Best for Teaching Young Learners

The Best Strategies for Teaching English to kids

by GetEnglishLessons on 11/11/11 at 8:00 am

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If you are wondering how to teach your little students or just need to have a change in the class routine. Here are a few ideas that will make your life easier.

Things to have in mind when teaching young learners:

Teach them in a natural way
Build up a context
Be visual
Teach through songs and chants
Show them different things
Laugh
Use your body
Think, speak, do
Keep them busy
Repeat, repeat, repeat
Role-play
Be aware of their emotions
Have them move
Have them draw
Have them create

How to teach English to little kids

Ideas of Games for little kids, young learners of English

1. Flashcards on the table

Teacher shouts the word and students have to snap the right card.

Print out flashcards here

2. Chair dance

Teacher prepares a set of chairs with one missing chair.

Teacher plays the song that they are learning to sing and students walk around the chair.

Teacher suddenly stops the song and students have to find a seat. The student that can’t find a seat is out.

Remove one chair and continue playing the song until there is one student left. He is the winner. Songs for kids

3. Bingo

Write 16 words on the board. Students make a grid with 12 spaces. They fill in the spaces with words they choose from the board. As you call out the words, students have to cross the words out! The student who completes all the grid first has to shout Bingo. He is the winner.

For bingo cards go to Booglesworld

4. Domino

Create a domino with your students with objects and numbers. Make 5 cars for number 5. 2 telephones…etc.

5. Create a board games with your students

Go to http://www.toolsforeducators.com/boardgames/

6. Playing ball

The child has to say his/her name or any other word or answer a question every time a ball lands on him/her. Pass around the ball as the music plays.

7. Draw the picture a little at a time

They have to shout the word as soon as they know what it is.

8. Masks

Students put on masks and go around the classroom asking each other their names.

Print masks here