Using Paint in the ESL Classroom

Paint is a very simple, free application that can be found in every computer.

I believe that Paint has a lot of advantages and many activities can be done using it. 

One example is when you teach about body parts and clothes!!! You can give many creative assignments.

I usually give my students to draw themselves and color the clothes and the body parts (eyes, hair, skin etc) and then they write a short paragraph introducing themselves. 

Here is an example:

Children are so creative they will come up with many drawings and things to write about. It is important to include 'art' in the lessons for many reasons especially with the young pupils. 

There are many activities from coloring (if teaching colors/numbers/clothes/animals....) to writing and it all can be done using a simple program like Paint.