DO YOU LIKE...?

The best way to learn grammar in the early years is through songs. Children love it! Because of that I will like to share with all of you two songs which you can use in class.  For further information visit the website Super Simple Learning

SUPER SIMPLE LEARNING- WEBSITE

Do You Like Broccoli Ice Cream?
Useful information about the song

- (?) Do you like...?
- (+) Yes, I do. (-) No, I don't.
- Vocabulary: food (broccoli, ice cream, doughnuts, juice, popcorn, pizza, bananas, soup).
- Flashcards 
- Key gestures
- Lyrics and actions

Do You Like Spaghetti Yogurt?
To watch this song you will have to click in here.

Useful information about the song

 (?) Do you like...?
- (+) Yes, I do. (-) No, I don't.
- Vocabulary: food (spaghetti, yogurt, cookies, salad, tomatoes, pancakes, carrots, cereal)
- Flashcards 
- Key gestures
- Lyrics and actions

ADVENT CALENDAR 2014

Each day from 1st December until 24th December you will find an online Advent Calendar. For further information. Visit this website: Activityvillage.co.uk. 

1st December Activity 

 Christmas advent calendar train - 1st December - large

 Christmas advent calendar train - 1st December - small

LET'S SING AND ENJOY!

BONFIRE NIGHT IN BRITAIN

Do you know about Bonfire Night? 

HALLOWEEN BOWLING

I've got a fun Halloween-themed activity for you today! 

It is called HALLOWEN BOWLING. Children would  practise counting while they are having lots of fun.

What we will need:

- a small pumpkin (to be use as a ball)
- a black marker (draw faces)
- 10 bowling (plastic glasses, plastic bottles, cans, rolling paper, toilet paper, ...)

USE YOUR IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY!

Let's count and play!

STARFALL: HAVE FUN LEARNING TO READ!

Starfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read with phonics. Also this website was created by carefully observing the way children learn using a computer.

WEBSITE - STARFALL.COM

The Starfall reading program is designed to be fun, exciting, and to gain confidence in young children as they learn to read. This Reading programme is divided into 4 levels:

READING PROGRAM LEVELS

POEMS TO CELEBRATE THAT AUTUMN IS HERE

To celebrate that autumn is here. I will like to share with all of you some poems as part of morning routines. 






Poetry is a great way to reinforce grammar concepts like parts of speech and punctuation.

FREE APPS FOR TEACHING: KINDERLIME FOR CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOL

Do you want to increase the communication in an easy way between teachers and parents? 

This is the perfect TEACHING APP are you looking for. This app offers Newsletters, Photos and Emergency Notifications for Childcare. If you would like more information visit this website.

What can  you do with Kinderlime app? 

- SNAP Photos

- Child PORTFOLIOS and ROSTER

-  Instant COMMUNICATION 

- Incident REPORTS

- Increase RETENTION and ENROLLMENT 

- Send NEWSLETTERS, UPLOAD PHOTOS and send them to parents

Click on the image 

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH YOUNG LEARNERS

Cambridge English: Young Learners, also known as Young Learners English Tests (YLE), give a consistent measure of how well 7–12 year–olds are doing in the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Tests are designed to make learning fun and children are encouraged by working towards certificates and earning ‘shields’ that record their progress.

Cambridge English: Young Learners is now available on computer, laptop and supported tablets, giving you more choice in how students take the tests.

If you are interested visit: Cambridge English website.

Young learners exams are divided into 3 levels:

STARTERS

It is the first of three Cambridge English: Young Learners tests specifically designed for school children aged between 7 and 12. Cambridge English: Starters sets your child off on their language learning adventure, introducing them to everyday written and spoken English in a fun and motivating way.

                                  Starters - Exam format and sample papers

Cambridge English Starters Speaking

MOVERS

It is the second of three tests specifically designed for schoolchildren aged between 7 and 12. Cambridge English: Movers shows a child is beginning to deal with everyday written and spoken English at a very basic level.

                                   Movers - Exam format and sample papers

Cambridge English Starters Speaking

FLYERS

It is the highest of the three Cambridge English: Young Learners Tests. As your child develops and works their way up to the Flyers certificate, they reach a level that will enable them to aim for Cambridge English: Key or Cambridge English: Preliminary - exams which lead to certificates internationally accepted for work and study purposes.

                                        Flyers - Exam format and sample papers

Cambridge English Flyers Speaking 

WHAT IS JOLLY LEARNING?

Jolly Learning is an independent British publisher, with the commitment of creating and developing educational material to inspire children to learn and be the best they can.

