Transcript Thanks a lot.

Very Young English Learners
Beginning writing
and reading
PaedDr. Dana Mašínová
[email protected]
Children
are playful
try to turn
the language into
a big game
are curious
use guessing
activities, puzzles and are competitive
riddles
do simple activities
'who will first...',
are creative
relays
are agile
let them make
things
let them move, mime,
gesture, do exercises
have short attention span
often change activities,
make them short
Children like
games
stories
drama
rhythm
rhymes, jazz chants and songs
pictures and toys
support every activity with pictures and real objects
what is familiar
they feel secure /what may seem boring or repetitive to adults
is not necessarily the case for children
The activities must be
mispel
nunyf
vilely
alobejeny
apablteda
+ quick to prepare
+ easy to use
Teacher should
often change
short activities
give simple
instructions
let the children
touch and feel
be positive,
smile
speak slowly
and clearly
let the children
move a lot
be visual,use
real objects,
pictures, toys
use
puppets
Writing and reading in English
extremely difficult, especially for dyslexic
children
make it a game and fun
do not stress the children
start slowly, do not ´push´ the children
start with letters and sounds words
sentences
context /stories/
Pass the ball
Make a circle, pass the ball and say your name
/use the puppet, write the phrases on the board/
Hello!/Good Morning!
What’s your name?
How are you?
Roll the ball
Sit in a circle, roll the ball, then say the rhyme and clap
your hands:
Puppet has the ball
Puppet has the ball
Hey ho round we go
Puppet has the ball.
The puppet rolls the ball, asks ‘What’s your name?’ –
‘Hello, Jane!’ Jane stands in the middle of the circle and
holds the ball, all the children say the rhyme ‘Jane has the
ball…’, Jane rolls the ball to another child and so on
Continue until everyone in the class has had the ball
Alphabet games
12
Clock
WXYZ
A
BC
TUV
9
DE
RS
FG
PQ
3
HI
NO LM
JK
TRAIN = 9,35
6
Jumbled letters
Find the words:
olohsc=_____
o n i l= _ _ _ _
e n p= _ _ _
rheet=_____
g
d
a
a
n
r
t
o
i
t
n
c
e
a
l
p
Spinner
chair
table
lamp
bed
tv

fridge
cooker
desk
cupboard
mirror
bath
shelf
Names
Sit in a circle
Put letters in a bag
Pass the bag around the circle
Ch draw a letter from the bag
Think of a name for the letter, e.g.
Jim,the Jaguar from Japan
Helen,the Hedgehog from Holland
Each Ch has a letter and writes down
the name for it
Decoding messages
make a code poster (Ch dictate you the
alphabet, write it on the board, write a
number under each letter – random)
Ch write simple coded messages
stick the messages on the poster
read the other messages
Alphabet games
alphabetical clock
(first letter-short hand, last letter-long hand)
put the words in the alphabetical
order
match pictures with the letters
T shows a letter,Ch say a word
beginning with it
Kim’s games
scooter morning
fridge
mouse
bathroom
Teddy bear
rubber
book
girl
towel
Show some words or a
list of numbers/letters,
then:
turn them face down
cover them with a scarf
remove some of them
Ch say them/write
them
Ch write what is
missing
Point to/Show me/Run to
book
bedroom
sun
teacher
tree
chair
flower
desk
school
house
street
CH sit in a circle and point
to the words the T says
CH mingle around, play
some music, stop it, CH
read the word that is near
them
Ch have cards with words
and hold them up as T
says them
Ch run to the words that
are around the classroom
as T says them
Bingo
Each CH/pair has a card with 6 pictures
The words for the pictures are in a pile in the middle
CH collect the 6 words matching their pictures
Relay race – Run and grab
two teams
put some FC with words on the
board/floor/desk
T shows a picture
CH run to grab/touch the word
the first wins a point for their team
doll
lion
school
house
train
desk
cupboard
Grab the word
Children sit in a circle
Put some flashcards
with words in the middle
T calls out the word, the
first Ch to touch the
right FC keeps it until
the end of the game
The child with the most
FC wins
ELEPHANT
CAMEL
LION
KANGAROO
HIPPO
SNAKE
MONKEY
Cross out the word
Write some words on
the board
Ch get into two teams
A Ch from each team
comes to the board
T calls a word/shows a
picture
The first Ch to cross the
word gets a point for
his/her team
Chinese whisper
2 teams
T shows a picture FC/word/sentence to
the first Ch
they pass it on orally
the last Ch finds it
/holds,reads,writes it/
create a sentence/story with older
children
Words and numbers
1
2
3
4
5
ship 6
lorry 7
plane 8
bike 9
car 10
tram
bus
train
taxi
boat
Odd one out
neck arm cup shoulder
plate trousers shirt skirt
chair desk cupboard car
cinema rice meat bread
feet child teeth people
Three chairs
two teams
Three chairs with signs /categories –
vocabulary/
T shows FC with a word
the first Ch in teams run and sit on the
right chair
PLACES
CLOTHES
FOOD
Categories
Large pictures/signs for several
categories
HOUSE
SCHOOL
FARM
TOYSHOP
ZOO
Ch put words to right places
Ch put away toys,food,clothes:
toybox
table
cupboard
Hangman
Think of a word
Write dashes on the board to represent each letter
Ch try to guess the letters
For each wrong guess draw one part of a person hanging from
gallows
They can guess the word, but if they are wrong,another line is
added to the figure
The winner thinks of the next word
Vocabulary squares
Ch have to find words hidden
among other letters
Make a grid and write words in it
(horizontally, vertically,
diagonally, from right to left or
bottom to top)
The words should be on the same
theme
(Make a copy), then fill in the other
letters
You can make it more or less
difficult according to the clues you
give the Ch:
words
topic
pictures
written definitions
Word chains
Write a ´starter´word on the board
In teams, the Ch také turns to add a word to either end, as
follows:
4
1
KISSTOPLAYELLOW
3
2
Words from words
Write a long word on the board
Ch see how many words they can
make, using only the letters in the word
GRANDMOTHER
and, red, hot, her,
hand….
