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Techniques and methods in Language Teaching > Advice for a New Teacher of K3?
Advice for a New Teacher of K3?
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golffbalwakerguy
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Advice for a New Teacher of K3?
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Hi there, I�m Jennifer.
I�ve got a few very open ended questions about teaching at a Thai
Pre-school� Thanks in advance for any responses.
I�m teaching two classes
of 10-12 K3 students (aged 5-6) twice a day each at a Bilingual school.
It�s a great situation because I can give a lot of individual
attention, and can even send a daily note home to all the parents. I�ve
been getting along OK for the first month, focusing on the alphabet, phonics,
and other kindergarten type goals (sharing, hand eye coordination,
etc.), but I have run in to a few issues that I would love some advice
about:
1. A few parents have commented that their kids will not speak English
at home -- even my most advanced kids. I �ve explained that I think many
children get shy outside of a classroom environment and assure them that
their kids are speaking, reading, and writing English in class. Is this
normal, in anyone �s experience? What can I do to encourage kids to
speak more English at home? What else might I say to the parents?
2. I �ve been asked to do show and tell every Friday. I was hoping the
kids would speak in (somewhat) full sentences about the objects they
bring but in reality it �s me asking them questions and getting one word
answers in return. Any tips?
3. I have an hour lesson with each class in the morning, and another 30
minute lesson in the afternoon. My main goal is to get them reading and
writing small words, while making English fun using games and crafts.
Given these allotments of time, what does everyone think the best way to
break up activities would be?
4. Any tips or good websites for using total body response (TBR) for
getting the kids attention? I �ve been using clapping and repeating,
which sometimes works and sometimes doesn �t. Is there something more
effective?
5. Finally, I �m looking for good songs for the kids, but have come up a
bit short when Googling... any suggestions? Any ideas for mother �s day?
Thanks a million!! I �m a new teacher, and I �ll take any advice I can get!
Jennifer
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25 Jun 2012
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patrenou
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For songs go to youtube. It�s a great resource!!
About kids talking at home, parents won�t get any feedback if they ask them to show. But if they recreate situations seen in class , like starting to sing the songs you sing with them or playing the games you play, they�ll see them interacting.
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25 Jun 2012
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AnnyJ
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Hi,
I teach K3 students in Taiwan. I always encourage my parents to let the kids only watch English cartoons at home, and then of course the parents should speak and ask questions in English, then usually the child will answer in English.
I love to play teacher says: that also helps when doing activities, then they listen and follow instructions.
Show and tell: I have a theme each week.( cars, candy, favorite drink, favorite toy....) Every student must stand in front of the class and say: Good morning everbody. My name is.... I am a boy. I am 6 years old. I feel happy/sad. (depends on time, but you can make this much longer) My show and tell is..... and then I will usually help and the student repeats 1 or 2 sentences about the show and tell after me. If a student doesn �t have show and tell, I still let them stand in front of the class and say the �name rhyme � then after show and tell I will give them some time to play with their show and tell, walking around and ask some questions about it...give them more English practice
As for sight words...I use the dolch list(on internet) My students have a check list(10 words each week) they have to read it to somebody each day(homework) In class I play memory blocks (with the words) or just recognizing games, put the words on the board, students run circle, first one to sit is winner, hide a word and many more...... |
25 Jun 2012
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aasott
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I have been teaching kg in Thailand for 5 years in a bilingual school.
The best thing to do is not to expect too much. It is an on going problem for me even now with the parents complaining about the children not speaking English at home. The thing is that most of the students only get the one hour of English a day and the rest is in Thai.
Try to make all your classes visual and encourage a full sentence answer every time. Use a lot of songs to back up your lesson. The phonics song on youtube is great ( A is for apple ah ah apple, B is for ball buh buh ball etc) . I made A4 flashcards that went with the song and reinforced the lessons with bingo games. That i have posted on Eslprintables.
Some good websites:
http://bogglesworldesl.com For excellent teaching resources that are ready to use.
http://www.edgalaxy.com/ For new teaching ideas.
http://www.senteacher.org/Home/ For writing stencils and worksheet makers ready to print.
http://www.time-for-time.com/worksheetmaster.htm For making time worksheets.
http://www.toolsforeducators.com/bingo/ For ready made bingo and other games.
If you would like to see some of my lesson plans or you would like more advice you can email me at [email protected]
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26 Jun 2012
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