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Embellishing Young
Learner’s Class: Tips and
Fun Activities to Teach
Young Learners
Presented by: Kim Sophany (WLS-CAP)
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Definition of 8 Characteristics of
Young Learners Young Learners
TABLE OF
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S Tips for Managing Fun Activities to
Young Learners Engage Young
Classroom Learners
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Definition of
Young Learners
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Definition of Young Learners
Young learners refer to the learners who start their academic or learning
journey at a young age.

How old are young learners?

Þ 6-13 years old

A theory of language acquisition about learning language stated that learning

language will become natural and easy if
the age of student is young, early is better.
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8 Characteristics
of Young
Learners
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What are young learners’

characteristics?
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short
get bored visual-
attention hyperactive
spans.
quickly oriented
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concrete
egocentric imaginative imitate
activities
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Managing Young
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 Tips for Managing Young Learners Classroom
Create routine Keep in Mind
and rules Your Students’
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Attention Span
Good rapport
Take it easy!
with one
Don’t be so
another D C serious!
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Fun Activities to
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Engage Young
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 What kinds of
activities do you often
use inside your class?
 Fun Activities to Engage
Young Learners

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Before you choose the activities, consider
the following: Therefore, you can use:
1. The language should be 1. Visuals (pictures or flashcards)
comprehensible 2. Gesture or body movements and realia
2. Children need concrete ways to
understand language
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Young Learners
Common Activities

Pictionary Sight Words - Turn lesson

Games Go Fish to songs
Hangman Bingo
Simon Role Touch the
says play class
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Bonus!
 Useful Websites for Students’ Activities
Liveworksheets (https://www.liveworksheets.com/)
Step 1: Click “Finish” Step 2: Click “Check my answer”
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Scan Me
 Useful Websites for Students’ Activities
Quizalize (https://app.quizalize.com/resources)
Step 1: Click “Find quizzes…” Step 2: Click “Give to class”
Step 3: Click “Skip for now” Step 4: Click “Magic class link”
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 Useful Websites for Students’ Activities
Britishcouncil (https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/)
Step 1: Click “Search…” Step 2: Click “Share link for online work”
Or Step 3: Click “download documents for physical work”
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