Sunday, July 22, 2018

Sight words

A strategy for remembering sight words. I put this kind of plastic strips everywhere so that children remember the names of things effortlessly.

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Use of technology

This is just one of the ways to practice spelling. It helps me provide different choices for students easily.

Pajama day

Yesterday, we enjoyed our annual Pajama day! It is one of the school's play-based, child-centered instructional approaches.  Look at their faces! They are pretending to sleep but cannot stop giggling!

Thursday, July 12, 2018

phonic based spelling practice

To review what they learned yesterday, I asked my students to list the words in pairs. They seemed to feel more responsible for their learning and worked on the task enthusiastically.

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Letter and color recognition lesson


How can you make your flower colorful? My students in nursery and K1 worked on this activity merrily. It included the three steps: trace words or letters, read them out and match the colors and their names. I clearly saw that it allowed for students' comprehensible input+i.

Saturday, June 30, 2018

Collaborative learning

Collaborative learning definitely makes student learning more meaningful because it allows students to talk about what they think, help each other and try to reach a higher point. These young students also seem to enjoy the moment.

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Making a sentence

All of my 5-old year students made the same mistake. Soon after I asked them the question, " What time do you eat lunch?", they found what was wrong with this sentence. Smart kiddos!

Interdisciplinary teaching at home

Now my ten-year-old daughter is on summer vacation. Since she doesn't receive proper English education at school, it is time for her t...