Guidelines _ Teaching Young Learners Online

The following general framework* can be used for live online lessons with young learners. In addition, Cambridge has produced sample lesson
plans using Super Minds for online teaching.

Lesson Stage Teacher’s Notes Applying to IH GYE Context Additional Resources

Greetings Start your lesson by greeting the

children individually as they arrive.

Give the students a moment to say hi

to the others before muting all the
mics.

Lesson Go through the main activities that This should be based on the activities
Schedule the that were done before the lesson
students will do in today’s lesson. through Google Classroom.
Word this so it describes what they
will learn and use images or icons to
represent each activity.

You could get them to repeat the

words after you to make this a little
more
interactive and help them become
familiar
with the names of the different lesson
stages that they will see every lesson.

Ready to Learn Do you have your….?
Check to make sure the students have
all the materials they need with them
for the lesson.
Depending on the activities being done
this may vary.
For example, it is suggested to do some
“project” based work that could be done
 with material found in the learners’
Go through some gestures that they house.
can use
if they:
• Can’t hear
• Can’t see
• Have a question

Engage the Introduce the key concepts and/or A general warmer activity that isn’t https://kahoot.com/
learners in the language directly connected to the lesson’s topic
at this stage of the lesson. You could would be appropriate as well. This could https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/fun-
topic of the games
use... be a good stage to include and game.
day • a guessing game with images
https://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/
that appear
• on the screen Warmers and Fillers
• a mystery box with realia
• a problem or puzzle Ideas for warmers can be found in the
• a beautiful or surprising image Cambridge lesson plans as well.
• a short clip or song

Today's Get children moving by playing a quick This should be a TPR activity.
Challenge game. For example:
• ask children to go around the
house and look for objects
connected to what they are
learning.
• A physical-response activity
“Stand up if you love X”
• Walk like a (duck)
Review Use a slide or image or video from the
previous
Including TPR tasks throughout the
lesson is recommended.
This will be the bulk of the lesson. Use
the presentation tool for the review.
TPR online designs:
• Non-verbal physical response to
demonstrate understanding (e.g.
nodding – standing up – wave arms)
• Scavenger hunts in house
• Gestures when giving instructions
• Finger-highlighting and Ss repeat (e.g.
controlled practice)
• Thumbs up – virtual high five
• Moving in slow motion
Ideas for TPR activities.
The presentation tool includes:
lesson and previous lesson that will trigger their Use the book material as the source to • Interactive activities – allow Ss to do
connect to memory of both the language and the review target language to ensure the the activities by giving them remote
concept you presentation is appropriate for YLs. control of Zoom.
new topic.
explored. • access to activity book, teachers’
The book PDF can easily be used to book, progress tests.
replicate most features in the • audio
presentation tool • videos according to unit.
• annotation ability
• whiteboard.

Input and Introduce the topic using a video or
animation.
Practice
Set up tasks to do before, during and
after
watching that will support them
understanding, give them a reason to
pay
attention, and help them focus on the
key
concepts and language in the video.
Follow-up with a practice activity that
provides an opportunity for them to
show
they have understood in a meaningful
and
personalized way.
Supplement this stage with resources https://info.flipgrid.com/ - is a great way to
other than super minds when applicable. scaffold speaking practice.
Use an age appropriate YouTube video to
provide input/ review of target language. Cambridge Fun Skills Level 4
• 20+ pages of fun reading, listening,
Include productive practice in this stage. writing and speaking activities
Freer practice should be given designed to be done at home
precedence of controlled. The use of • Includes puzzles, games, word
finger puppets is a great way to scaffold activities, stories, and more
a variety of tasks. • 20+ Fun boost mini-projects explore
creative ideas with the family
Consider using project work at this stage • 6 animated stories (with on-page QR
(e.g. drawing a picture, making a model code activation) introduce character,
out of paper, etc.) . created by children
• Each story centers on one of the
For controlled practice, use the Super original characters designed by
Minds workbook. This will ensure the children
grade and presentation is YL appropriate.

Goodbye Round up the lesson with a review of

what
they have learned today.
 You can invite volunteers to share,
have
them respond as a group with
gestures or
have them reflect and write their key
takeaways
in the comments.
You can also invite them give feedback
by
naming or writing 2 things they
enjoyed most
and the one they enjoyed least from
the
lesson.

* sourced from Active English