I �m teaching seniors for the first time and it has been very rewarding!I would like to share with you some activities that have worked well.If you wish share your experiences teaching seniors.It would be very nice!

 

Using enlarged print helps a lot as students have often sight problems.

 

Easy songs are very good to practise vocabulary.We used "We wish you a Merry Christmas"song and it worked well.

 

I use posters from The Teacher �s Magazine(Ediba) to revise vocabulary, expressions.Pictures are very rich and you can revise colours, vocabulary, actions and so on..They motivate sts a lot.If you can �t buy the magazine do your own with cardboard.

 

 Try to listen to what they like.For example my students love talking about their family a lot.Make the most of it!

 

I asked them to make a dictionary writing the words they learn in class by alphabetical order (well, I did very simple ones with blank A4 paper, foolded in two, and used a ribbon to fasten them.It �s useful to leave two pages for each letter, following the alphabetical order.If you prefer you can do it by themes;clothes, colours,..

 

I always suse a "Hello everybody!How are you today?! chant to begin the class.It �s useful and it �s good to retain the expressions.Of course they have to anwser:"Fine thanks" and you to which I answe "I �m fine too thank you!"

Teresa