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mandu
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 Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 4:48 am Post subject: need some help with ideas for a parents class |
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at the kindergarten i work at
i teach parents and children together.the class is only 20 mins,so far i have taught colors,food,animals,fruit,parts of the body etc
i have had the classs for just over a year,Im a little stuck as to what i could be doing now with my class.my class is just about having fun in English not really about speaking.
is there anyone who teachers parents class at there kindergarten who could help with some ideas
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woza17
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 8:42 am Post subject: |
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Mandu you said it is fun and not really about speaking. WTF is it about then? I was under the impression that we are here to make people speak. Please clarify, I have never heard of a class where you teach the parents and kids together it could be a good idea, if they go home together and practise their English together.
Tell me more, I am really interested, if I sound rude, it's because I am. |
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Calories
Joined: 17 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 10:43 am Post subject: |
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| Recycle your old lessons! |
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ChineseChris
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 10:54 am Post subject: Need help with parents |
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| I too find this interesting. I would do some nursery rhymes where there are songs and lots of getting up or sitting down. Ring a ring a rosie comes to mind. The parents will love the action just like the children and as they are only short lessons it should not be too tiring. |
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Super Frank
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numbers, alphabet, verbs, have you done them?
do little sentances, I like..don't like..I want..give me
Make them pronounce orange correctly.
His/her
in on under etc |
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paulmanser
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 11:08 am Post subject: |
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color= colour
 American English |
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Super Frank
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| Yeah and I just spent 10 mins shouting 'pants' at 100 ten year olds. |
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paulmanser
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haha, I wish I was there.
Not to sound like a snob but there should only be one form of English, and that's British English. The *real* English if you want to call it. |
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paulmanser
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I was in USA last summer and some girl said, Paul I found your pants in the camps washing machine. At first I was  but then found out it was my trousers lol
Had a heart attack moment lol
campamerica.co.uk
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vikdk
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hey wozza I suppose fun isn't suppossed to come into when kids are together with parents - the first and most important step in any kindy class is to show that its fun - if that fun is eventually linked to English learning, then hey-bingo you get kids paying attention, wanting to come back for more and even wanting to learn.
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but what WTF wozza with a comment like that you must be a real pro -
f*!k the fun, my job is to make you speak kid 
Hey Mandu weve done stuff with eating and drinking - like how to make a sandwich, breakfast cereals, simple stuff that kids and moms can do together. You can incorporate going shopping games and what stuff you need - if your kindy has toy food that works well in these kind of games - if you have some funds buying real food and being able to give a small sample is a huge hit!!!! |
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