@Sara
First and foremost, don �t let them sit at a table!! I always sit on the floor with my 2- to 4-year old kids!
Secondly, I never do these lessons without the toddler �s mothers, because I cannot leave the other kids alone if one of them needs to go to the toilet and I simply haven �t got the time to help them wipe their noses and stuff like that. I get paid for teaching them English, not for changing their nappies! ;))))
Thirdly, no lesson should last longer than 45 minutes.
At the beginning of a lesson I always talk about a certain topic (e. g. food or animals). In order to make them remember certain words I usually give them a colouring sheet. At first, I let them colour the objects the way they want, but as soon as I have taught them some colours, I ask them to colour the apple green, the plum purple, the tiger orange, the elephant grey and so on.
After that I play a lot of different games with them. Dominoes and memory are the ones that work best at this age, I think.
Sometimes, I teach them a funny ryhme which involves a lot of moving. I say the rhyme a couple of times and at the same time I make some moves which they try to copy. They love that!! Moreover, they remember the rhyme very quickly and easily because of the movements which are involved!
Here �s an example:
1, 2,
buckle my shoe! (I pretend to buckle one of my shoes.)
3, 4,
knock at the door! (I knock on the floor.)
5, 6,
pick up sticks! (For this move I give each child some crayons which I put on the floor in front of them so that they can pick them up.)
7, 8,
lay them straight! (I put the crayons straight.)
9, 10,
a big, fat hen!!! (I shout the last part, jump up suddenly and pretend to be a big, fat hen by putting my hands in front of my chest and by moving my elbows up and down hectically at the same time.
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In this thread I posted something about games from Orchard Toys in the UK. From the games I mentioned there, these once have especially been designed for and are loved by toddlers: Insey Winsey Spider; Two by Two; Red Dog, Blue Dog and Dotty Dinosaurs.
Do you know a card game called "SNAP"? My very young ss LOVE to play that - in fact, they cannot get enough of it!!
@borna
I have even taught 2-year old children before!! 
It does work as long as you prepare loads of different games for them!
Children at this age cannot concentrate on one activity for very long - no matter what kind of activity it is. After a few minutes they start to get bored, e. g. when you play memory games with them.
Most toddlers at the age of 2 years haven �t played memory before. From my experience, they have to get used to the fact that they are not allowed to turn over more than 2 cards when it is their turn, and they are not used to having to wait patiently for their next go. They think it takes ages when another kid has his/her turn. ;))
@Martina
Would you mind letting us know about what you sent to Sara by PM? Your tips could be very, very helpful for other teachers in this community, too...
