An interesting idea for teaching shapes to young learners
Shapes are one of my favourite sets of vocabulary to teach young and very young learners. There are so many fun ways you can work with shapes, whether that’s with Play Doh, making shapes with the student’s bodies, with fingers in the air, or one of...What do do when children don’t like the music in your classroom
In the last article, I talked about some of the songs most children tend to enjoy in the very young learner English classroom. Sometimes, however, children don’t respond to the music you’re playing. I remember in one of my early classes a few...Five songs (almost) all children love for EFL/ESL kindergarten classes
Recently, I began teaching a brand new Kindergarten 1 class. Thankfully, it has become a lot easier to teach those classes. I know to expect lots of ‘bumps’ in the execution of the lesson plan, plenty of crying, some abandoned activities, and lots...A word about those exhausting EFL work schedules
This week, I covered classes at another language centre, far away from my home. I was expecting that the longer classes (2 x 2 hour classes without any break in the middle) would exhaust me. However, I was pleasantly surprised. The difference, this time,...EFL + ESL Kindergarten Craft: Dice
Children love dice. The novelty of a ten sided dice will be attractive, and support them with number recognition and counting. Here’s a link to a free ten-sided dice template you can use for a craft. Enjoy!