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November 28, 2020
Introduction to This Blog
The name of this blog "The Teaching Corner of EFL" was chosen because in this blog many teachers and students will find very important, useful and productive information on how to teach English in a fun and beneficial way while their students learn English. language in an easier, faster and easier way.
This blog was created with the purpose of improving the way of teaching English as a foreign language and to develop the different skills that teachers can use when teaching their classes at the kindergarten level, specifically between 4 and 5 years of age. This corner is inspired to improve the teaching of students and to improve the way in which teachers teach their classes using different didactic resources that exist. In this blog you can find different activities that can be very beneficial for children with certain special needs such as intellectual and sensory deficits, syndromes, etc; moreover, here you can find many examples of activities that would be helpful in developing students' skills such as speaking, listening, and writing skills; These examples will help the teacher to make her classes more fun. In addition to that, most of the advice and recommendations detailed in this blog have been taken from the book Teaching English to Children by Wendy. A. Scott and Lisbeth H. Ytreberg.
Each chapter that this blog contains will be briefly described below:
If a teacher wants to know a little about the different topics that it is recommended to teach children between 5 and 6 years of age, he/she can find it in our syllabus.
In the lesson plans section the teacher will find the detailed topics in depth where we decided to include different activities, tasks and practices related to the topics mentioned above.
The Young Learner In this section of the blog, there is a table explaining the profiles of each child, for example, date of birth, age, likes, dislikes, medical illnesses, interests, among others; in other words, this chapter is about important information that teachers can get from their students.
The Class Managament and Atmosphere In this section, we will explain the management of the classroom both in terms of its atmosphere and materials, as well as how to treat our students. Suggestions will be given on how to organize our workplace to obtain the maximum amount of benefits possible.
Listening, Oral, Writing and Reading Work There are certain activities that we carry out to develop the four principal skills in our students. We will share our point of view about which activities may work in children between 5 and 6 years old; also, we will give some recommendations to adapt some of these according to the necessities of our students.
When things go wrong in class Here, we will explain some problems that can be seen during class, for example, when an activity does not work, when an activity is too difficult, when a class goes out of control, among others. The description of these problems can be very helpful for teachers to organize each activity properly.
- Special Education In this corner, we will provide information about some students who have disorders or syndromes such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, down syndrome, intellectual deficit, among others. Furthermore, we will provide some examples of activities that teachers can develop for these students and how teachers can manage these disorders in the classroom.
The tool of the trade in this section, the teacher will find an infographic that explains how we can use the different didactic resources applied to the different skills that can be developed when teaching a foreign language such as speaking, writing, and reading skills.
Compared to traditional teaching and 21st teaching As time goes by, the way of teaching and working with children has changed not only the tools and the access to them but also the characteristics of teachers. We will compare traditional and actual teachers.
Teaching Philosophy We want to share our thoughts about teaching English as a foreign language, sharing our experience, advice, and attitudes to the coming challenges in this beautiful profession.
I. Syllabus
Since this pandemic has shown that we were not ready for an online education modalaty, we decided to adapt those lesson plans to demostrate how they can be applied using the virtual tools.
Lesson 5: Fruits and vegetables
Lesson 6: Farm Animals
II. Lesson Plans
"I am not sure about how to start my class or the activities I might develop"
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1. Greetings and Farewells
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2.1 The ABC
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2.2 The ABC (continuation)
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3. The numbers
4. Colors and basic shapes
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5. Fruits and vegetables
6. Farm animals
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7. Pet animals
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8. Parts of the body
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9. Family Members
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10. Action verbs
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III. The Young Learner
The Young Learner
Keeping all this in mind, we decide to make our case study focused on children between 5 to 6 years old because the goals in both cases are not too
different to achieve; also, they have similar characteristics that will make
the process easier. At this age, kids show a very enthusiastic attitude related
to learning, and they enjoy playing games that represent a challenge for them,
so we expect to develop their English skills through activities adapted in
order to reach the objectives in their learning process.
In our class, we may find all sorts of likes, dislikes,
and interests. There are children who love cartoons and fairy tales, others who
prefer to take action into their own activities like painting, and others who
prefer to play with other kids. Also, we may find children with different
emotional profiles, children who are very confident, and others who need some
time to trust the teacher, very empathic children, and others who are
self-centered.
In summary, it may be a deal to find activities which work for everyone.
On the other hand, you have to make the
ones who are not in their comfort zone get well-involved into the activity; it
remains to be a matter of testing different activities.
Students with special needs are also an element to point out as their
difficulties are a little more demanding than just a matter of likes and
dislikes. Students with dysgraphia will have problems with activities involving
the recognition of letters and words as long as students with dyscalculia may
have trouble in sequence activities. In addition, it is not necessary to
mention that students with ADH and who suffer from bullying will be especially
challenging cases. At the end, this kind of students require special treatment
and planification on how to help them work over their conditions.
