Posts Tagged ‘teaching English to preschoolers’

If you have an after-school program or you’re planning on opening one soon – one of the biggest challenges you’ll probably face is getting new students to enrol. Years ago, when I first started teaching children in Italy it was simple and effortless getting new students mainly because there were few (if any) after school…

Children get restless and fidgety when they have to sit still for long periods of time, especially around this time of year. The ⚡️Flashcard Limbo Dance⚡️ is an ideal way to revise vocab and get children physically active and emotionally engaged learning and speaking in English🇬🇧 Materials needed: – A Bamboo stick (alternatively: broom stick, elastic or…

Are you feeling exhausted and super frazzled? Brain fog? Impatient? Nerves on end? It’s a sure sign the school year if nearly at its end and so are your energy levels!🥵🥵 It’s easy to underestimate just how challenging (and energy sapping) teaching kids a second language can be, right?! But then again there is no…

One of my favourite pics 🌺 from the last  teacher training course. Participants concluded the 3-Step program by learning how to stage and organise a performance with young English language learners. Scripts, costumes, props and make-up were a few of the many topics covered during the weekend. 🎊🎉Big congratulations🎊🎉 also go to the freshly qualified Kids English…

We are all afraid of something. 😱😨 Some people have a fear of flying, others a fear of snakes or spiders. ✈️🕷 I’m personally petrified of rollercoasters, parachuting and bungee jumping (not that I have ever done the last two … I’m too AFRAID!🤣) Research shows us that one of people’s top fears (way above bungee jumping)…

👋20 Ways To Say Hello👋 is a fun routine to open English sessions/Summer Camps and get children (ages 6+) focused and energised. 1) First, give each child one of the following greetings: ⭐️ Hello 🔹Hey, there! ⭐️Good Morning 🔹Good afternoon ⭐️Good evening 🔹Welcome ⭐️ Hi 🔹Great to see you ⭐️ What’s up? 🔹 What’s new? ⭐️ How are you? 🔹 G’…

How do children adopt a spectacular English accent?🇬🇧🌟Simple, by learning through imitation. 👶Toddlers learn their first language by mirroring 👥 how their parents speak and copying their sounds, intonation, inflection, rhythm and musicality.🎵 Only after they have grasped these fundamental verbal skills do they start learning how to read and write.📗🖍 This imitation approach can be successfully applied…

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…