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Young students...real young
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miarish
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Young students...real young
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Dear teachers,
Once again I come to you asking for some guidance. This year I �m going to teach young students. When I say young students, well... they �re really young, because I �m talking about kids with 5-6 years old. These are the kind of students that are going to learn how to write in portuguese this year and I �m going to be their teacher. My question is: some tips?  Please??? I mean, I �ve been looking the WS that could be interesting to this ages, but the truth is that almost every ws that say that is good for 5-6 students are too complicated, envolving reading and other skills that I know my students don �t have yet....
So, I �m really open for suggestions, ws, etc...
Thanks
Miarish |
27 Aug 2009
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miarish
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I was reading the post and I think I made a mistake... I �m going to be their Englisg teacher! |
27 Aug 2009
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bigbang
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Hello Miarish,
for students with those characteristics I �d go for light activities based on games and songs.
There �s also a very good video for those ages called "Muzzy in Gondoland" and "Muzzy comes back", The first one deals with the very basics and has been sold by Planeta Agostini, I guess. The story is about an alien that falls in a kingdom called Gondoland. |
27 Aug 2009
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reeta1
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Use my worksheets! lol they �re for young kids. Try to do lots of cutting and pasting exercises, because they need to practice their fine motor skills. |
27 Aug 2009
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anitarobi
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I �ve worked with such kids for over 15 years and they �re a treasure, trust me! You need to use lots of flashcards, wordcards (use capital letters in colours, they memorize writing as an image), small toys (e. g. if you have small animal toys, put them in a little black box or bag, and have them pull the figures out with eyes closed and guess the animal in English), lots of movement (TPR stories are available everywhere), songs, rhymes, nursery rhymes, fingerplays, and you can google them all very easily - just type in preschool rhymes or fingerplays, and you �ll see. There are also wonderful courses for them such as Zig Zag Island/Magic, Balloons, Cookie and Friends, Super Me, and lots of similar ones by Oxford, Cambridge and Longman. It �s all about playing language games... You can find lots of worksheets here as well, as well as stories, ppts, printable stickers, certificates. You have to play language with them, not teach them. No traditional bench system . sit on the carpet and have them join you in a cricle, teach them a dance... As for topics, you �ll see - it �s always our body, numbers, colours, family, animals, food, etc. It �s such a pleasure once you find your teaching voice in this method - you �ll be amazed at how much, how easily and how fast they learn... Enjoy them!
Anita |
27 Aug 2009
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manuelanunes3
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Hi!
I know how difficult it can get when you want to teach something to students who don �t write (yet). I suggest the use of flashcards and pictures, colouring some cards, memory games, rhymes and very easy songs ( www.the-bus-stop.net - songs that you can listen to, directly from your computer, teacher �s notes and lyrics altogether).
Hope that wil help you. Good luck!  kisses  |
27 Aug 2009
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poleta
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Children from 3 to 6 love playing movement games, songs and stories.You �ll need to change from one activity to another every 10 or 15 minutes because they have a short attention
Some ideas
If need more help send me an e mail |
27 Aug 2009
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