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EFL To Small Children
EFL To Small Children
B. Students should be able to recognize numbers 1-10 in messages that are spoken
clearly and slowly.
Examples:
a. Students should be able to pick up a flashcard with the number the teacher
says.
b. Students should be able to indicate with their fingers the number the teacher
says.
c. Students should be able to mark lines on a paper indicating the number the
teacher says.
Competency #1: Understanding Simple Spoken Messages
C. Students should be able to recognize a variety objects in their vicinity.
Examples:
a. When the teacher says book, pencil, crayon, paper, desk, chair and so forth,
the students should be able to point to the object or draw the object.
D. Students should display a curiosity for the English words in movies and songs.
Examples:
1. Students should be given the opportunity to watch a 2 or 3 minute cartoon or
movie in English, or listen to an English song, without the Romanian translation.
2. Students should be allowed to listen to, dance or sing along with simple songs
in English.
3. Students should be able to listen to a simple song and associate it with a
musical toy.
4. Students should be able to listen to simple songs and mime what the words
say (clap your hands, touch your toes, sit down, stand up and so forth).
Competency #2: Oral Expression in Day to Day Situations.
A. Reproduction of simple information, songs or short poems with the teacher’s
English help.
Examples:
a. Repeating simple greetings (Hello).
b. Repeating numbers 1-10.
c. Repeating simple questions and answering them (What is that? A cat.)
d. Repeating a word or a simple message, either individually or in a group, until the
pronunciation is correct.
e. Repeating riddles and rhymes.
A. Students display curiosity for decoding simple, short written messages in their
immediate vicinity.
Examples:
a. Students participate in individual project work, or group project work, that displays
writing.
b. Students draw an object, such as a house, and attempt to label the parts, or label the
parts with the help of the teacher using sticky pads.
c. Students begin to look at new written messages in the classroom (The teacher
should label everything in the classroom) Students should not be afraid to ask for the
meaning of a new written word.
Competency #3: Understanding Simple Written Messages.
Either way:
a. Make a list of everything you’re supposed to teach.
b. Label objects in your room.
A Summary of What to Teach
1. Greetings
2. Simple commands
3. Classroom vocabulary
4. Miming animals
5. Counting 1-10
6. Singing English songs
7. Watching English DVDs, TV, YouTube
8. Basic information about yourself
9. Rhymes and riddles
10. Answering simple questions
11. Project work
12. Art work
13. Labeling things in English with help
14. Listening to and responding to stories
How Should I Arrange My Room?
1. Many primary teachers in the U.S
have stations.
2. The rooms are brightly decorated.
Your Speaking Voice
1. Speak slowly and clearly.
9:00-9:25---BINGO
9:25-9:45---Song with movement
9:45-9:55---Big Book story
Sample Lesson #3
1. Warm Up---(2 minutes) Smile. Say hello. Have children do simple
actions…clap hands, wash face, brush teeth, jump and down. Do the actions
with them.
2. Hello Song---(3 minutes) Sing the “Hello Song” and make a circle.
3. Circle Time---(7 minutes) Pass a ball around. Each student says “Hello”
as they pass the ball around. This can be expanded to, “How are you?” or
“What’s your name?”
4. Song---(5 minutes) “What’s Your Name” song or a favorite song of the
children.
5. Numbers---(5 minutes ) Practice numbers 1-10 in a variety of ways.
6. Story Time---(10 minutes) Read a Big Book.
7. New Vocabulary---(10 minutes ) Introduce animals or colors or more
classroom vocabulary.
8. Action Time---(15 minutes ) A movement activity of some kind.
9. Goodbye Song---3 minutes.
Other Useful Tips
1. Allow yourself to act silly. You may want to dress up like the
characters in the book you’re reading, make silly voices and faces,
and sing and dance with your children.
2. Dress for a mess. At the end of class you may have paint, colors
or chalk on your clothes. Wear an apron.
Other Useful Tips
3. Have lively music that is easy to understand. Sing along with your
children.
4. Puppets are popular, especially when the children get to know the
puppets and you incorporate them in every lesson.
Other Useful Tips
5. Make Story Time fun. 6. Use colorful flashcards.
Other Useful Tips
7. Have a happy room full of toys, pictures, music and
things that small children will enjoy.
