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Anglia Network EuropeAnglia Network Europe
Very Young Learners’ Very Young Learners’ working partyworking party
three main goals:three main goals:
1. 1. organise teachers’ courses about organise teachers’ courses about teaching pre literate and young teaching pre literate and young
childrenchildren2. 2. develop assesment tool for pre develop assesment tool for pre literate childrenliterate children3. 3. develop after school activitiesdevelop after school activities
Teachers’ coursesTeachers’ courses
In cooperation with EuroschoolIn cooperation with Euroschool
• Primary teachers skills in action course Primary teachers skills in action course (November 2006)(November 2006)
• Study visit Barcelona (Spring 2007)Study visit Barcelona (Spring 2007)• Study visit Bristol (March 2007)Study visit Bristol (March 2007)
Assesment of Assesment of pre literate childrenpre literate children
In cooperation with Chichester In cooperation with Chichester College / Liz Bangs JonesCollege / Liz Bangs Jones
Study visit Bristol (March 2007)Study visit Bristol (March 2007)
Cool!Cool! English English after schoolafter school
After school activities for 4-12 year olds.After school activities for 4-12 year olds.
1.1. primary and/or secondary Anglia schoolsprimary and/or secondary Anglia schools
2.2. Anglia teachers / native speakers > minimum Anglia teachers / native speakers > minimum requirements requirements
3.3. 1 teacher or assistant per 10-16 1 teacher or assistant per 10-16
Cool!Cool! English English after schoolafter school
4.4. Three groups related to the group system in Dutch Three groups related to the group system in Dutch Primary schools: Primary schools:
4 – 6 years old > no writing 4 – 6 years old > no writing 7 – 9 years old > start reading / writing7 – 9 years old > start reading / writing10- 12 years old > writing10- 12 years old > writing
5.5. 10 meetings of 1 hour / 1,5 hour for 10-12 years old10 meetings of 1 hour / 1,5 hour for 10-12 years old
Cool!Cool! English English after schoolafter school 6.6. All in EnglishAll in English
7.7. Materials / lesson plans Materials / lesson plans provided by Anglia EUprovided by Anglia EU
8.8. Website supported courseWebsite supported course
9.9. Teacher training before starting Teacher training before starting
What makes Cool! an Anglia What makes Cool! an Anglia activity?activity?
• All in EnglishAll in English
• Based on Anglia Step by step approachBased on Anglia Step by step approach
• Learn English through fun activities and in a Learn English through fun activities and in a communicative settingcommunicative setting
• Anglia schoolsAnglia schools
• native speakers or minimum of proficiency levelnative speakers or minimum of proficiency level
• supported by special Cool! websitesupported by special Cool! website
• involve parents involve parents
• certificate of participationcertificate of participation
Three age groupsThree age groups
1.1. Starlets Starlets > 4-6 year olds> 4-6 year olds
2.2. Bright Sparks Bright Sparks > 7-9 year olds> 7-9 year olds
3.3. Super StarsSuper Stars > 10-12 year olds> 10-12 year olds
Cool!Cool! English English after schoolafter school
Starlets ( 4-6 Starlets ( 4-6 years old):years old):
• listening and speaking activities around listening and speaking activities around 10 themes10 themes
• daily life vocabularydaily life vocabulary• songs and chantssongs and chants• lots of gameslots of games• end performanceend performance• vocabulary and grammar based on vocabulary and grammar based on
Anglia’s first Step and Junior levelAnglia’s first Step and Junior level
Bright Sparks Bright Sparks (7-9 years old):(7-9 years old):
• mainly listening and speaking activitiesmainly listening and speaking activities• start writing and reading wordsstart writing and reading words• 10 themes10 themes• songs and chantsongs and chant• riddlesriddles• games and craftsgames and crafts• end performanceend performance• vocabulary and grammar based on vocabulary and grammar based on
Anglia’s Junior and Primary levelAnglia’s Junior and Primary level
Topic family
Brother Red
Brother Blue
Brother Black Brother Orange
Brother Pink
Brother Green
Activity: Flashcards and happy family Topic: family Age group: 7-9 Main language items Materials needed Remarks Vocabulary: mother, father, brother, sister, baby, girl, boy, child, children, aunt, uncle, cousin, grandmother, grandfather, Mum, Dad, man, woman, friend Grammar and structures: Do you have ….? I have ….. brother(s) Have you got…..
Flashcards Worksheet: Happy families for each group of 4 or 5 children (make colour copies)
What to do:
1. introduce the new topic: family. Ask the children how many people live in their house. What are their names? Write two names of each family on a piece of paper or the blackboard.
