English in elementary school teaching materials collection 2013 the jet p rogr amme

Embassy Materials 
Most embassies and foreign tourist authorities produce promotional materials. 
Map Quizzes 
Use brightly coloured maps to teach children size-words, colours and names. Use gestures and 
melodies to aid memorisation. Make a big topographical map with twigs for trees, clay mountain 
ranges etc. 
Drama 
Even just a simple story with actions and a few words will work for the school festival. 
Other Ideas

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English in Kindergarten 
 
Teaching English in kindergarten is an easy and enjoyable experience. Unlike their adolescent 
counterparts, few young Japanese children have inhibitions about speaking English, and display a 
remarkable eagerness to learn and perform. The following ideas have all been used with classes of 
five and six year olds, with class sizes ranging from 20-28. All have worked, and all are fun. Please 
also refer to the Elementary School sections of the ALT handbook. Most of the games and 
activities can be easily adapted to suit kindergarten children, but remember that this age group has a 
short attention span, so you will need to do less explaining, and more showing and doing.
Kindergarteners also have a lot of energy, which can be used to your advantage- get them to use 
English as actively as possible.
Keep in mind, however, that emphasis at this stage should be on speaking and listening. Teaching 
ABCs only teaches the names of the letters, but not the sounds themselves - children cannot 
communicate with ABCs. Also, bear in mind that English songs will only work if there is very 
simple vocabulary and lots of repetition.