Magic in the Classroom

“Magic in the Classroom” is an online course which attempts to teach ESL teachers how to use magic tricks to spice up their classes.

Course contents

• • • Magic in the Classroom
      • Welcome to “Magic in the Classroom”
        • A few preliminary considerations
      • 1 – Your first magic tricks… simpler is impossible!
        • Last Card Standing
        • Hundreds and Thousands I
        • The List
      • 2 – Creating your own tricks, part I: magic based on existing card tricks
        • Five-card Mentalism
        • Accidental Mentalist
        • The Odd Card Out
        • The Odd Card Out (alternative version)
        • Odd Pairs
        • The Cycle
        • 21 Cards
      • 3 – Creating your own tricks, part 2: magic based on other principles
        • The Svengali Notepad
        • Six Envelopes
        • VISA
        • Prediction 10
        • Liar Liar
        • What’s my Chore?
        • The Cluedo Effect
      • 4 – Cheating & Forcing
        • Introduction to doing magic by cheating
        • Three Important People
        • Three Book Tests + Hollow
        • Forcing
        • How to make your own swap-box
        • Hundreds & Thousands II
      • 5 – Memory Tricks
        • The Magic Calendar
        • The Memory Game
      • 6 – Integrating magic into your classes
        • An introduction to integrating magic tricks more seamlessly in the classroom
        • The Magic Money Box (an idea for integrating magic into your classes)
        • Integration – Magic and Storytelling
      • Conclusion
        • Conclusion