[Rebecca123]

Hi,

I am new to the 'Teaching scene' and have no qualifications to teach. However, I have just found myself a job teaching young children (5 yr olds) the English language over here in Spain.

My question is, what sort of things am I best teaching these children at such a young age? These children are having after school lessons with me for one hour, twice a week. Does anybody have any kind suggestions, as I do not want to be teaching the children something that is too difficult for their age group.

Thank you,

[clivehawkins]

Teaching 3-6 year olds - Help me!

Hi there,

If you follow this link you'll find some very useful suggestions given to me by the members of this site.

Hope this helps.
Good luck
Clive

[musica]

Five year old would really benefit from singing and singing games. You can find lots at this link
http://www.pamseslclassroom.com
and
http://www.pamseslclassroom.com/Free_ESL_Music.html

There are finger rhymes too
http://www.pamseslclassroom.com/Finger_Rhymes.html

You can listen to the songs and chants and also print out the lyrics for yourself
http://www.pamseslclassroom.com/Song_Lyrics.html

Hope this helps.
singing games are especially great as they bond the group and help with social skills, taking turns, cooperating etc.

[Eric]

Hello,

You might also want to read the article on teaching young learners.

[Rebecca123]

Thank you very much to you all (Clivehawkins, Musica and Eric). Your help is greatly appreciated. I will now take a look at the links that you have kindly provided.

[kluv]

This may be a little late, but don't forget basic skills along with the music. Students need a good grasp of phonemic awareness and vocabulary to build their language.

The links to songs were great and something I needed in my classroom!

Kluv