2. Ask them if it is there mother/father/brother/sister/etc and show the flashcards while asking them
3. name all the family members that are on the flashcards, lay them on the table. 4. play some flashcard games e.g. Where is the grandmother? / Who’s missing? / 5. Who remembers which name belong to a member of one of the families. Was it the brother /
sister/ mother / etc? 6. make a graph together with the class e.g. How big are the families? / who has one or more
grandmothers? Etc. play happy families
1. show the children the cards 2. explain them that they have to collect a whole family 3. each child gets 4 cards, the other cards are put on a stack 4. Players collect cards by asking: Have you got sister green? 5. if the answer is ‘yes’ the other player has to give the card and the first child can ask again. If
the answer is no it’s the next player’s turn and he child picks up a card from the stack.
Super Stars Super Stars (10-12 years (10-12 years old)old)
• Working to preliminary maybe even elementary Working to preliminary maybe even elementary levellevel
• around a thematic unit around a thematic unit
• Writing and reading exercises involvedWriting and reading exercises involved
• Vocabulary / grammar gamesVocabulary / grammar games•
End assignment >performanceEnd assignment >performance
• Can join other EU Anglia Activities like Can join other EU Anglia Activities like angli@palsangli@pals
Topic healthTopic health
Activity - Fast Food role play Topic: Food Age group: 10-12 Main language items Materials needed Remarks Vocabulary: Fast food items Prices Grammar and structures: I’d like a Big Burger That’s $ 2,75
Worksheet - fast food cards - price cards - Burger World menu
What to do: Preparation:
Make copies of the Fast Food Cards worksheet and the price cards worksheet (one per each group). Cut them into cards.
Make copies of the Burger World Menu (one per group). Procedure:
1. Divide the class into groups of three of four and give each group a set of Fast Food Cards, a set of price cards, and a Burger World Menu.
2. Have students shuffle the two decks separately and deal an equal number of cards from each deck to each player. Odd number cards are set aside.
3. One player starts by looking at the price cards he/she is holding and, using the Burger World Menu, asks for an item of the player to his left that costs that amount, saying for example, “I’d like a Big Burger.”
4. If the player to the left has the item, he/she says, “OK. That’s $ 2.75,” and the two players exchange cards and place them both down on the table.
5. If the player to the left does not have the item, he/she says, “Sorry, I’m out of Big Burgers,” and the two players must draw a card at random from each other’s hand.
6. Play then goes to the player to the left to choose a price card and ask for the appropriate item of the person to his/her left.
7. If a player has no price cards when it’s his/her turn to ask for an item, he/she draws a card from the person to his/her left and waits for the next turn to make the next play.
8. The object is to be the first person to place all of one’s card on the table. Option
Have students role play fast food clerk and customer(s), using the Burger World Menu. When customers request an item, the clerk produces the correct card. Customers order three or four items from the menu. After customers have ordered, the fast food clerks calculate the total amounts. Customers then hand over the correct money using the price cards.
For each group and For each group and each of the 10 topics there will be:each of the 10 topics there will be:
1. Word/grammar list for teachers1. Word/grammar list for teachers2. Five activities: lesson plans and worksheets2. Five activities: lesson plans and worksheets3. Songs3. Songs4. Chants4. Chants5. Background information5. Background information6. Flashcards6. Flashcards8. Puzzles on the website8. Puzzles on the website9. Web links on the website9. Web links on the website
4-6 year old4-6 year old 7-9 year old7-9 year old 10-12 year old10-12 year old
Colours and numbers Families Spare time
Body House Fashion
Animals Hobbies Future plans
Toys and games The weather Communication
Food and drinks Days of the week and time Meet other people
Clothes Nature (animals and plants) Health
Party time / play / songs Party time / play / songs Party time!
Transportation Jobs Movies, tv, radio, books
Seasons Sports What gives you goosebumps…
presentation for parents presentation for parents presentation for parents
Cool! topicsCool! topics
WebsiteWebsite
www.coolenglish.euwww.coolenglish.eu
www.Iamcool.euwww.Iamcool.eu
Cool!Cool!
Start Cool! Start Cool!
Not only for your kids but also because Not only for your kids but also because it’s a PR toolit’s a PR tool
Join our pilotsJoin our pilots
Cool!Cool!
Anglia Network Europe will: Anglia Network Europe will:
- stimulate starting of Cool! > pilots- stimulate starting of Cool! > pilots
- support through training teachers- support through training teachers
- provide materials- provide materials
- match teachers and schools who are interested- match teachers and schools who are interested
What’s happening next?
September – October 2006Develop website pages and support for teachers and
kids
October – November 2006Develop teacher training and formats
November – December 2006Development of web applications / website
Tuesday 12 DecemberTeacher Training
From January 2007Schools can start with Cool!
May 2007Evaluation VYLWP
More information?More information?
www.anglianetwork.euwww.anglianetwork.eu
[email protected]@anglianetwork.eu