Teaching preschool English links
I’ve done a fair bit of kindy (as we call kindergartens in the trade) English teaching over the years, and I’m doing it full time at the moment for the first time in quite a while, so will be writing about that and giving lots of links for at least the next month or two. I’m going to start with a list of my stuff on the topic, if only to remind myself of what I’ve forgotten, and will move onto other great resources I am finding in future posts- assuming anyone at all is interested!
In no particular order:
In Modern English Teacher magazine (and mentioned in the TEFL Bible!)
Should my English teaching school be a preschool school (or should my preschool be an English school)?
On ESL Teachers’ Board
Setting up activities in preschool English classes
On Teach ESL to Kids.com
Making personal questions for young learners fun
On ESL Galaxy.com
An all singing all dancing preschool English lesson (included in a recent book by OUP Canada for a TEFL course provider)
On UsingEnglish.com
Why and how to use songs with young children
Christmas vocabulary you can mime
Combining Xmas with a young learner syllabus
On TEFL.net
15 criteria of a good preschool English class
The 15 stages of teaching numbers
15 variations on TPR for little kids
15 problems and solutions for large preschool classes
15 uses for guessing games in any preschool English class
15 flashcard activities for any preschool English class
15 fun sit down activities for preschool English classes
15 variations for large preschool English classes
15 techniques for calming down a preschool English class
15 criteria for a good kindergarten English song
The first 15 stages of using worksheets in kindergarten English classes
The 15 stages of using preschool English songs
15 criteria for choosing or making preschool English worksheets
15 punishments for preschool English classes (and the interesting debate it started)
15 fun ways of using preschool storybooks
15 ways of starting a preschool English lesson
15 ways to finish a preschool English lesson
15 reasons for misbehaviour in preschool English classes (and what to do about them)
Using the picture book From Head to Toe in EFL classes
Can-do statements in preschool English classes (an original idea, I think, and some very interesting comments by real published authors!)
Questions to ask before a new preschool English class
November 12th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
You should be knighted for work like this – cheers!
November 13th, 2009 at 5:58 am
Thanks very much. I’m currently learning on the job and this will be a great help.
November 14th, 2009 at 11:14 am
“You should be knighted”
Anyone matey with the Queen and want to tell her?