How to motivate young children to learn English?

Singing simple songs with them and using call-and-response activities Using body language in songs, stories, and in everyday activities Naming objects

Set out a set of common objects and have children name them and discuss different attributes (size, colour, weight, shape) Have a riddle box for each theme - the children love to guess the answer Name and touch body parts through active rhymes, games, and songs Group and name pairs or objects that go together

Introducing new words

Through stories. Through looking at magazines together and discussing them. By making word cards with a word and its picture. Through scrabbles and crossword puzzle

Using puppets

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encourage a shy child to speak do puppet shows of familiar stories encourage children to make up their own scenarios invite children to come to a small group activity

Prepared by: Ronacea Harry, Nur Adilah Dayana and Christina Kiu Adapted from: http://www.meddybemps.com/7.021.html