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Shutterfly
Joined: 02 Sep 2004
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 9:02 pm Post subject: Teaching Tot's |
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Okay, So I have a new class starting in June. I had my "orientation class" today. Needless to say, the curriculum my school wants me to just won't cut it. (They want me to do pure conversation). I refused, and they said fine, just have a new curriculum written up by Friday.
As for the kids, there are four of them. Western age 3. One of them is petrified of me,but that is to be expected. However, I tried, songs and dancing and finger play. . . they all started to cry and cover their ears. (I'm really not a bad singer  ) I tried really large fun flashcards....started to cry again.
Art was a hit for 3/4. However, one child had a very strange expression on his face.Sort of like a chipmunk. Turns out he had stuffed himself with all paper in his reach and chewed it into a pulp, then proceeded to eat the glue.
They didn't mind the "Spot" series childrens books, but it didnt take long to get through it.
My question is, what else can I do to fill up an hour? I'm not new to teaching children this age, but my past experience was back in Canada. Here, it is a different story. I am going to try out circle time, art and more flashcards/songs, but it isn't enough for my school's expectations.
Idea's/help anyone?....pretty pretty please? |
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jazblanc77
Joined: 22 Feb 2004
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 Try doing a song book with them like "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" or "Today is Monday". These are books that come with tapes with songs that match the words in the book. You can probably do one per month.
Look for a game called 'Fish' on the internet. It has 26 pairs of cue cards with an animal and a letter on each. This is great for learning the alphabet, animals, and later, some short phrases like "do you have___", "thank you", and "you're welcome". Picture Bingo is also great for this age group as it allows them to learn some vocabulary.
Get a lot of visual aids up in your classroom. Use them to teach them colours, animals, days, months (when they are a little better), shapes, and other vocabulary.
Stick with a routine and use keywords, phrases, and body language so that your class is predictable and easy to follow. Some phrases that are good to get them used to are:
Hello/Good bye
Thank you/You're welcome
Sit down/stand up
It's time to go
Make a line
PLEASE
Listen carefully
Listen and repeat
Please be quiet
Come here
What is this? It is ____
What colour is ___? It is ____
Do you like____? Yes, I do./No, I don't.
Do you want____? Yes, I do./No, I don't.
Good job/excellent/great, etc.
What is your name?
How old are you?
Where are you from?
What ___ do you like?
What is your favourite ___? My favourite ___ is ___?
Do you want a booger tissue?
Do you need to go to the bathroom?
Believe it or not, though these seem like a lot for a 3 year old, they are little human sponges and they will catch on very quickly.
Be patient and have fun
Don't worry about the crying, it will subside eventually. They are probably just in shock from being seperated from their mother for the first time and about being stuck in a room with a stranger for a long period of time,
See if they will let you have a Korean teacher come to your classroom as an assistant. For the first couple of months, this will make things a lot easier for you, especially since they are having troubles adjusting to being in a classroom, ie. crying.
Bring in lots of colouring activities. You will be able to use these activities to practice the names of the colours, to introduce new vocabulary, and to increase their dexterity with the intention of introducing some phonics and the alphabet (with Mr. Bugs 1 & 2), at a later date.
See if your director will allow you to make your one hour period into 2 seperate 30 minute classes with a break for lunch, a snack, or another activity with the Korean teacher. This will allow you to cater more to their attention span (20-30 minutes, MAX), and to use similar material in the second class (repetition is key).
Mix up your activities for different skills and energy levels. Keep them short and interesting or you will lose their interest. Do songs (head & shoulders, the hokey pokey, finger songs, etc.), books (song books and perhaps a finger book - the kind with different textures, etc on the pages), role playing, games, silliness, colouring, question time (how are you? how old are you? where are you from?, etc).
Teach, practice, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition (I can't stress the importance of reviewing everything with this age group enough - not only by going over the same material but also by following a routine). |
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tomato
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: I get so little foreign language experience, I must be in Koreatown, Los Angeles.
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jazblanc77
Joined: 22 Feb 2004
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There are at least two others that are not listed there to which I contributed. so, that makes at least 11. |
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