Fun and Achievement in

the Young Learner

Classroom
BLSH Meeting 22th November 2013
Bianca Bate

YL
characteri
stics

Need individual attention

Attetion span : 10-15 minutes
The eventual silent period
No inhibition
Lots of imagination
No negative attitude
Curiosity
Learn through experiences
Do not understand abstract
concepts

Motivation

TO MOTIVATE= cause somebody to do

something
Make your YL

Curious
Amused
Intrigued
Challenged

Motivating
activities
for YL

Games
Songs
Stories
Movement
Pictures
Working together
Problem solving

What
dont
YL
enjoy?

Working alone
Grammar exercises
Listening to others
Reading aloud
Doing too easy/difficult tasks

Collaborati
on

Choosing
Tasks for
YL

Achievable
Tasks

SUCCES
ORIENTED
APPROACH
Support

Progressive
ly more
difficult

Tasks

Reading
Picture matching
Realia matching
Pelmanism
Bingo
Labelling a picture

Tasks

Reading and Writing

Spelling games (Jumbled letters)
Hangman
Word search
Picture crossword
Matching games

Tasks

Listening
Songs
Instructions
Listen and draw/color
Speaking
Dialogues
Chants
Songs
Poems

Useful
sites

http://learnenglishkids.british
council.org/en/
Kidsinco.com
Dltk-kids.com
Youndlearnersesl.com
Mamalisa.com
http://www.kokogames.com/fr
ee-games/80/education-games
/568/.
htm (Monkey puzzles)

The
End

Other ideas
Thank you.