This document provides an overview of techniques for teaching early English to children through movement, play, songs, and chants. It discusses total physical response, storytelling, games, and songs/chants as active ways to help children learn vocabulary and structures. Examples of games and chants are provided. The document promotes using activities that have clear learning goals and tie into themes while focusing on targeted words. It advocates making English learning fun and interactive for young learners.

1. Vroeg Engels leren door
beweging,
spel, lied en chants!
Myrna Feuerstake
projectleider tpo

2. Who am I and who are you?
Pick a number and answer it honestly……..
1. Name? 11. Shoe size?
2. Height? 12. Sports you play?
3. Weight? 13. Number of siblings?
4. Age? 14. Jealous of …?
5. Birthday? 15. Biggest wish?
6. Ever fall in love? 16. Talents?
7. Favourite food? 17. Favourite book?
8. Sing in the shower? 18. Most embarassing moment?
9. Pets? 19. Last whats app?
10. Favourite movie? 20. Worst habit?

3. Peil.Engels
95 basisscholen
2088 groep 8
leerlingen

4. Van activiteitengericht naar doelgericht
• Met welk doel doe je het?
• Welke vaardigheden oefen je hiermee?
• Sluit de activiteit aan bij het thema?
• Welke woorden/chunks staan centraal?
• Welke woorden. structuren moeten de leerlingen tot
hun beschikking hebben om de activiteit in het Engels
uit te kunnen voeren?

5. Warming up the lazy tongue
 When you write copy you have the right to copyright the copy
you write, if the copy is right.
 How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck
could chuck wood?
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6. Total physical response
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7. Story telling
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8. Games
Move your body and brains! Work in pairs
• Say the alphabet aloud from C to X.
• Mention ten European countries.
• Sing: Are you sleeping, are you sleeping
Brother John, brother John
All the bells are ringing, all the bells are ringing
Ding, dong, dong, ding, dong, dong
• Make the sounds of an English speaking dog, cat, cow and horse.
• Close your eyes, cover your ears and count to ten.
• Smile!
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9. Songs and Chants
Teacher: Sh! Sh! Stop that noise! Boys: Shut up girls!
Chorus: Sh! Sh! Stop that noise! Stop that noise!
Sh! Sh! Stop that noise! Shut up girls!
Teacher: Come on girls, Stop that noise!
tell all the boys, Teacher: Come on girls,
Tell all the boys, Come on boys,
to stop that noise! Tell everybody to stopthat noise!
Girls: Please be quiet. Chorus: Sh! Sh! Stop that noise!
Stop that noise! Sh! Sh! Stop that noise!
Please be quiet. Sh! Sh! Stop that noise!
Stop that noise!
Teacher: Come on boys,
tell all the girls,
Tell all the girls,
To stop that noise! 9

10. Songs and chants
All:
We’re glad we came today (2x)
Goodbye to everyone,
We’re glad we came today
We played and wanted to stay (2x)
Teacher:
But time is up, so everyone,
I/m glad you came today!
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11. Heel interessant! Ik wil meer!
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