In our case study, we work in an elementary public school located in the
urban area of the city. Taking this into consideration, we can assume that our
students belong mainly to the lower-middle economic class as they might not be
able to afford a private school. Also, we may expect them to be very used to
technology and its tools, and they have their interests oriented to city
activities like movies, theater, music, etc. In such a case, using virtual
resources might come in handy in order to keep our student’s attention in the
class contents, but taking into account that not all of them might have direct
access to those resources, so the teacher shall be the one who facilitates them
to students.
We can see the previous information reflected in the next table.
|
Nº |
Student´s Name |
Age |
Date of birth |
Emotional profile |
Medical illnesses |
Likes |
Dislikes |
Interests |
|
1. |
Carlos Ardon |
5 |
Feb/ 12th/ 2015 |
Naugthy and a little rude with girls |
Healthy |
BKB |
Get up early |
Being a BKB player |
|
2. |
Miguel Sisibel |
5 |
March/ 4th/ 2015 |
Very friendly and
playful |
Healthy |
Soccer |
Talk in public |
Playing in a soccer team |
|
3. |
Beatriz Ruano |
5 |
Feb /2nd/ 2015 |
Very expressive showing her feelings |
Healthy |
Painting |
Sing |
Being a painter |
|
4. |
Fernando Ordoñez |
5 |
April/ 11th/ 2015 |
Shy with strangers, needs to be shown confidence |
Bullying and shyness |
Planes |
Draw |
Being an aviator |
|
5. |
Adaya Osorio |
6 |
Nov/21st/2014 |
High social skills related to empathy and role plays |
Healthy |
Princess and colorful
clothes |
Be alone in the classroom |
Being a ballet dancing |
|
6. |
Amelia Thermopolis |
5 |
Dec/12th/2015 |
Preference on listening and stand-alone activities. Very attentive |
Healthy |
Watching cartoons and
drawing |
Painting with her
hands |
Being an animal
rescuer |
|
7. |
Jared Palacios |
5 |
Jul/6th/2015 |
Hyperactive, energetic |
ADH |
Playing soccer and running |
Screams and noise |
Being a famous athlete |
|
8. |
Susan Pevensie |
6 |
Dec/19th/2014 |
Brave and likes to play with boys |
Healthy |
Listening tales,drawing and painting |
Playing with boys |
Being a nurse |
|
9. |
Keyla Menendez |
5 |
Sep/13th/2015 |
Easily frustrated with activities involving numbers, sequences and steps |
Dyscalculia |
Helping animals |
Dance and sing. |
Being a chef |
|
10. |
Adriana Menjivar |
6 |
June/ 14th/ 2014 |
Talkative and easily distracted. |
Healthy |
Listening to
music |
Color pink |
Being an actress |
|
11. |
Abigail Vasquez |
5 |
Mar/ 8th/ 2015 |
Very imaginative and talkative |
Healthy |
Singing, fairy tales, and painting |
Little animals like frogs, mice and insects |
Being a multiple
artist |
|
12. |
Alejandra Quijano |
5 |
Mar/ 18th/ 2015 |
Sensitive and cries
easily |
Healthy |
Cartoons |
Homeworkassigments |
Be a cinema director |
|
13. |
Erick Jaco |
5 |
Jan/ 22nd/ 2015 |
Impatient, needs to deal with failure when things go wrong |
Anxiety Disorder |
Basketball |
Talking in public |
Piano |
|
14. |
Chuck Bass |
5 |
May/ 23rd/ 2014 |
Calculative and
methodic |
Healthy |
Playing Golf |
School |
Clothes |
|
15. |
Valentina Olmedo |
5 |
Dec/ 24th/ 2015 |
Curious and up to learn things by
herself |
Healthy |
Painting |
Taking a shower |
Nature |
|
16. |
Henry Huezo |
6 |
Feb/ 8th/ 2014 |
Constantly involved in dangerous activities |
Healthy |
Backyardigans |
Animals |
Movies |
|
17. |
Daniel Henriquez |
6 |
Sep/ 17th/ 2014 |
curious and
comic |
Healthy |
Soccer |
Doing homework
assignments |
Be a doctor |
|
18. |
Rosa Vanegas |
5 |
May/ 5th/ 2015 |
Imaginative and
outgoing |
Healthy |
Listening tales |
Taking showers |
Be a ballet dancer |
|
19. |
Diego Rivera |
5 |
April/ 24th/ 2015 |
Easily frustrated in written activities |
Dysgraphia |
Watching Bob Sponge |
Eating vegetables |
Be a veterinarian |
|
20. |
Blair Waldorf |
6 |
Nov/ 15th/ 2014 |
Very empathetic with other’s problems |
Healthy |
Watching Doc
McStuffins |
Lobsters |
Clothes |
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