Articles on Young Learners

Here are some pointers to help you judge whether you have got the right balance of sit down and moving around activities in your classes, and then some tips on how to think about making changes.

Factors to include and think about when planning your first pre-school English class

This article gives some tips to make sure you are prepared and are able to go into your first preschool English class with the confidence of knowing that you are really ready.

How to start the new school year when teaching very young learners

How to combine Christmas with a Kindergarten/ Pre-school/ Very Young Learners English Syllabus

A lesson plan to teach young learners: What (food/colour/sport) do you like? I like (noun)

A lesson plan to teach young learners how to answer "What do you see?" with "I see a (noun)"

A lesson plan to teach young learners: What aches? My (body part) aches.

A lesson plan to teach young learners how to answer "Do you like (noun)?" with either "Yes, I do" or "No, I don't".

A lesson plan to teach young learners "How are you?" and "I'm (adjective)".

Some colleagues had asked me for some tips on teaching elementary school children English as a Foreign Language. Here's what I said.