The plan for this term

Hi everybody! It was great to see you at our last meeting, where we talked about teaching new concepts along with reviewing language that we already introduced. We discussed how to teach vocabulary with the Body Parts song. Click HERE to see a YouTube video of some teachers learning the song.

And then we played the "Draw a Monster" game. (Please review the print that I gave you at our meeting.

We also discussed a general plan for the group for the rest of this term:

• We'll meet next month on November 6 and 20.
• In December, the members will split into groups. Each group will begin to plan a lesson.
• In January, the groups will present their lessons to each other.
• In February, we'll try to find a hoikuen or youchien where the groups can practice teaching their lessons to REAL CHILDREN!!!

\ The 1st meeting /

The 1st meeting**

New school term started, so we began to work as Child English Study Group again!!!

We had 1st meeting in new term on October 9, and I will report that our working.  But before I do that, I must talk about soooooooo big news with our group!  The news is......what 2 NEW MEMBERS JOIN our group! <333  And they also took part in the meeting!  That made me so happy!! :D  I hope our group have members more and more!

This meeting is first meeting in this term, so we started to have orientation for new members.  And we talk about our working from now on too.  Our final goal is teaching English with enjoyment in actual kindergarten or nursery school!  We have much things that we should do in order to put in it into practice.

One of these things is learning SKILLS to teach English with enjoyment.  When we teach English with only desk working, children will feel it boring.  And the way may make their desire to study English lose.  So Ms.Christie says, "We should have more ACTIVITIES, SONGS, GAMES at teaching English.  It is good for children to teach English with enjoyment."

So we worked "CARD GAME" in this meeting.  This cards are written vegetable words and painted pictures.  How to play the game is below.  

1. One student (This person has task as TEACHER.) choose one word.

2. Other students ask TEACHER person what card he/she choose.  For example, "Do you like apples?"
3. The person answer the question. "Yes, I do." or "No, I don't."
4. Other students find the card, If the person answer "Yes, I do."

The game and karuta that is Japanese game are similar.  This game is exciting and effective to learn English skills.  Children must listen to words carefully and converse with person.  This activities develop their LISTENING and SPEAKING skills in English.  And We must carefully pay attention to PRONUNCIATION.  For example, we must listen whether children pronounce correctly 'APPLE' or 'APPLES,' and whether they can converse.  If a person says "Do you like apples?", answer must says "Yes, I do." or "No, I don't."  If the answer says "I like apples." or "I don't like apples", we revise the mistake.  And we let the answer pronounce correctly.