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Managing very young learners, Bertrand, J. (n.d.). Managing very young…
Managing very young learners
Materials
In the beginning
Get students´trust
How?
Greeting
Use teddy bears as helpers
Ask the students to take care of them
Learning their names
Create a nice welcoming environment
How?
Play nice music
Routines
Begin and end your lesson
ALWAYS
in the same way
Use a Hello song with the kids and the teddies
Ask the students to
Take out their
Put their backpack under the desk
Prepare your materials before class
Do not turn back
At the end
Say goodbye
Discipline
Have a system
Use
And yellow cards
When they do minor naughtiness
Red cards
When they misbehave
If it is possible
Ban pencil sharpeners and other stuff that can be distracting
Plan a seating arrangement
Establish some rules
Use a
Smiley face
To grade their behavior
Sad face
Practicalities
When going to the bathroom
Identify who uses it as an excuse
In the first lesson
Establish rules for
Drinking water
Using the bathroom
If the class is short
Ask students to use it
Before or
After
Class
Have some tissues
Large classes and mixed abilities
Students should
ALWAYS
Have something to do
Be challenged
Teachers should
ALWAYS
Help the students
Have extra activities
In lager groups
Change class dynamics
Students should help their classmates
Bertrand, J. (n.d.). Managing very young learners. Retrieved April 30, 2020, from
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/managing-very-young-learners
