Posts Tagged ‘teaching children English through drama’
How to Stage Direct Young Language Learners
Preparing an end of year show (in English 🇬🇧) with young children can be a frustrating and exhausting experience. It’s enormous fun for kids but less so for teachers, right?😱😵😆 One of the biggest hurdles to overcome when preparing a show is selecting and adapting a suitable script 🎭 for young language learners.The second major obstacle is directing…
Read MoreTeaching Kids ESL – Mystery Box Flashcard Game
Props and Flashcards are great for introducing and reviewing new vocabulary with young language learners particularly with children who can’t yet read or write. 📦❓❓The Mystery Box Flashcard Game🕵️♀️👀 is a fun motivator and keeps young minds focused…for longer!! It gets children up on their feet 👣and excited about joining in and practicing English.🇬🇧 Have fun! Miranda🤩…
Read MoreBring Magic to Teaching Children English
I have a gymnast friend who teaches very young athletes. She’s great – really passionate about her work, boundless amount of energy and kids adore her. Not surprisingly her courses are packed with mini jumping gymnasts. 💪🤸♀️🤸♂️ I asked her the other day how she built up such a following, especially competing against bigger or more…
Read MoreEgg and Spoon Race for Young Language Learners
Looking for a fun Activity to do with your young language learners?👀🐥🇬🇧 🥚🥄The Egg and Spoon Race is a classic but forever popular children’s movement game loved by everyone.🤩 A simple game that can be adapted to review vocabulary with young language learners and a fun Easter activity🐣🐤🤩 Game suitable for children from 4+ 1)…
Read MoreESL Drama Teacher Training Weekend Program
Marathon teacher training weekend😆😁🇬🇧. First pics of this glorious team.🤩
Read MoreMirror Me – ESL Drama Game
This classic drama game helps children work together and focus their energies. Great for teaching children ages 6+🤩🇬🇧. Mirror Me 👭🙌 1. Put children into pairs and have them standing or sitting (closely) facing each other 2. Child A is the leader and child B must mirror the leader by carefully following his/her exact movements. 3.…
Read MoreCharacter Walks – English Drama Game
👣Character Walks👣 This simple drama game (ages 6+) is great for practicing questions and reviewing vocabulary. It also encourages children to develop their imaginations and boost their self-confidence by play-acting in front of an audience. 1) Have everyone standing in a large circle 2) Children are secretly given a character for example: ballerina, cowboy, queen,…
Read MoreStorytelling with young language learners
I used to really dislike storytelling with my young language learners. Why? Because it was such hard work! I would find it exhausting maintaining children’s attention for longer than a “page” and it crushed me when I saw eyes rolling 🙄or heard little voices exclaim “when is it finished?” or worse still “this is BORING!!”.😴 I…
Read MoreSinging with young language learners
A question I often ask teachers is “do you sing in class?” Answers vary… 🗣 “Perhaps, if there’s time at the end of the lesson” 🗣“No, I’m a terrible singer!” 🗣“Yes, but I sing the same old songs” 🗣“I’m too embarrassed to sing” 🗣“I only sing songs with very young learners. Older kids get bored” 🗣“No,…
Read MoreTeddy Bear, Teddy Bear… English Drama Game
This afternoon I’m teaching a new (mixed level) group of 7-8 year- olds.🇬🇧🇬🇧 Some have already participated in my Mummy & Me courses and are therefore more confident speakers while others are completely new to Drama and English and are a bit apprehensive about what to expect (quite understandably so). If you are starting with a…
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