Hello,
I would be very grateful if anyone can guide me through how can I teach English for the 1st Primary class…
I am currently in Kuwait and I am going to teach Arabian students, but the language is the same as yours as I will teach English…
Here take a look at this, it’s the first unit in the student’s book.
It’s called:
Unit 1: Hello.
I don’t understand anything, what is this Use: I’m ? and what is that "Learn: Hello, goodbye, teacher…
Does they mean that the teacher will use I’m??? And the student will learn Hello, goodbye, teacher?? Or the student will learn both, will use I’m and learn Hello, goodbye, teacher…???
Please help me I am like in a maze and don’t know how I am going to teach little kids in the 1st class…
Do I only have to read “Hello, I’m Funni” in front of them and repeat it many times until they get used to it or should I teach them how to write each word as well as its meaning?
Hi, looking at the page, the upper right box explains what the students should learn. They should learn how to use the “I’m …” format for an introduction, where … means their name or their title. The the “learn” details the new words on the page - the students should learn the meanings of hello, goodbye, and teacher. I am sure the students should practice introducing themselves by name and by their title or occupation or defining characteristic: Hello, I’m Luschen. Hello, I’m a student. Hello, I’m a man.
Then you should go over “goodbye”: Goodbye, Luschen. Goodbye, teacher.
I am sorry you have to read about that Funni bunny, but I’m sure the kids will like him best.
Thank you very much Mr. Luschen.
But can you please tell me more?
How can I teach the kids? I mean how can I make them memorize these?
Should I teach them how to write “I’m”??? Or how to pronounce it??
Can you guide me through the way of which I should talk to and behave with little kids when teaching them?
For example what am I supposed to tell them?
Today we will study “I’m”.
We will use this to introduce ourselves.
We use it to say my name?
So we should write it first before the name, then 2nd we write the name?
Is this good explanation to kids?
1st: We use “I’m”.
2nd: We use “the name” for example “Ali”.
Then the result will be: I’m Ali.
For Hello, I will tell them this is used as a warm welcome…??
And we use it before the introduction sentence “I’m Ali”.
Hello, I’m Ali.
Please Mr. Luschen. I always think that the kids at this age of learning will not be able to understand me…
Look at this picture to take a look at how the kids here at this age look like:-
So I always thought they will hardly understand…
I just need a way to teach them in which they can accommodate my explanation very well.
I think you are on the right track. Do the kids know their letters? Do they know any of the sounds the letters make? I would write down the words letter and then explain how to pronounce them. Explain what sound each letter makes in the words. I wish they would not start with a contraction in the very first lesson - make sure they realize that I’m means I am. It is not just an introduction, so make sure they understand what “I am” means. I think the kids will understand your teaching - by the end of the class they could go around to each other and introduce themselves to each other “Hello, I’m Ali.” “Goodbye Ali.”
Ohh thank you very much Luschen…
Anyway, I have thought of a good idea and would like to see your opinion about it.
I thought about buying this plain paper portrait that you use a Permanent Marker to write on it.
I thought about buying some of these and write the letter “I” so large so it take the whole paper portrait. After that I cut the letter with a scissor and then I put the letter “I” beside me while I am standing because “I” letter looks like a man standing. I would like them to understand this as an “I” means 'I am" standing…
I thought that they will remember this “I” by a man standing.
So, what do you think?
Also, about cutting down the word “I’m” to letters and pronounce each letter.
Do you mean this way?
Hello
If I cut down the word to its letters it will be: H, e, l, l and o
So how should I pronounce each sound?
I think your idea about making an I shaped like a person is good. I worked with an ESL textbook that had each letter illustrated with a picture that was shaped like that letter - a picture of a girl that was shaped like a “g”, a picture of a man that was shaped like an “m” - but I can’t remember the name of the book and I can’t find anything like it on the internet.
That sounds similar to Letterland, which is a phonics programme designed for young children.
It featured Annie apple, Bouncy Ben, Clever cat, Dippy duck, Eddy elephant, Fireman Fred, Golden Girl and Hairy Hat man among others.
I understand this method very well.
Last year I used to make an idea for each word so the kid will remember it…
I haven’t even looked at any of those existing pictures…
For an instant, the word Cat.
To make the kid remember the word’s letters, I made this story:-
C: A cat opening her mouth. a: The man’s eye looking at it. t: The man standing with his hands beside him wants to take the cat.
But I think this method has nothing to do with how to teach the children the lesson of I’m, Hello, goodbye.
It’s only useful to make the kid remember a word of that letter…
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Hi, that is pretty good. You are breaking the word down into syllables, which is the next step. But you have to make sure the kids realize that each letter is actually making a sound, which blend together to form syllables. This woman has detailed videos on how to pronounce every single sound in the English language - probably a lot more information than you need to know, but it is a useful reference:
Woooow!!
