Very Young English Learners Beginning writing and reading
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Transcript of Very Young English Learners Beginning writing and reading
Children are playful
try to turn
the language into a big game
are curious use guessing
activities, puzzles and riddles
are creativelet them make
things are agile
let them move, mime, gesture, do exercises
are competitive do simple activities
'who will first...', relays
have short attention span
often change activities,
make them short
Children like
games drama
pictures and toyssupport every activity with pictures and real objects
what is familiarthey feel secure /what may seem boring or repetitive to adults
is not necessarily the case for children
stories
rhythmrhymes, jazz chants and songs
The activities must be
nunyfvilely
mispel
apablteda
alobejeny
+ quick to prepare
+ easy to use
often change short
activitiesgive simple instructions
let the children touch and feel
let the children move a lot
speak slowly and clearly
be visual,use real objects,
pictures, toys
be positive, smileTeacher should
use puppets
Writing and reading in English
extremely difficult, especially for dyslexic children
make it a game and fun
do not stress the children
start slowly, do not ´push´ the children
start with letters and sounds words sentences context /stories/
Pass the ball
Make a circle, pass the ball and say your name /use the puppet, write the phrases on the board/
Hello!/Good Morning!What’s your name?How are you?
Roll the ballSit in a circle, roll the ball, then say the rhyme and clap your hands:
Puppet has the ballPuppet has the ballHey ho round we goPuppet has the ball.
The puppet rolls the ball, asks ‘What’s your name?’ – ‘Hello, Jane!’ Jane stands in the middle of the circle and holds the ball, all the children say the rhyme ‘Jane has the ball…’, Jane rolls the ball to another child and so onContinue until everyone in the class has had the ball
Alphabet games
NO
DE
HI
JKLM
FG
BCTUV
RS
PQ
WXYZ AClock
3
12
9
6TRAIN = 9,35
Jumbled letters
Find the words:
o l o h s c = _ _ _ _ _
o n i l= _ _ _ _
e n p= _ _ _
r h e e t = _ _ _ _ _
n t
a
cr i
a
t
d o
g
ap
ln
e
mirror
tv
cupboard
shelfbath
desk
lamp
bed
fridge
cooker
chairtableSpinner
Names
Sit in a circle
Put letters in a bag
Pass the bag around the circle
Ch draw a letter from the bag
Think of a name for the letter, e.g.Jim,the Jaguar from Japan
Helen,the Hedgehog from Holland
Each Ch has a letter and writes down the name for it
Decoding messages
make a code poster (Ch dictate you the alphabet, write it on the board, write a number under each letter – random)
Ch write simple coded messages
stick the messages on the poster
read the other messages
Alphabet games
alphabetical clock (first letter-short hand, last letter-long hand)
put the words in the alphabetical order
match pictures with the letters
T shows a letter,Ch say a word beginning with it
Kim’s games
Show some words or a list of numbers/letters, then:
turn them face down
cover them with a scarf
remove some of them
Ch say them/write them
Ch write what is missing
scooter
girl
towel
bathroom
morning
mouse
book
rubber
Teddy bear
fridge
Point to/Show me/Run toCH sit in a circle and point to the words the T saysCH mingle around, play some music, stop it, CH read the word that is near themCh have cards with words and hold them up as T says themCh run to the words that are around the classroom as T says them
book
teacher
treechair
flower
schoolstreet
sun
bedroom
housedesk
Bingo
Each CH/pair has a card with 6 pictures
The words for the pictures are in a pile in the middle
CH collect the 6 words matching their pictures
Relay race – Run and grab
two teams
put some FC with words on the board/floor/desk
T shows a picture
CH run to grab/touch the word
the first wins a point for their team
lion doll
train
desk
school
house
cupboard
Grab the word Children sit in a circle
Put some flashcards with words in the middle
T calls out the word, the first Ch to touch the right FC keeps it until the end of the game
The child with the most FC wins
CAMEL
MONKEY
KANGAROO
HIPPO
SNAKE
ELEPHANT
LION
Cross out the wordWrite some words on the board
Ch get into two teams
A Ch from each team comes to the board
T calls a word/shows a picture
The first Ch to cross the word gets a point for his/her team
BIKE
kitchenPLANE
picture
window
com
pute
r
MIRRORgarden
glass
Chinese whisper
2 teams
T shows a picture FC/word/sentence to the first Ch
they pass it on orally
the last Ch finds it
/holds,reads,writes it/
create a sentence/story with older children
Words and numbers
1 ship 6 tram2 lorry 7 bus3 plane 8 train4 bike 9 taxi5 car 10 boat
Odd one out
neck arm cup shoulderplate trousers shirt skirtchair desk cupboard car cinema rice meat breadfeet child teeth people
Three chairstwo teams
Three chairs with signs /categories – vocabulary/
T shows FC with a word
the first Ch in teams run and sit on the right chair
PLACES CLOTHES FOOD
Categories
Large pictures/signs for several categories
Ch put words to right places
Ch put away toys,food,clothes:
HOUSE TOYSHOPSCHOOL FARM ZOO
toybox
tablecupboard
HangmanThink of a word
Write dashes on the board to represent each letter
Ch try to guess the letters
For each wrong guess draw one part of a person hanging from gallows
They can guess the word, but if they are wrong,another line is added to the figure
The winner thinks of the next word
Vocabulary squaresCh have to find words hidden among other letters
Make a grid and write words in it (horizontally, vertically, diagonally, from right to left or bottom to top)
The words should be on the same theme
(Make a copy), then fill in the other letters
You can make it more or less difficult according to the clues you give the Ch:
words
topic
pictures
written definitions
Word chainsWrite a ´starter´word on the board
In teams, the Ch také turns to add a word to either end, as follows:
4 1
KISSTOPLAYELLOW 3 2
Words from words
Write a long word on the board
Ch see how many words they can make, using only the letters in the word
GRANDMOTHER
and, red, hot, her, hand….
