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- 26 Aug 2010, 17:16
- Forum: Games & Activities
- Topic: BOOKS/ WEBSITES
- Replies: 14
- Views: 39885
Re: BOOKS/ WEBSITES
Hi there, For one to one here is a great book of games for children and there is video demo to go with it, ideal for new teachers to see one way that things can be done: www.homeenglishteacher.com And then for groups and classes there are books of games, a preschool curriculum of games, songs and st...
- 26 Aug 2010, 17:12
- Forum: Games & Activities
- Topic: Songs in language classes
- Replies: 13
- Views: 37646
Re: Songs in language classses
Hi there, To add to the good ideas on this post, here's a good article on using English songs in class with children. About half way down the article you'll find some practical tips on how to present songs and use them in class. http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/Articles/Using_ESL_Songs.htm All th...
- 26 Aug 2010, 17:07
- Forum: Teaching Young Learners
- Topic: A game for a multilevel class of 50 students.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15426
Re: A game for a multilevel class of 50 students.
Hi there,
Check this article on multilevel classes - there are some games in there:
http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/Art ... vities.htm
All the best
Shelley
Check this article on multilevel classes - there are some games in there:
http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/Art ... vities.htm
All the best
Shelley
- 19 Apr 2009, 12:26
- Forum: Teaching Young Learners
- Topic: Help! Games for young learners needing no resources?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 15372
Re: Help! Games for young learners needing no resources?
Hi there, I recommend using games with flashcards. If you don't have any pics then ask the children to draw them for you and use those. With a few pics you can play hundreds of great language games to learn and practise vocab and simple structures - basically anything. It's a bit like music, with th...
- 02 Dec 2007, 11:06
- Forum: Teaching Young Learners
- Topic: Discipline and spanish children
- Replies: 15
- Views: 30179
violence breeds violence
Hi there again, Well done for taking some steps to take things in hand. In England we have an expression "violence breeds violence", and I believe that to be true. Therefore it would be logical that the more you shout at your class the more noisy they will be! You set the example of how to...
- 30 Nov 2007, 10:41
- Forum: Teaching Young Learners
- Topic: Discipline and spanish children
- Replies: 15
- Views: 30179
try penalties for naughty kids
Hi there, I read your reply and felt as if I was standing in your shoes! With naughty kids like that, especially a bunch of spoilt brats, they just won't be able to play the games with too much movement, but there are plenty of games that can be played while students stay at their desks. For a start...
- 01 Aug 2007, 14:03
- Forum: Teaching Young Learners
- Topic: Teaching English to 4 year old French Students!!!!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11000
Dear Jayne There is just the thing here: http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/3-5.htm The free mini-series will give you plenty of game ideas and a story. The games are written for small classes though, of up to 20 children, but if there are two adults you can always make two groups, or play as one g...
- 01 Aug 2007, 13:56
- Forum: Teaching Young Learners
- Topic: Discipline and spanish children
- Replies: 15
- Views: 30179
Hi there, Check out these ideas - I hope they are of some help. Certainly if the other teachers do not maintain discipline it makes it harder for you, but it can be done. I KNOW it can be done because when I was in school I was so naughty, (what a nightmare for the teachers) but there was ONE teache...
- 01 Aug 2007, 13:48
- Forum: Teaching Young Learners
- Topic: teaching children
- Replies: 7
- Views: 17200
Dear Sabrina, The bilingual student can be a great asset for you in class. You can define an activity or game and then split the class in two and have the bilingual speaker take charge of the other half. It is quite normal otherwise for the bilingual child to be bored stiff, I mean wouldn't you be! ...
- 01 Aug 2007, 13:42
- Forum: Teaching Young Learners
- Topic: My advice to those of you teaching 4-5 year olds
- Replies: 2
- Views: 56165
Great job Masha! Here are some tips to include with your own, and there is a free story you can use too. More Tips: Preschool children have small attention spans so change your activities every five minutes or so because if they go longer than that, they'll start getting restless and you'll spend mo...
- 09 Oct 2006, 00:32
- Forum: General Teacher Discussion
- Topic: Lessons planning vs using the Teacher's Guide
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9349
Well, it sounds like from your own experience that you know the benefit of making your own lesson plans. Here are my thoughts on the subject: When you plan your own lesson plans, as opposed to using just pre-planned lessons from text books, several things happen. One, you will know what you're teach...
- 09 Oct 2006, 00:17
- Forum: General Teacher Discussion
- Topic: Reasons for doing TEFL course
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7616
I believe a TEFL certificate is invaluable and will certainly help getting a job, not to mention what you will learn that will make you a better teacher. Also TEFL is recognised the world. Even someone with a PGCE (post-grad qualification to become a teacher) would benefit from a TEFL because you le...
- 01 Oct 2006, 14:31
- Forum: Teaching Young Learners
- Topic: Teaching 5 yrs olds
- Replies: 6
- Views: 24881
There are lots of games you can use to teach the vocabulary first. Here is one that would work well to help them learn the vocabulary. For five-year-old students, you probably want to stay away from writing activities. One thing you could do is get a variety of transportation toys and have them in a...
- 01 Oct 2006, 14:23
- Forum: Teaching Young Learners
- Topic: Speaking Activities for Primary
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11820
For a fun game to practise speaking you could give some pupils questions and others the answers, or funny multiple choice answers. Tell the group that the multiple choice answers must match up and find their question. To keep the class on task have various incentives such as giving a time limit, whi...
- 01 Oct 2006, 14:20
- Forum: General Teacher Discussion
- Topic: Do tefl courses really work?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6664
I believe a TEFL certificate is invaluable and will certainly help getting a job, not to mention what you will learn that will make you a better teacher. Also TEFL is recognised the world. Even someone with a PGCE (post-grad qualification to become a teacher) would benefit from a TEFL because you le...
- 22 Sep 2006, 01:44
- Forum: Games & Activities
- Topic: Interesting classroom activities
- Replies: 13
- Views: 42183
- 22 Sep 2006, 01:36
- Forum: General Teacher Discussion
- Topic: really general novice questions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6337
My recommendation would be getting a TEFOL certificate. I believe a TEFL certificate is invaluable and will certainly help getting a job, not to mention what you will learn that will make you a better teacher. Also TEFL is recognised the world. Even someone with a PGCE (post-grad qualification to be...
- 22 Sep 2006, 01:33
- Forum: General Teacher Discussion
- Topic: Lesson Planning??
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6767
Here's how I plan lessons... First of all, please note that I don't like following textbooks lesson by lesson so I end up creating my own lessons (even though I sometimes use textbooks as a guide or resource for the students). When I first started planning lessons, I used a lesson plan form that hel...
- 31 Aug 2006, 18:19
- Forum: Teaching Young Learners
- Topic: Large classes - 65 students. Help! Any ideas?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 26349
Have you considered setting up stations around the room with different activities? They'll be able to move around even with the fixed desks and be able to look forward to the next activity. Here is a way to separate them into groups: You can do things that are different than just numbering off or ca...
- 26 Aug 2006, 18:13
- Forum: Teaching Young Learners
- Topic: Lesson preparation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 19150
Hi Laura, As an English teacher, I'll give you an overview of how I started planning lessons and how it has evolved. First of all, please note that I don't like following textbooks lesson by lesson so I end up creating my own lessons (even though I sometimes use textbooks as a guide or resource for ...