Kindergarten Life

"Routines are the backbone of daily classroom life. They facilitate teaching and learning…. Routines don’t just make your life easier, they save valuable classroom time. And what’s most important, efficient routines make it easier for students to learn and achieve more." — Learning to Teach…not just for beginners   by Linda Shalaway   TEACHING CHALLENGE: Ms. P wants to have a classroom where pupils enter quietly and begin their learning promptly. However, only about half of his pupils are starting the lesson in this way. Some pupils are taking up to ten minutes to settle and are slow to start tasks during the early part of the lesson. What might Ms.P do to tackle this challenge? TRY THIS Ms.P can use routines to establish positive  behaviour for learning by understanding that: > Routines can create a positive and motivating  climate in the classroom. > High expectations can improve pupil behaviour at  both a classroom and school level. > For routin...

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  THE USES OF SONG   I. THE IMPORTANCE OF USING SONGS IN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Songs can be used for a number of purposes and there are many reasons why songs can be considered a valuable pedagogical tool. 1.       Listening Songs can help to improve listening skills because they provide students with practice listening to different forms of intonation and rhythm. English has a stress-timed rhythm, for which songs can help to establish a feeling (Millington, 2011). 2.       Speaking Songs can allow young learners to practice a new sound. Songs also have a natural rhythm with a recurring beat that is similar to the stress patterns of spoken English. These patterns make some songs useful for practicing rhythm and stress (Millington, 2011). 3.       Vocabulary Songs can provide the opportunity for vocabulary practice. Most children’s songs are character...

  CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT ECE BEST PRACTICES   I.    INTRODUCTION A quiet classroom is not really what we should be aiming for. Children do some of their best learning when they are moving, and movement makes noise! Great conversation also makes for great learning, but even if children are whispering, multiple conversations in a full classroom result in – noise! It is important to make the difference with productive noise and disruptive noise for example. You have to set your expectations clearly and manage your classroom the way you expect them to treat each other and to serve the academic goals you have decided upon.   Introduce the voice levels chart and explain the meaning of each number and during which activity each should be used. You should also model the different voice levels for the children to understand your expectations. Always keep in mind that young children are often learning everything for the...