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To Teach Is To Touch A Life - Forever.


I have been teaching young Danish children
to speak and write English for 14 years.
At my school we start English in the third grade.
It's incredible how fast these young children
learn a second language! With television,radio, MTV
and the internet, they've mastered a second language
by the age of 11 - quite an achievement if you ask me.

Using colors as a teaching aid has given fast results
when teaching small children a new language.
If we choose clothes as the subject of today, we add
colors to reinforce the new words. That way one of the
words is "old" and the other word is "new".
Children feel more secure knowing part of the answer
and not being overwhelmed with a new vocabulary where all

the words are new to them. If "shirt" is a new word,
I ask them "what color is the shirt?" Here
they can
answer with something they know.


I think it is important to show children respect,
and never underestimate them. Children know a lot more than adults
often give them credit for. I tell my students how important they
are as people and try to give them a feeling a self importance.
If you look for the "wonderful" in each child - you'll find it.



CLASSROOM GAMES AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING NEW WORDS.
TEACHERS! - Copy a picture from an old coloring book.
Preferably one that is large and not too detailed.
Write the names of different colors in all the
empty spaces.
Make a copy for each of your students.
Remember to hang a color chart on the wall
where your students can see it.
Ask them what color the sky is, the bird is
or whatever is on your picture.
This is a great way to introduce new words.
Don't forget to repeat!


TEACHERS!! - Write 100 easy questions on small pieces of paper.
Glue this on colored pieces of a stiffer paper or light cardboard.
Turn all the little cards face down on your desk.
Ask each pupil, one at a time, to pick a card and read
it to another in the class. For small children,
the questions shouldn't be more difficult than,
"How many girls are in your class?" or
"What color is Michael's shirt today?"
As they progress, you can make the questions more difficult.

I've tried having my 9th graders make questions for the 5th graders.
I've also tried having the class make questions themselves,
with a little help from the teacher!!
It's a lot of fun - try it!

TEACHERS!!! My younger classes love to play, "I like"
You start with a pupil in the front row and work your way through,
down the line.
The first pupil says,"I like cats."
The next says,"She likes cats and I like hotdogs."
This is a game where they must pay attention and
it usually keeps everyone on their toes!!
This game teaches and re-inforces the use of
"he" and "she", which is often a problem in the
younger classes, and also
the "S" on the 3rd person singular verb.
My pupils love being the last; they have to repeat
what the 19 other like!!

Learning should be fun - for the teacher too!!!


TEACHERS!!! Another fun game in the classroom is
"I am thinking of a person in the class"
One pupil thinks of a person, and the others
can ask him or her questions that can only be
answered with yes and no; such as, "Is it a girl?",
"Does he have blue eyes?" and most important
"Is he wearing...". The reason this is important
is that many languages don't have the word "wearing".
In Danish, the expression is, "does he have on".
So this is a great way of getting used to this expression.
Our rules are: you may only guess who the person is
after 10 questions have been asked!!!
Try it - it's fun.


P.S. Don't forget Simon says...this is still
a popular game with the younger classes.




As something new, I've added this little selection of the cute things
kids can say. Some have been told to me, others I've found on the net.
Enjoy!!

"The body consists of three parts -
the branium,the borax, and the abominable cavity.
The branium contains the brain, the borax contains
the heart and lungs, and the abominable cavity contains
the bowels,of which there are five - a, e, i, o, and u."

"Nitrogen is not found in Ireland because it is not
found in a free state."

"H2O is hot water, and CO2 is cold water."

"To collect fumes of sulphur, hold a deacon over a
flame in a test tube."

"When you smell an oderless gas, it is probably
carbon monoxide."

"Water is composed of two gins, Oxygin and Hydrogin.
Oxygin is pure gin. Hydrogin is gin and water."

"Three kinds of blood vessels are arteries, vanes
and caterpillars."

I will be adding more to this
page along the way - so be sure to come back!!
Please feel free to copy any teaching
ideas from this page and use them in your classroom.




I've found many wonderful places
on the net that have helped
me to be "more creative" and have
given a helping hand with all kinds
of teaching materials.

Here are a few of my favorite places.


Bryback Manor
Jan Brett's Alphabet
Dreamhouse Nursery Bookcase Rhymes
Ghost Stories
Billy Bear's Animated Storybooks
Fifty States and Capitols

A good story is a great way of learning a second language.
Here are some links with good stories for the older classes.

Candlelight Stories
Ghost Stories From Around the World.
The Campstory Finder
Folklore, Myth and Legend
Joyce Carol thomas
On-Line Children's Stories
Learning About Leonardo - JFK High School


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