Guessing games
There's something
in the box!
What is it?
GUESS!
'Bag, oh, bag,
shake, shake, shake,
Bag, oh, bag,
what can I take?'
Pass the box/bag
CH sit in a circle and pass a box/bag filled with cards each Ch takes out a card or play some music, stop it - a CH who has the box/bag takes out a card
• words to revise vocabulary• letters to practise spelling• numbers /Ch read the word from the board/• words to spell /the others guess the word/• tasks to do
Plasticine each CH gets a piece of plasticine, rolls it and follows the instructions:make a snake, coil it up and make a letter of the alphabetCH get into groups and spell a word /each CH one letter /'decide on letters you need for your word´/one, stand, leg, onCH form the words on a piece of paper, put the words together and read a secret message together
Writing gamesPyramid /form a pyramid of words all beginning with the same letter/
Getting dressed (guided written work)
CH throw the dice and then write: I've got a red shirt.
Team writing:write everything in the classroom that 's red/blue…
do the puzzle, then write what you can see in the picture
1 jumper 1 red
2 shirt 2 green
3 t-shirt 3 yellow
4 socks 4 orange
5 trousers 5 white
6 hat 6 bluea
a n
a r e
a b l e
a c t o r
be- - -
- - - -- - - - -
- - - - - -
Grids/charts/tables
A B C
1 moth bug bumblebee
2 tick cocroach mosquito
3 cricket ant flea
What's B2?
Spell a word – CH guess/find it
Can you spell number C3?
What can you see in the garden/street/sky
Birthday presents
CH draw a picture + write the word, then put it in an envelopeCH get into pairs (they form two circles, outer and inner, play music, stop)'Here comes the postman' they say each other in the pairsopen your present: 'Do you like your present?'
From letters to words
From letters to words
letter FC around the classroom: Ch run/point to themCh hold up the letter as they hear themword building /26 letter tiles/ memory games /15 letters, cover them with a scarf, Ch write them down, then Ch write a word to each letter/Matching: letter/word – pictureboard games /CH read the letter/word and move on/alphabet maze
From letters to wordsspelling dictation/spelling race /relay in 2 teams-say a word, Ch take turns to write the letters on the boardPictures/posters:ABC,I can see something beginning with the letter b, c, m, … Three chairs /two teams, FC with words/ - vocab. Bingo/Domino/Pelmanism/Happy families/Chinese whisper Wordsearch/Categories/Hangman/Running dictationjumbled letters
From words to sentences
From words to sentences
ordering words to make a sentence
jumbled words /cut sentence
words in a box – CH make a sentence
picture pelmanism • sentences with gaps• English – Czech sentences• sentences - pictures
spelling the words to form sentences and read the message /advent calendar/
From sentences to storiesMixed up story
each CH gets a sentence from the story
listen to the story and put the sentences in order
line up in the order of the story, read it
mime the story
skeleton text
reconstructing by first letters
jumbled sentences
text with mistakes
match sentences and pictures
Puzzle /cut story/
memory games
true–false sentences
Picture stories
story in pictures with simple text on the back
each Ch has a picture with the text
Ch read the text and line up in the order of the story
Songs, rhymes
Listen to the song and order the words order the lines put the verses in the right order
Listen and fill in the gaps
Listen and choose/circle the right words
Change the words in the song
Bingo
BINGO
There was a farmer, had a dog,
And Bingo was its name, O!
BINGO, BINGO, BINGO,
And Bingo was its name, O!
a doctor, a baker, a driver,
a singer
mouse,frog,horse,snake,friend
Dingo, Muffo, Carla, Mickey
Jazz Chants, Carolyn Graham
Who has the keys? What keys?
My keys. I thought you had them.
I gave them to you. Who has the tickets?
What tickets? Our tickets.
I thought you had them. I gave them to you.
Who has the money? What money?
My money. I thought you had it.
I gave it to you.
Jazz Chants, Small TalkSalt and pepper.
Salt and pepper.
Please pass the pepper.
Please pass the salt.
Pass the salt and pepper, please.
Please pass the pepper.
Please pass the salt.
Salt and pepper.
Bread and butter.
Pass the bread and butter, please.
Please pass the bread.
Please pass the butter.
Please pass the pepper.
Please pass the salt.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot for everything.
Don't mention it.
I was happy to do it.
Thanks a million.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot for everything.
You're welcome.
I was happy to do it.
Thanks a million.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a million.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a million.
Thanks a lot.
You're welcome.
I was happy to do it.
Where to get materialsPrimary Resource Books for Teachers: Young Learners (OUP)
Jazz Chants, Carolyn Graham (OUP)
Oxford Basics for Children
Primary boxes, Cambridge
Do and Understand (G.Gerngross,H.Puchta), Longman
Time for a rhyme, Knižní klub
www.onestopenglish.com
www.macmillan.cz
www.oup.com/elt
www.cambridge.org/elt/resources/young/
www.mes-english.com
www.bogglesworldesl.com
www.-britishcouncil.org/kids
Heinemann
Giving orders to the class
everybody stand up
come up and sit on the carpet
come and stand round the board
everyone come out here to the front
clear everything up nicely
line up - one behind the other
line up quietly by the door
here we go …
Praise and encourage all the children a lot!
Thank you!