You are pretty nice Luschen.
I got it now with more description.
I am pretty sure now that the kids will get it too.
When they get used to the sound of each letter in this word. and when they blend the letters together, they will get the same sound when pronouncing the word as an overall sound.
I think bye is one of the easier words to pronounce - it is just the b sound and the long i sound. I do agree that seeing ye and pronouncing it like i is a bit confusing, so you don’t have to go really in depth with phonetics if you think it will confuse the kids.
Your good is correct except the oo does not make a long o sound, it makes kind of u sound, called a schwa, but it sounds like “uh”
Oh thank you so much Luschen!
I really don’t know how to thank you by guiding me through this and letting me to know that discussing the i sound as in ye deeply may confuse the kids.
Now for the last word in the lesson which is Teacher.
I really don’t have any idea Luschen.
What is the big idea about?
Letting the kids know each sound for each letter in the word and for the combination of the vowels and diphthongs this will sound like they are studying phonetics.
So, how about letting them pronounce the word “Teacher” as it is and advise them to memorize it as well as its meaning?
Or do I have to teach them the sound of the whole things in the word?
Teacher
T : Is a consonant, plosive, Alveolar.
ea: Makes the sound i: it’s a long vowel.
ch: makes the sound (tch) It stands for the symbol tʃ
er: Makes the sound (…) It stands for the symbol ə which I am currently studying in my phonetics subject in the university.
So, I really don’t know what is the big idea Luschen!!
I am embarrassed.
I am really embarrassed!
What do you think?
Do you think that I only and the kids only have to learn the meaning of the word Teacher as a person who teaches at school?
I think you have a good plan to teach them the pronunciation and the meaning. I would break it up into syllables when pronouncing it. You could tell them it starts with the letter T, since that is an easy sound. Tell them what teach means and then say teacher means one who teaches - like farmer means one who farms. Are you teaching them the letters at all? I asked my boys, ages 6, 8, and 10 how they would teach this lesson and they said you have to start with the letters. I am not sure I agree, sometimes it is better to start in the middle to build their interest. But if they eventually hope to read English, they will definitely need to learn their letters and letter sounds.
Thank you very much Mister Luschen!
I will just begin to teach the next year.
I will have a part-time job as teaching kids of ages 6-8 at my home.
So, let’s say I will start by teaching them the letters.
So do you have a good start for me on how should I begin this?
Like.
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
Should I teach them all of the 26 letters in just one day? Or separate them into several days?
Can you please tell me a good way on how to make them memorize the letters?
Consider it I first started today to teach them the letters and they know nothing about the English letters…
Thanks Mister Luschen, waiting for reply. Goodbye.
I don’t think you can teach them all the letters in one day - I would probably split it up into groups of five. Little kids like that don’t have long attention spans anyway, so you can switch back and forth between learning the letters and using your other curriculum. You should also use a chart like Beeesneees posted, so the kids can remember A is for apple, B is for butterfly, and so on.
You seem like you would be a very good teacher - you are very good at explaining your questions and you seem very creative. Different children learn in different ways, so don’t feel like you have to stick with one method - present the information in many different ways.
Thanks Mr.Luschen.
Now you have just gave me more enthusiasm with your nice words toward me!!
So, I was going to stick with the pen and paper to teach them the letters.
Is there any other good way?
Please listen to me and tell me if my way this can work for teaching the kids…
I will say the A - a letter five times. Well my mom told me you can teach them 2 letters each day.
Well. Let’s start with the A letter.
Consider it the very start/beginning.
Should I write the letter in a paper, right?
A.
And then after that pronounce it several times.
Next I should teach them how to type the letter correctly, right?
From Left Bottom to Top and then to Right Bottom, for the Capital A.
For the Small a…
Is this a good start?
Thanks Luschen!
[color=red]NOTE: Please listen to the sound. It is actually different than what I have just posted now.
Oh no,
Luschen, Can you check this for a while, please?
Are they studying Grammar and Structures at the very first year at the school???!!!
This is the front page of the book (The Cover)
The second array which says Structures and the fourth array which says Phonics
The Structures in the Unit 1 says: Possessive Adjectives: His, Her, My.
And for Unit 3 - My family: How will a 6-7 years old kid learn/study such structures which I have planned to teach them to boys when they are at the age of 10-20.
Present Simple and Present Progressive (Continous)
Please Luschen, I want a proper answer to this.
My problem is not that I don’t know how to explain/teach Grammar to anyone at all, but my problem is that how can I teach a 6-7 years old kid such matters.
It’s much much more easier for me to teach a 15 years old boy because he will have more understanding to this.