During my work placement in  a Pre-School in the South of England, they carry out a programme called " Jolly phonics" to teach literacy through synthetic phonics. I thought it was really useful this programme to learn English as a second language so I decide to share with all of you. 

What is Jolly Phonics?

Jolly Phonics is a fun and child centred approach to teaching literacy through synthetic phonics. Each sound has an action and a song. With actions for each of the 42 letter sounds, the multi-sensory method is very motivating for children and teachers, who can see their students achieve. The letter sounds are split into seven groups as shown below.

Letter Sound Order

The sounds are taught in a specific order (not alphabetically). This enables children to begin building words as early as possible.

How does Jolly Phonics work?

Using a synthetic phonics approach, Jolly Phonics teaches children the five key skills for reading and writing. The programme continues through school enabling the teaching of essential grammar, spelling and punctuation skills.

The five skills taught in Jolly Phonics

1.Learning the letter sounds

Children are taught the 42 main letter sounds. This includes alphabet sounds as well as digraphs such as sh, th, ai and ue.

The letter sounds are split into seven groups.

2.Learning letter formation

Using different multi-sensory methods, children learn how to form and write the letters.

3.Blending

Children are taught how to blend the sounds together to read and write new words.

4.Identifying the sounds in words (Segmenting)

Listening for the sounds in words gives children the best start for improving spelling.

5.Tricky words

Tricky words have irregular spellings and children learn these separately.

Also in this website you will find:

JOLLY GRAMMAR

JOLLY MUSIC

                                

JOLLY PHONICS IN SCHOOLS

NEWSLETTER SIGN UP

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

 For more information on Jolly Phonics visit his website.

AN E-LEARNING APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL

As part of my BSc Computing (Hons) course at Portsmouth University I had to carry out a final year project during my final year. The initial idea for this project came from having assisted at a particular special educational needs (SEN) school in the past. Whilst observing students as they undertook classes, I noticed a number of ways as to how their current approaches could be improved. With developing their key skills being one of the main focal points for SEN schools, I came up with the idea of creating a piece of software to assist in the teaching of this part of the curriculum.

The school in question is situated in West Sussex, England. Classed as a Local Education Authority (LEA) school, they cater for 2‐19 year old pupils with severe learning difficulties (SLD), and have just over 110 pupils.

A student using the Shop For It application.

The main aim of this project was to produce an e‐learning application which would aid in the teaching of key skills in the area of food shopping. In addition to this the software gave the students a stepping stone when learning the value of real world money.

One of the major factors that affected the design of the software were the accessibility needs which came with creating software for SEN students. When I undertook this project in 2007, touch screen computing was not as popular as it is nowadays. Due to this a lot of time was spent carrying out usability tests with students.

The money section of the Shop For It application.

When this software was implemented in the school, it was the first package they had which was solely focused on the smart / touch screen monitors they had installed. The school integrated the software with its lesson plans to assist in the teaching of these key skills. It was personally very rewarding seeing the difference this e-learning application made to their education.

KIBOOMU: TODDLER SONGS FOR CHILDREN

Toddler Songs

Toddler Songs for Children With Lyrics!

 Toddler songs (with lyrics) are easy-to-teach, easy-to-learn and easy-to-sing along to.

These fun learning songs will help create wonderful memories for you and your kids for years to come.

Kiboomu Kids Songs has won over 50 Educational Music Awards, and are the perfect addition to any home or classroom!

From nursery rhymes to silly songs, preschool math to reading songs.  Teach early learning concepts through music and fun!

Kiboomu also offers a complete collection of Kids Music Videos. Be sure to check out all our Learning Song Videos on our YouTube Channel.

TOODLER SONGS -KIBOOMU WEBSITE

KIBOOMU: RECIPES AND SONGS

In this Recipe section of Kiboomuu you will find easy recipes that you can try with your students and kids. Also each recipe goes with one song.

RECIPES-KIBOOMU WEBSITE

KIBOOMU: MUSIC APPS FOR CHILDREN

iPhone/iPod Touch Music Apps For Children

Children have to do is press the follow-the-light piano keys & sing along!
For more information visit http://kiboomukidssongs.com/music-apps/

ABC SONG                                                           TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
OLD MACDONALD
Toddlers, Preschoolers and ESL learners will learn words, letters, numbers, colors, shapes, body parts, food, days of the week, seasons and more with these 3 educational apps, that include a full kids music album of sing along children learning songs,  puzzles and coloring pictures! TODDLER SING AND LEARN TODDLER SING AND LEARN IPAD PRESCHOOL SING AND LEARN PRESCHOOL SING AND LEARN IPAD FIRST WORDS SING AND LEARN IPAD