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Hello! Welcome To The Dream English Teaching Ideas E-Book!
Hello! Welcome To The Dream English Teaching Ideas E-Book!
Hello! Welcome To The Dream English Teaching Ideas E-Book!
I put together this e-book to share ideas I have learned teaching English to children with songs. This e-book has many ideas that I hope will help you teaching your classes. There are many more ideas, over 20 free Childrens song downloads, flashcards, coloring, worksheets and more at http://www.dreamenglish.com/ How do I use this e-book? You can read the whole e-book through, or simply open it up before a class for an idea. All of the entries are short and to the point, to give you a quick reference. Many of the ideas are taken from my blog: http://www.dreamenglish.com/blog or from my website: http://www.dreamenglish.com Can I share this e-book with others: Yes, please! Feel free to email this book to all of your friends and fellow teachers. This book is free for everyone! And available at http://www.dreamenglish.com/ebook What if I have questions: Please feel free to send me an email matt@dreamenglish.com Happy Singing! Matt Dream English
Please share this free e-book with your friends and fellow teachers it can be found at: http://www.dreamenglish.com/ebook
For free children song downloads and more please visit www.dreamenglish.com
Please share this free e-book with your friends and fellow teachers it can be found at: http://www.dreamenglish.com/ebook
For free children song downloads and more please visit www.dreamenglish.com
For free children song downloads and more please visit www.dreamenglish.com
For free children song downloads and more please visit www.dreamenglish.com
6 What color are they? how many? 10. Goodbye Song- I use the Dream English Goodbye song, though you can use anything you like. I just make sure to say thank you to the kids when we are finished, and ask them to repeat. Ok, these are some suggestions and ideas. One other point is that it is important not to force the beginners to speak right away. Once they become comfortable they will begin speaking. The time this takes varies from student to student. Be creative, and have fun, I hope this helps!
For free children song downloads and more please visit www.dreamenglish.com
For free children song downloads and more please visit www.dreamenglish.com
Please share this free e-book with your friends and fellow teachers it can be found at: http://www.dreamenglish.com/ebook
For free children song downloads and more please visit www.dreamenglish.com
Great Start! How to break the ice with new young esl students
Today I taught two classes of new students, about 40 kids. The kids were great, and they were only five years old. Since it was their first lesson, I was very careful about how I started the class with them. I wanted to make them really relaxed and comfortable first. To me, this is the most important thing with young learners. Once they are comfortable with you as a teacher, then they are much easier to teach. The Warm Up Todays warm up was using familiar words, and actions. So I said Hello and For free children song downloads and more please visit www.dreamenglish.com
10 had them repeat, then I asked them to jump. Every country is different, but in Japan the word for jump is the same as English, so its a good action to teach right away. I also had them sit down, and stand up, several times. Then I took all this and made it into a little game. Sit down, stand up, jump! Hello, sit down gradually increasing the speed until everyone was laughing. After this, they felt relaxed with me, and I went straight into Numbers. Another great thing to teach for first timers. Numbers I do a few things with numbers for the first lesson. Most kids in Japan have heard English numbers, so they are already a bit familiar with them. This, again, makes them comfortable. So I use flashcards to teach 1-10, then I do it backwards 10-1. Next we sing Dream English Lets Count. http://www.dreamenglish.com/freedownload First I teach them the dance and song, then we do it with the music. Afterwards, I ask them how old they are. In this case 5, so I show them the number 5, and teach them to say, I am 5 years old. Very simple, but if you think about it, not bad for a 5 year old who has never spoken English in their life.
For free children song downloads and more please visit www.dreamenglish.com
11 Singing with Opposites I spoke a bit in an earlier blog about singing with some opposites, loud and soft. Another way I use opposites while singing a familiar song is to say, sing with a happy face, now sing with a sad face. I have just started doing this, but it is really fun. Be creative and try things out, I think children are really creative and will enjoy trying out these new ideas with you. Happy Singing!