HOW TO TEACH CHILDREN

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Today I would like to share with you my "12 Tips" on how to teach children with the hope that these tips will be a catalyst in creating many positive and meaningful English lessons under your guidance. They have always worked for me! Good luck!

12 Tips for Teaching Children

1. Make the rules, which should be fair and consistent, clear from the first day of class.

2. Remember the students' names the first time you meet them. Encourage all students to remember their classmates' names. Use their names often when teaching (ie., talking to them, constructing blackboard sentences, making requests, TPR exercises, students passing back notebooks or workbooks, playing games, etc.)

3. Show your students what to do. Don't explain. Just do. Just be. They will follow your lead. English needs to be experienced, not explained.

4. Nourish trust between you and the students with each class. Through your actions let them know that you will never embarrass them for making a mistake in English. (Although you will discipline them for speaking in Japanese.)

5. Use eye contact to communicate your praise and disappointment.

6. Create well-planned, consistent lessons with a predictable format which gives the students a sense of security and balance. Students feel more confident if they know what to expect.

7. Always be pleasantly surprised when students interact with each other or you in English.

8. Reassure your students that you understand their English and you approve of their attempts.

9. Show respect to the children (since they are worthy of it) and let them sometimes be the teacher.

NOW IT' S YOUR TURN