and Jung Kook song Left and Right

Engaging B1-B2 English Lesson Plan: Using ‘Left and Right’ by Charlie Puth & Jung Kook

August 13, 2022 Márcia Bonfim (Mars)

Discover an engaging B1-B2 English lesson plan using Charlie Puth and Jung Kook’s ‘Left and Right’. This interactive activity enhances speaking, listening, and writing skills through music, perfect for online and face-to-face teaching.

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Puzzle pieces with 'Musical Video Match' text and Song Activity Factory logo

7 Steps to Boost Student Creativity: Free Stock Videos & Music for ESL Lessons

July 10, 2020 Márcia Bonfim (Mars)

Discover how to unleash your ESL students’ creativity with this 7-step lesson plan using free stock videos and music. Perfect for B1+ levels, includes Cambridge English exam prep

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Creative ESL lesson plan featuring songs by Selena Gomez and Tones and I

Boost Writing With Selena Gomez &Tones and I| Teaching English with Songs

June 26, 2020 Márcia Bonfim (Mars)

Engage B1+ ESL students with this creative lesson plan using Selena Gomez’s ‘Boyfriend’ and Tones and I’s ‘Dance Monkey’. Includes narrative writing and listening exercises.

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Creative ESL lesson plan using 'Sine From Above' by Lady Gaga and Elton John

Creative Connections: Lady Gaga & Elton John’s ‘Sine From Above’ B1 ESL Lesson Plan

June 5, 2020 Márcia Bonfim (Mars)

Discover how to use Lady Gaga & Elton John’s ‘Sine From Above’ to enhance creativity, listening skills, and collaborative writing in your B1 ESL classroom. This engaging lesson plan combines visual analysis with music-based activities.

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B2 First lesson plan featuring OneRepublic's 'Didn't I' for creative writing

Creative Writing With OneRepublic: A B2 First Song-Based Lesson Plan

May 29, 2020 Márcia Bonfim (Mars)

Transform your B2 First preparation with this engaging lesson plan centered on OneRepublic’s ‘Didn’t I’. Combining character creation, song analysis, and creative writing tasks, this plan develops essential skills for the B2 First exam while exploring contemporary songs.

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“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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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