Brain breaks for very young learners
Reggie, how long have you been on the couch for? Brain breaks. There are many different types of brain breaks, however, today I want to focus on the musical ones. To me, the brain break is a short, fun activity that allows the children to relax, without there being...Teaching Super Simple Songs
Music from Super Simple Songs is a staple for many (if not most) very young learner classrooms. But, did you know, the Super Simple Songs crew have lots of resources on their website for teaching many of their most popular songs? These include suggestions for how to...What do do when children don’t like music in your class
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 the classes early in my teaching...My favourite Alphablocks videos for teaching VYLs
Today I want to share with you some of my favourite Alphablocks videos for teaching phonics. I find that the children respond very well to the Alphablocks videos. They tend to really enjoy watching the different episodes and it manages to hold their attention and...My favourite songs for teaching (EFL/ESL) prepositions for kindergarten English
My favourite song for teaching prepositions is the ‘On, In, Under By’ song by Maple Leaf Learning. It’s a catchy tune that the kids all seem to remember, and it contains useful TPR hand actions for each preposition. Although, unfortunately, that...