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Hello! Welcome to the Dream English Teaching ideas e-book!

What is this e-book for?

I put together this e-book to share ideas I have learned teaching English to

children with songs. This e-book has many ideas that I hope will help you

teaching your classes. There are many more ideas, over 20 free Children’s

song downloads, flashcards, coloring, worksheets and more at

http://www.dreamenglish.com/

How do I use this e-book?

You can read the whole e-book through, or simply open it up before a class

for an idea. All of the entries are short and to the point, to give you a quick

reference. Many of the ideas are taken from my blog:

http://www.dreamenglish.com/blog

or from my website:

http://www.dreamenglish.com

Can I share this e-book with others:

Yes, please! Feel free to email this book to all of your friends and fellow

teachers. This book is free for everyone! And available at

http://www.dreamenglish.com/ebook

What if I have questions:

Please feel free to send me an email matt@dreamenglish.com

Happy Singing!

Matt

Dream English

Dream English E-Book

Chapter 1: Teaching English to young Children

Teaching English to young children is both fun and challenging. I feel like I

am learning new things every day, and try to apply these to make myself a

better teacher.

Everybody has their own teaching style, and we all continue to develop this

each time we teach. This e-book will not go into teaching methodology, but

before we begin, I want to make a few points:

Safety:

When teaching children, safety is very important. Before trying any of the

games in this book, or even songs and dances, please make sure the classroom

is safe, and cleared of any dangerous articles.

Patience:

This goes without saying, but when teaching young children patience is very

important. Children learn best when comfortable, and not being pushed too

hard. If you are teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) please be

careful not too expect too much too soon. Students learn and begin to speak

at different paces. As teachers, it is our jobs to nurture this.

These are just a few points to keep in mind, if you have anything to add to

this please let me know, send me an email at matt@dreamenglish.com

Please share this free e-book with your friends and

fellow teachers it can be found at:

http://www.dreamenglish.com/ebook

For free children song downloads and more please visit www.dreamenglish.com

Dream English E-Book

The Importance of Songs in the Children’s ESL Classroom

I’m currently teaching English in Japan. Every time I visit a school to teach, I

always hear music. Kids are singing, dancing and playing to music. Of course,

being in Japan the songs are in Japanese. So how does this translate to the

ESL classroom? First of all using music creates a comfortable environment.

Something the students are used to, in what at first can be a very unfamiliar

environment. If you are using the right songs, it can really set the mood and

enhance the good feelings of a class.

Learning Language through Songs

I feel it is really important to pre-teach language used in songs. However, I

have been in situations where this isn’t always possible. What always amazes

me is through repetition, the kids start singing the songs in English. Why is

this? Well of course because of the repetition, for one. Also, if you will allow

me to theorize for a moment, from a very young age children are learning

songs that they might not yet understand the words for in their native

language. So the learning of songs, and lyrics, is a learned habit. I know my

daughter was singing songs before she could talk.

And Finally….

It’s fun! Maybe this should have come first. I really enjoy singing and dancing

with my students, and by their smiling faces, and great singing in English,

they do too!

Please share this free e-book with your friends and fellow

teachers it can be found at: http://www.dreamenglish.com/ebook

For free children song downloads and more please visit www.dreamenglish.com

Dream English E-Book

Teaching Children an English Song using the 1,2,3, Go! Method

Let’s talk about teaching children a new song using the 1,2,3,Go! Method. The

1,2,3 Go! Method is a simple three step process to teach children songs, but

can also be applied to games, etc. It basically breaks down to this:

1. Introduction

2. Practice

3. Application

If possible, it is great to have the students listen to the song a few times

before practicing. This way it gets into their heads a bit. You can do this by

playing it a few times before class starts, or after a class ends. All of my

students have the Dream English Kids Songs CD that I use in my classes. This

is really great because they listen to the music at home, and are already

familiar with it when they come into class.

Let’s talk about teaching the Dream English “ Let’s Count ” song. So here we

1,2,3 Go!

1. Preteach the vocabulary- In this case the lyrics are mainly numbers

and some actions. You can review the numbers before you start with

the song. Then teach the simple actions, and have the students do

them with you. In this case: 1,2,3 step forward; 1,2,3 step back; 1,2,3

spin around.

2. Next add actions and practice singing the song with the actions. I use

a simple clapping left to right in a big semi cirlcle (1,2,3,4,5) and then

right to left (6,7,8,9,10), then of course jump!

3. Go! Now sing the song with the students and music.

You can apply this same method with any other song. The Let’s Count song is

available on Dream English Kids Songs Volume 1, and as a free download here:

http://www.dreamenglish.com/freedownload

So give it a try, and let me know how it goes!

For free children song downloads and more please visit www.dreamenglish.com

Dream English E-Book

Sample English Lesson Plan 2-4 Year olds

I thought it might be nice to write out some simple lesson plans for young

students. These are just some ideas and I recommend adjusting them to your

students particular needs.

30 Minute English Lesson for Beginner 2-4 year olds.

1. Warm up- get the students comfortable by doing simple actions with them.

Say and do the following, don’t worry if your students don’t follow you right

away: clap your hands, jump, spin around, sit down, stand up. Also, I usually

start out the lesson saying Hello and waving my arms.

2. Numbers- Practice counting objects from 1-10, or using flash cards. If the

students are comfortable with numbers, play a simple touch game. Call out

the number and ask the students to touch.

3. Song- Let’s Count 1 to 10, a free Dream English download.

http://www.dreamenglish.com/freedownload

4. Alphabet-Using flash cards introduce the alphabet from A to Z. You may

want to introduce phonics at this point, or just the alphabet letters. Next,

have the students stand up and make the shapes of ABC with their body.

5. Song- ABC Song, another free Dream English download.

http://www.dreamenglish.com/freedownload

6. Colors- introduce the colors using flashcards, objects, or items around the

room. Try to have the students repeat after you.

7. Song- Color Song, yes another Dream English free download

http://www.dreamenglish.com/freedownload

8. Coloring- this is optional, but you can use crayons to have the students

repeat the names of the colors again. Then have them color something simple.

MES English has many free coloring sheets.

9. Read a book- Any book for kids is great. I recommend asking the students

questions when reading. “What do you see on the page? flowers, that’s right.

For free children song downloads and more please visit www.dreamenglish.com

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