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1. Week 4 - Breaking the Ice With Modals

   In: Teacher's Corner: Modals Format(s): Text

   Icebreaker activities are great ways to get students talking. Icebreakers are even better when students are both talking and practicing a specific language skill or component.

2. Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

   In: American Rhythms Format(s): Text

   Jazz musician Kermit Ruffins performs along with a talented group of children in Breakfast Lunch and Dinner. Download the song and classroom activities.

3. My Classroom: Lebanon

   In: English Teaching Forum, Volume 60, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   Learn how Sara Kassab uses her passion for English and her talents as a teacher to serve refugee children in Baalbek, Lebanon, as she, her colleagues, and the families they serve deal with challenges related to the pandemic.

4. Abstracts from Other Journals

   In: English Teaching Forum 2004, Volume 42, Issue 4 Format(s): Text

   “Challenges for ELT from the expansion in teaching children” addresses a growing international trend of teaching English to younger learners (TEYL). Some issues raised are teacher education, student motivation, assessment, and the diversity of levels that exist in secondary school. The second article explores the topic of “Ownership” of English and the NS-NNS distinction. The study asked speakers from India, Malaysia, Singapore, and the United States to rate the acceptability of sentences. Their answers reflected their degree of ownership and perceptions of the target language.

5. English Clubs: Introducing English to Young Learners

   In: English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This article introduces an approach taken in Tunisia to introduce English as a foreign language to children in primary school classrooms. The author states that in Tunisia, children in primary schools are first taught Arabic and then French. The government does not want to overburden the students with English learning. Then, the author describes in detail the approach of an English club, including the materials and staff members and their training. The article concludes with a list of recommendations based on the Tunisian approach.

6. Into the Garden

   In: American Rhythms Format(s): MP3, Text

   This song is an example of folk and Americana music, which has a broad range of musical influences - from folk, country and blues to rock & roll and bluegrass.

7. Web Rangers from the National Park Service

   Format(s): Website

   Fun and learning for kids interested in national parks, monuments, and historic sites.

8. English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 2

   Format(s): Text

   This special issue is about teaching English to young learners. It covers a variety of topics and features a special section with songs for children and photos to use with the songs.

9. The Power of the Picture Book

   In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   The author shares techniques for using picture books—starting with the cover and moving on through the illustrations and text—to engage children and get them thinking and talking.

10. Total Physical Response (TPR) and Miming with "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe"

    In: Teacher's Corner: Listening Format(s): MP3, Text, Image / Poster / Maps

    This meaning-focused listening activity uses the song “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe” from Sing Out Loud-Children’s Songs.

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