Guessing games
There's something
in the box!
What is it?
GUESS!
'Bag, oh, bag,
shake, shake, shake,
Bag, oh, bag,
what can I take?'
Pass the box/bag
CH sit in a circle and pass a box/bag
filled with cards
each Ch takes out a card or play some
music, stop it - a CH who has the
box/bag takes out a card
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words to revise vocabulary
letters to practise spelling
numbers /Ch read the word from the board/
words to spell /the others guess the word/
tasks to do
Plasticine
each CH gets a piece of plasticine, rolls it and
follows the instructions:
make a snake, coil it up and make a letter of
the alphabet
CH get into groups and spell a word /each
CH one letter /'decide on letters you need for
your word´/
one, stand, leg, on
CH form the words on a piece of paper, put
the words together and read a secret
message together
Writing games
Pyramid /form a pyramid of words all beginning with the same letter/
Getting dressed (guided written work)
CH throw the dice and then write: I've got a red shirt.
Team writing:write everything in the classroom that 's red/blue…
do the puzzle, then write what you can see in the picture
a
an
are
able
actor
1 jumper
1 red
2 shirt
2 green
3 t-shirt
3 yellow
4 socks
4 orange
5 trousers
5 white
6 hat
6 blue
be
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Grids/charts/tables
A
B
C
1
moth
bug
bumblebee
2
tick
cocroach
mosquito
3
cricket
ant
flea
What's B2?
Spell a word – CH guess/find it
Can you spell number C3?
What can you see in the garden/street/sky
Birthday presents
CH draw a picture + write the word, then put it
in an envelope
CH get into pairs (they form two circles, outer
and inner, play music, stop)
'Here comes the postman' they say each
other in the pairs
open your present: 'Do you like your
present?'
From letters to words
From letters to words
letter FC around the classroom: Ch run/point
to them
Ch hold up the letter as they hear them
word building /26 letter tiles/
memory games /15 letters, cover them with a
scarf, Ch write them down, then Ch write a
word to each letter/
Matching: letter/word – picture
board games /CH read the letter/word and
move on/
alphabet maze
From letters to words
spelling dictation/spelling race /relay in 2
teams-say a word, Ch take turns to write the
letters on the board
Pictures/posters:ABC,I can see something
beginning with the letter b, c, m, …
Three chairs /two teams, FC with words/ vocab.
Bingo/Domino/Pelmanism/Happy
families/Chinese whisper
Wordsearch/Categories/Hangman/Running
dictation
jumbled letters
From words to sentences
From words to sentences
ordering words to make a sentence
jumbled words /cut sentence
words in a box – CH make a sentence
picture pelmanism
• sentences with gaps
• English – Czech sentences
• sentences - pictures
spelling the words to form sentences and
read the message /advent calendar/
From sentences to stories
Mixed up story
each CH gets a
sentence from the
story
listen to the story
and put the
sentences in order
line up in the order of
the story, read it
mime the story
skeleton text
reconstructing by first
letters
jumbled sentences
text with mistakes
match sentences and
pictures
Puzzle /cut story/
memory games
true–false sentences
Picture stories
story in pictures with
simple text on the
back
each Ch has a
picture with the text
Ch read the text and
line up in the order
of the story
Songs, rhymes
Listen to the song and
 order the words
 order the lines
 put the verses in the right order
Listen and fill in the gaps
Listen and choose/circle the right
words
Change the words in the song
Bingo
BINGO
There was a farmer, had a dog,
And Bingo was its name, O!
BINGO, BINGO, BINGO,
And Bingo was its name, O!
a doctor, a baker, a driver,
a singer
mouse,frog,horse,snake,friend
Dingo, Muffo, Carla, Mickey
Jazz Chants, Carolyn Graham
Who has the keys?
My keys.
I gave them to you.
What tickets?
I thought you had them.
Who has the money?
My money.
I gave it to you.
What keys?
I thought you had them.
Who has the tickets?
Our tickets.
I gave them to you.
What money?
I thought you had it.
Jazz Chants, Small Talk
Salt and pepper.
Salt and pepper.
Please pass the pepper.
Please pass the salt.
Pass the salt and pepper, please.
Please pass the pepper.
Please pass the salt.
Salt and pepper.
Bread and butter.
Pass the bread and butter, please.
Please pass the bread.
Please pass the butter.
Please pass the pepper.
Please pass the salt.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot for everything.
Don't mention it.
I was happy to do it.
Thanks a million.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot for everything.
You're welcome.
I was happy to do it.
Thanks a million.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a million.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a million.
Thanks a lot.
You're welcome.
I was happy to do it.
Where to get materials
Primary Resource Books for Teachers: Young Learners (OUP)
Jazz Chants, Carolyn Graham (OUP)
Oxford Basics for Children
Primary boxes, Cambridge
Do and Understand (G.Gerngross,H.Puchta), Longman
Time for a rhyme, Knižní klub
www.onestopenglish.com
www.macmillan.cz
www.oup.com/elt
www.cambridge.org/elt/resources/young/
www.mes-english.com
www.bogglesworldesl.com
www.-britishcouncil.org/kids
Heinemann
Giving orders to the class
everybody stand up
come up and sit on the carpet
come and stand round the board
everyone come out here to the front
clear everything up nicely
line up - one behind the other
line up quietly by the door
here we go …
Praise and encourage all the
children a lot!
Thank you!