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[edith]

Hi,

I know there have been a ton of threads relating to Kindergarten teaching but I am a little stuck. I teach a very young 5 year old 1-1 for 45 minutes each twice a week, he attends an English Kindergarten so his vocabulary is pretty impressive. He is a little diamond to teach, but I'm not sure what the best approach is for him.
I am a little stuck on where I should take him from here? the last four lessons we used flashcards, drew, sang and played games.
The lesson today ran out of steam after 30 minutes, as he is only one there isn't the scope for my usual group activities which work very well.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

[Hotpants]

I would get yourself a textbook. It can help you fill your time. Your kid may be a good speaker, but can he/she read/write? This is the stage where a kid can start to understand phonics, so a good phonics book which introduces reading and writing skills would be my recommendation.

The phonics book I like best in a 1-1 beginner situation is Active Phonics 1. It is listed on www.curriculumhouse.com. I've only managed to see this book on sale in one bookstore in a department store, though. perhaps you can enquire about points of sale through the website.

You could also include some story books to fill your time.

[elynnor]

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[JennyJJ]

elynnor :
What a truly inspiring post !
Kudos to you on a great job.
I also find that play acting is very popular with my kid. She's seven. We go to the supermarket and she gets to choose between red and green apples. We go to the park and she chooses the slide or the swing first. We use short sentences that she has memorised and she loves it . Her stuffed toys come in handy too as well as books with interesting pictures. It's a joy to teach her.

[edith]

Elynorr, I only just read this, I didn't think anyone had replied.

Thankyou so much, a truly inspiring and helpful post!

[ajuma]

One thing that Elynorr mentioned (GREAT post, BTW!) was reading books. Sitting with the boy on your lap and reading things he will understand is a great way to a) help him learn English and b) make him feel that learning English is fun and not a chore. After reading a book, you can act out the story together, look through the book for colors, words, animals, whatever can build on what you've read. This shouldn't be the WHOLE class, but a nice quiet time when things are a little slow.

You should also be doing a lot of TPR (Total Physical Response) things, such as walking, running, jumping, flying...making letters, animals, whatever...with your bodies.