Young Learners

Students will be able to...

• Identify differences between teaching adults and children
• Explain the differences in teaching approaches to different ages of young learners
• Describe some sample ESL activities for young learners
• Describe strategies for classroom management of young learners 

[20 min] Warm-Up: Review  Classroom Management. 

Have student complete worksheet that reviews classroom management. 

REVIEW SURVEY: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT 

Supplemental:
Can have students use role-play cards to review teacher students behavior interaction

[15-20 min] Build a First Day Poster
Build a poster template that could be used to address classroom rules on the first day. Identify the following:

• Who builds it, teacher or students?
• Age and level of students?
• How it would be used?

[40-50 min] YOUNG LEARNERS Lecture 

• Jigsaw Reading on Ages (bring copies). 
• Routines: Typical Kindergarten  (just show some parts)
• Structure (primary vs highschool)
• Six Classroom Management Tips (p.258-289)
• Go over Young Learners PPT 
• Classroom Warm-up Song: Hello Song 
• Phonetics with 4-5 year olds (warning...they are screaming!)
• Video for Phonetics
• Materials?
• Tasks with Age Chart

p. 252 

Task 1 MAKE A CIRCLE

Task 2 AGE DIFFERENCES

Task 3:

Part A: HELLO SONG 1

Answer questions from book

Part B: HELLO SONG 2

Task 4 (p. 259)

1. what is the pygmalion effect?
2. What are the four actors that influence student performance in the classroom?
3. What are the implications of this study for ESL/EFL teachers?
4. What is your opinion. To what extent do teachers and parents expectations influence student performance? 

Break

[20 min] YOUNG LEARNERS 11:00-11:20

Videos Analysis: Young Learners

1. Mutisensory Vocab Drilling
2. TPR + Flashcards (already watched)
3. TPR Simon Says (South Korea)
4. TPR Put on your Clothes (Argentina)
5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar read out by a teacher: 
6. And the same book read out by agroup of young learners:
7.  Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too? Students show pictures they drew while they read parts ofthe book one by one
8. PolarBear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? This is read out loud by a teacher and accompanied by animal sounds

Additional Videos
Games, Parts of the lesson plans, etc.
ESLinsider.com
-Pass the marker
-Make a word
-Charades
-Race with Flashcards
-Phonetic Game

Video Analysis: Older Learners

1. Roleplay Restaurant 
2. South Korea (Non-native Teacher prepares students for reading)
3. Taiwan (EFL teacher talks about his experience/classroom management)
4. Thailand (Teaching Middle/High School Students Speaking)

[60 min] Build your own young learner task & craft (11:20-12:20)

Crafts can be an wonderful way to teach and reinforce language learning. It appeals to younger students who often benefit from movement and tactile approaches to learning. When integrated into a lesson, they can be both fun and effective. 
One popular free way to find craft and poster ideas for your young learners is through Pinterest. To give you an introduction to this online resource, I have created a page for this class that you can all access. Please go to 

Steps to Login: 

1.    Go to PINTEREST.COM
2.    Login: TeflinstructorBetsy@gmail.com
3.    Password:  TEFLERS

Below are simple ESL art projects found on pinterest:

In this last part of today's class, we are going to work in pairs or small groups to create an art project that we could integrate into a lesson for children. It does not need to contain "words" as these two projects do. There are many ways to use art in your classes. Below are links to other ideas:

Art Ideas I 
Art Idea II: Build a Lapbook  (free templates for lapbooks found HERE)
Art Ideas III

[30 min] Workshop/ Lesson Plan Feedback 1:00-1:30

Lesson Materials:
Jigsaw Reading on Ages (bring copies). 

Unit on Young Learners (course book)
Young Learners Art Projects or Graphic Organizer Project 

1. Group Dinosaurs
2. Group Panda Bears
3. Group Rockstars
4. Group Tulips
5. Group LittleOnes
6. Group Once upon a Time

Supplemental:
Graphic Organizers for Preschool
BLOG with videos -TEACHING ESL TO CHILDREN
Classroom Management Tricks for Young Learners
Young Learners PPT
Academic Article: ART for ESL Learners 
High School ESL (fun page with lots of lesson plan ideas)
Sample "Rubric" For Children's Writing
ESL Art Projects Blog

CHAPTER YOUNG LEARNERS TEXTBOOK