1. The document discusses techniques for teaching English to children, including using visual aids, realia, pictures, and gestures to introduce topics. 2. Sample activities described are having children describe objects using "a" and "an", playing online grammar games to practice articles, and creating a classroom board game to practice articles and verbs. 3. Tips for creating classroom games emphasize using simple words, prompts, examples, images, and mystery to engage children.

1. How to teach English for
Children
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2. BeforeTheclass
Beforetheclass, it wasinteresting to seesomephrasesthat teacher
put them up on theboard. Thepurposeisthat studentsinternalize
typical phrasesthat they haveto useduring theclass. For example:
Can I go to the bathroom?
Can you lead me a _____________?
How do you say ________________in
English?
MilagrosJuarez- English Teacher

3. Lead- in
I liked theway how the teacher introduced thetopic using visual aids. Students
who are 8-10 years of age active schemata quickly. For this reason, it is important
to use some techniques for eliciting information like images, gestures, realia and
flashcards. In that case, teacher used realiaexamplesand pictures.
Theobjective:
To talk about objectsusing aand an.
Teacher showed pictures and used simple word to elicit information .
For example: What is this? . That was very important becuase students
spokeEnglish to describe objects in anatural way.
MilagrosJuarez- English Teacher

4. During theactivity
Do you think that understand instructions is difficult? Imagine
for a kid. Using key words and images to explain instructions for kids
are very useful that I want to steal this because children understand
easily what to do. However, teacher has to monitor their students after
giving instructionsto observeif all of them understood.
WRITE: ASK: ANSWER:
MilagrosJuarez- English Teacher

5. During theactivity
Prompts
Using promptsisvery important in
a class for children. I have one reason
that suppport my opinion. Kids
doesn’t havea lot of knowledge about
English so they need some
guiadance. For example:
What is your name?
My name is ____________
After finishing atask, Teacher hasto
write the answers on the board. The
purpose is that students not only
listen, but also compare and correct
grammar .
Answers:
A: is
B: are
C: am
MilagrosJuarez- English Teacher

6. Communicativeactivity
There were 2 communicative activities that teacher used for their students. First, she used a
English game online. The purpose is to practice a, an and the in that ESL Grammar Interactive
fun wheel game. It is excellent for classroom teaching. Teachers can engage students in a
classroom grammar review for elementary ESL, EFL Learners. It can be used to energize a dull
class, to review work that wasdoneor simply asa reward for good classroom work. It isespecially
useful for teaching ESL pre-intermediateand intermediatelevels.
Children like to play games. Games are important tools to teach English because children are
competitive and work in group. The objective is that students speak English and share information
with their team.
http://www.eslgamesplus.com/
When you play games, you can use points and
competition as a motivator, but not for kids
under six who may find the competition too
stressful. MilagrosJuarez- English Teacher

7. Communicativeactivity
Second, it isimportant to createour gameif wedon’t find out agameappropriatefor our
classin internet. I know that themajority of usdon’t havetimeto createagame, but if we
think about benefitsof it, weareableto do it for our children. In thisclass, teacher created a
board gameto practiceA, AN and THE and theuseof verb to be(am, areand is).
TIPS TO CREATE A GAME FOR KIDS
1. To use simple words.
2. To use prompts.
3. To give examples.
4. To use images.
5. Games have to be mysterious
to create curiosity .
If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the
way they learn.
MilagrosJuarez- English Teacher