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Make it fun. Have lots of games, colouring, stories, pictures. Use your first few lessons to get to know them. Role play, questions and answers, treasure hunts, charades, matching games..... Google games for kids and adapt to the classroom, kids this age can't usually sit for long periods of time. A...

Hi Students need to know what to expect, so first thing set expectations from day one, minute one. You need to have a class agreement, so come up with the rules of the class together and stick with them. When students break the rules and disrupt the class use traffic lights, yellow/red cards or name...

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katrina

Hi there I use tech all the time and my favourite esl tool is Google, a picture speaks louder than words.... I've also developed my own language software for complete beginners, you can see it at greateng.com, it's completely free to the user. I've also used razkids reading program extensively along...

Hi Interesting. However, all teachers of language should bear in mind that there is never going to be one magically successful way to teach vocab and of course as people generally learn in many different ways, different approaches are needed. Teachers have to 'mix it up' in the classroom to gain any...

Hi What size is the class? Are they all absolute beginners? I'd put them into groups and use a lot of guessing games, vocab sorting games and situational games to start. Watching and listening to simple dialogues and then role playing. Keep everything simple, fun and engaging and you should get a po...

Hi.

This student is wasting both your and his time. I'd give him the boot personally.

Katrina (GreatEng.com)

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Katrina

Hi I agree with having technology in the classroom. I use it all the time even with tiny tots to enhance what we are learning. I think the key here is balance, too much of anything or type or method of learning is never going to be excellent. I am also very traditional and believe in basics, reading...

Hey there. I've been teaching Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese kids English for 17 years now. In my opinion it is in the kids' and teacher's interest to allow some use of the L1 in the English language class. Of course the reliance on the L1 will differ depending on the exposure the child has had to E...

I think first you need to look at the age of the child who is suffering separation anxiety. I work in Hong Kong and a lot of kids are sent off to formal school way to early in my opinion, 2 years old......, so are basically not ready for this type of education. That said generally, most preschool te...

I think first you need to look at the age of the child who is suffering separation anxiety. I work in Hong Kong and a lot of kids are sent off to formal school way to early in my opinion, 2 years old......, so are basically not ready for this type of education. That said generally, most preschool te...