Other Useful Tips
8. Some children may be clumsy with pencils, scissors,
coloring, copying as they are still developing fine motor
skills.
Other Useful Tips
9. Young children may need time to develop turn-taking
and sharing skills. Many are still ego-centric.
Other Useful Tips
10. Take Care of Yourself—Stay healthy.
Other Useful Tips
11. Have a support group.
Other Useful Tips
12. Try to stay rested.
Other Useful Tips
13. The whole key is to enjoy this age.
Not everyone can teach this age.
Is it All Fun and Games at This
Age?
1. No. We teach reading to 6 year olds in the United States.
2. Move through the curriculum, but in a fun way.
Useful Websites
1. Teach Children ESL.com---free games, songs, lesson ideas and worksheets
2. The Teachers Guide Song Page---200 songs arranged in alphabetical order.
3. ESL-Kids.com---a huge website with activities arranged by age, pre-school-8th
grade. One of the most comprehensive and best-maintained websites.
4. ESL Kids Lab---worksheets, games and video lessons.
5. ESL Galaxy---lessons and teaching materials.
6. ESL Handouts---ideas, pictures and worksheets.
7. Your Complete ESL Headquarters---hundreds of free worksheets, flashcards,
BINGO, board games, activities, books, games and pictures.
8. Early Childhood Links---contains a section for teachers with free art recipes,
coloring pages, crafts, lesson plans, resources, songs, theme units and worksheets.
9. English For Children---a huge site with links to a vast amount of EFL material.
10. Short Stories for Kids---animated cartoons.
11. Story Place---a preschool library and elementary library with new activities and
themes added each month.
12. Picture Books---free online picture books.
Useful Websites
13. Online English Learning For Children---a selection of free learning videos.
14. Kids Online English---a YouTube site from Pumpin.com for kids to learn English
online.
15. Names of Fruits---a YouTube site for learning fruit (color and pronunciation).
16. Numbers---a YouTube site for learning to count from 1-10.
17. Original EFL Learning---YouTube videos for children giving them non-classroom
exposure to English.
18. English for Children---one hundred easy, short stories for children just beginning
to learn English.
19. jumpstart.com---a website just for teaching 6 year olds.
20. Discovery Education---Discovery Channel’s website with learning activities K-12.
21. EFL Playhouse---resources for young learners.
22. Free Stuff for Teachers---a large collection of material given freely to teachers.
23. Kids Songs…a large collection of free children songs.
24. Kids’ Music---sing-a-long songs to piano music.
Useful Websites
25. Room 108---a huge primary education site for kids with over 1900 pages of
learning material.
26. mes-games.com---a large selection of games for children.
27. mes-english.com---lots of free material for teachers.
28. supersimplesong.com---children’s music.
29. Simply ESL.com---lesson plans and activities for all ages.
30. ESL Flashcards---free flashcards ready to download.
31. squidoo.com---focuses on speaking activities, ideas to encourage students to speak
in English.
32. ESL Galaxy---a large website full of ideas and materials.
33. ESL Teachers Board---a huge website with games, lesson plans, free material and
links to others teachers.
34. The EFL Playhouse---a large site specifically for young EFL learners with
printable games, puzzles, worksheets, songs and the Dolch site words.
The Importance of Parent Involvement
1. When parents are engaged, interested and supportive in their child's
learning, the child is more likely to succeed.
2. Parental involvement is more important to student success than family
income or education.
The Importance of Parent Involvement
1. We send a letter to the parents welcoming them into the school and the
classroom.
2. We provide a list of everything the child needs to start school.
3. We stress the importance of school attendance and arriving on time.
The Importance of Parent Involvement
4. We encourage parents to read to their children at home and talk to
their children about school.
5. We encourage parents to contact school with any questions or
concerns.
6. Some teachers compile a wish list of things teacher might need in
classroom.
The Importance of Parent Involvement
7. Train the office staff to be friendly with parents.
8. Sponsor family events: a Family Day, a Grandparents Day, a Lunch
with Your Child Day.
Ending Thoughts
1. Two billion people speak English now.
2. 80% of the world’s electronically stored information is in English.
3. Because of the Internet, travel, study abroad, international business,
tourism---we are global citizens.
Ending Thoughts
It’s important that Romanian students continue to
study English and have a chance to speak it.
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Questions or Comments?
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