Flyswatter: Place all flashcard on the board.Call out one flashcard and make students guess in which hand you have it. Left or right: Get two flashcards and place one on your left hand and one on your right hand.Find your match: Give a group of students the labels and another group the pictures, ask them to find their match.If you include flashcards in your class, here are some fun ideas: But bring some fun elements to the classroom, specially when you are introducing new content. Keep the routine for songs and chants to review numbers and colors. Teach them a “bachata” song to introduce the word “amigo”, play “flyswatter” to review family members vocabulary, or review Christmas vocabulary with fun activites.įresh: Preschoolers like routines, but also things that are new and fresh. Preschoolers have a short attention span and once you lose the attention from a couple of kids, it is a domino effect in the classroom.įun: Keep them moving. Short: I try to keep my activities’ length no more than 5 minutes. I have some Daniel Tiger fans in my classroom. I created these for my students to review “feelings”. Tell Johnny that you hope Daniel Tiger gets a new cake on tomorrow’s episode, tell Sandy her new Peppa Pig shirt looks so pretty and ask Danny who is his favorite pup from Paw Patrol (just say yours is Chase or Marshall). When students are working on their worksheets, when you see them on the carpool line or in the cafeteria, show them you care. A sweet and nice way to ask them to stay on task could be by replying: “that sounds great, maybe we can talk about that after our circle time” or “I love Paw Patrol! maybe you tell me a little bit more after our circle time”. Kids love it when you listen, and even more when you get engaged in the conversation, but you also need to stay on task. Sandy wants to show you her Peppa pig t-shirt and Danny wants to tell you about the Paw Patrol party he had on Saturday. Johnny wants to tell you about the Daniel Tiger episode when the cake got smushed. TIP #3: LISTEN TO YOUR PRESCHOOLERS, BUT STAY ON TASK. This way when kids say “your nose” I say “Oh, mi nariz?” and is not until my student repeats the word “nariz” I miraculously find the flashcard. I tape a flashcards to my arm or to my nose and act like I do not know where it is. When I am showing my flashcards teaching parts of the body, I love to joke with my kids. Bring on the puppets and action figures, kids love it when teachers use toys to teach their lessons. Kids love it when you “play games” or “act silly.” It’s like you are speaking their language (even if you are speaking, say, Spanish). This extra is always good in case any of the previous activities do not work right. Extras: We read a book, watch a video or play a game to review our content.Work together with your students, monitor them at all times. Worksheet or group work: I create worksheets where students have to cut, paste, circle, color or follow my commands.Review content: Use flashcards, memory game, bingo, I spy, anything visual and that keep students moving (length: 10 minutes).But this stage is very critical to keep students engaged (length: 5-7 minutes) Introduce content: Bring something to get student’s attention, use realia, puppets, costumes, the list is endless.Sing songs or chants to review colors, numbers and shapes.Here is a how a typical preschool class goes for me (30 minutes period) Depending on the time length of your class, plan activities to keep your students engaged You also might like: Preschool Spanish Lessons and Ideas. Here are my 4 tips when you are teaching foreign language to preschoolers. Having extra activities “just in case” becomes a must for every lesson planning.Īfter almost 10 years of teaching, my preschool classes are the ones I find the easiest when it comes to plan and teach. ![]() The famous saying “time flies” becomes a reality with these kids. ![]() Teaching preschoolers for the first time can get a little challenging. She’s got some practical tips for those of us teaching that extra-lovable and extra-wiggly age: preschool learners! TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO PRESCHOOLERS She has been teaching Spanish since 2011, taught ESL for 5 years in Ecuador, and loves empanadas (I’m right there with you, Josefina!). Today I’m welcoming Josefina Cabello, who is an Ecuadorian Spanish Teacher in Tennessee and TpT creator. Inside: Tips and tricks on teaching foreign language to preschoolers.
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