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rayjoy
Joined: 19 Jan 2008
Location: Dynamic Busan
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 Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:23 pm Post subject: CAMP HELP: Elem 1st-2nd grd whove never had an English class |
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Okay my camp situation is financially and time-wise becoming a little more to my liking.. I'm getting paid, though not a lot and I think I can go home in the afternoons, but I still have to come in on non-teaching days.
Now that those details are mostly taken care, I have a new panic:
I am teaching 22 elementary 1st & 2nd graders who've never had an English class. By myself. Four 40-minute class periods a day. For 3 weeks. Same kids.
Am I going to die?
To avoid death and insanity, what the hell should I do? This is unofficially a reading camp. I'm not even positive if these kids can read in Korean. These kids don't even know "How are you?"
Everything I know about English camps are more geared towards older kids, like week-long projects, things where they can read books or use the computer.
I was actually looking forward to having a little more time and freedom with what to teach but now... I have a large group of students who've never worked with me, don't speak English, don't read, and probably have the attention span of a mosquito.
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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First of all, when does your camp start?
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| I am teaching 22 elementary 1st & 2nd graders who've never had an English class. By myself. Four 40-minute class periods a day. For 3 weeks. Same kids. |
 That is incredible and easy for an experienced, trained teacher.
Seriously. They can learn more in 3 weeks than 6 months of hagwons if you know what you are doing.
 Those of us who know how to teach beginners should help you out. Let's make this thread a day-by-day helper for you.
I don't have much time at the moment, but for now: research children's games.
Start off by giving each one an English nickname (unless you have the ability to remember all 22 students' Korean names; this is important). Do "I am _____" "You are ______" (don't get into he/she yet - too early), just get them accustomed to it. A good fun way that takes some time (you have the time) is to put a bunch of names on the board and have a student try to pronounce it (not read, you say then they say) and the names they can't you erase and have three remaining at the end for them to choose their own english nicknames from. This can be a long process but if you have the group involved, saying the names, it keeps them engaged, like a sort of ceremony. Even have them write their names on a white card you put on the wall (they copy the shapes from the word on the board), ending up with a wall of 22 names. After everyone has a name play some games to re-inforce their recognition of the names, first by games where you say the name and they have to do something (you can demonstrate), then afterwards games where they have to recognize each others' names.
Then teach them action words by having them follow your lead, mimicking your behaviour ("hop, jump, point, look, turn, push, run, stop, walk, sit, etc). You'll need to do this to ensure some communication for classroom management. It's fun and easy for them to learn and after you can say "Sit!" and "Stop!" and they'll understand what you are asking. After they have had a lot of practice do an elimination game to see who's really got it. They'll be among your leaders you'll count on to help the slower students through later lessons.
(THINGS, YES/NO and COLORS are coming up. NUMBERS much later. Don't even touch reading until week two, need a foundation first).
You can have them answering a hundred questions by the end of your camp. You lucky duck. So much time with them. It'll be intense and tiring but their progress will enrich your teaching soul and make it all worthwhile.
Gawd I wish I had your awesome teaching opportunity. I have a class of six grade 1/2 students at my hagwon and their English skills have skyrocketed after six months of 50-minute classes twice to three times a week (alternating weeks) with me. It's the perfect age to start learning English. My grade 3 students are also doing great though not quite as fast. The grade 4s are slower and beginner grade 5s is a real mixed lot, some lost cause lazy lots, dumbies along with the swift and the keen.
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karri
Joined: 14 Jan 2007
Location: south korea
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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A great "name game" is the business card one. Have the students get a a4 paper and fold it so there are 16 squares. have the students decorate each square with something about them (or what ever). If they can, make them write their english name on it.
After that cut up the paper and have the kids exchange "business cards"
a Hello my name is Suzy
b Hello my name is Johnny
a Nice to meet you
b Nice to meet you too.
(shake hands and change cards)
Make up your own business cards aswell. (idealy one for each kid) The kids will love having them and you get to asses their English level a bit by participating.
You have to teach this game by demonstrating, which I'm sure you know already. And you should participate in the games as much as possible. |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.barryfunenglish.com
http://eflclassroom.ning.com/
Hope you find these helpful
Head and shoulders song
Hoakey Pockey song- Put your right foot in put your right foot out
put your right foot in a shake it all about.
Write different numbers on the blackboard give each student a flyswatter.
Call out the number and have them swat the correct number.
Do the same thing with letters.
Arrange the desks in a maze- Blindfold one student and have them direct each other around using go straight turn right. |
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