Primary School Period
The
Period at Primary school was fantastic.
I enjoyed it a lot, but again as I did in the Kinder period, I had to look for pieces of advice:
Here are some of them adapted from https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/starting-primary
Before you begin to teach
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Find out who your pupils
are
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Talk to the class teacher and find out if the
children are complete beginners in English or have already learnt a little.
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Are there any bilingual children in the class? If
so, use them as your helpers.
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Do any of the children speak another language?
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You will find that the children will be highly
motivated and excited about learning a foreign language. Your main aim is to
maintain this initial motivation and sustain their curiosity and interest so
that they develop a real desire to learn the language, even if you don't feel
they are learning very fast. You need to be realistic and so do the children
about how much they can learn in the relatively short time you will spend with
them.
o
It is quite normal for children to take some time
before they actually start producing much language as they will need time to
familiarise themselves with you - very probably the first speaker of English
they have met - and assimilate the language before they feel ready and
confident enough to produce any.
o Be patient and
don't be afraid of repeating things again and again - children need and enjoy
lots of opportunities to hear the language. Just
remember to be natural.
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Practicalities
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Get to know the class teacher and how they can help
you.
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How many pupils in your class?
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What can you and can you not do in the classroom,
for example, move furniture around?
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Will the class teacher stay with you during the
English lesson.
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Find out about your school's etiquette?
o How long are
your lessons? 45 minutes, one hour?
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Are you allowed to display children's work on the
classroom walls?
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Can you create an English corner?
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What resources does the school have that you can
use?
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How many photocopies are you allowed to make?
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Can you take the children into the playground?
o
Can you use a computer?
Top ten classroom
management tips for successful teaching
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Plan what you are going to do in advance step by
step and have clear aims so you and your pupils know exactly where you are
going throughout a lesson. This is the only way you will be able to control up
to 30 children in one class - and they will be the first to know if you haven't
prepared and respond by becoming disruptive.
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Start your year by being firm and be consistent in
your own actions and behaviour - children expect a disciplined, structured
classroom environment and respond well to routines. Check with the class
teacher what is acceptable and unacceptable behaviour and make it clear to the
pupils that you expect the same behaviour.
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Learn your pupils' names and address them directly.
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Be mobile and walk round the class.
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Have a clear signal for stopping activities or when
you want children to be quiet. Get silence and wait for their full attention
before you start speaking and give clear instructions or demonstrations. Make sure children understand what they have to do.
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Never underestimate children's abilities or
intelligence. They may have very limited English but they still have the same
interests and aspirations as any other child of their age. Keep them interested
by providing stimulating content and meaningful activities.
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Always ensure that children have some English 'to
take away' with them at the end of a lesson. Children will feel proud and have
a sense of achievement if they leave the classroom being able to ask, for
example, a new question in English, say something about themselves, or sing a
song. This means (see the first point above) that your aims will be clear to
the children.
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Avoid activities that over-excite - it is often
difficult to return to a calm and controlled learning environment after a noisy
game. Avoid activities that require a lot of movement as you will find that
there is often very little space in a classroom for this type of activity. Also
avoid activities that require a lot of cutting and pasting unless there is a
clear linguistic outcome, as these can cut into valuable time, apart from
creating a great deal of mess.
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Make positive comments about the children's work
and efforts and let them see that you value their work.
·
Have additional material prepared to cope with
faster and slower pupils' needs and don't let activities go on too long.
My Days at Manuel Belgrano School
Institucion: Escuela Manuel Belgrano
Localidad: Coronel Dorrego - Buenos Aires
Informe Institucional
Diagnostico de grupo:
1st Lesson Plan
2nd Lesson Plan
3rd Lesson Plan
4th Lesson Plan
5th Lesson Plan
6th Lesson Plan
Final assessment
Journal Writing.
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