Documentation:ESLforPrimaryTeachers

=Resources for Primary English Teachers= Resource created for TRU World's Beijing Teacher Education Program - July 2015

Reading & Writing


Alphabet & Animals: http://www.bemboszoo.com/

Scholastic: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/index.htm

Mad Libs: http://www.madlibs.com/

Kid's Click: http://www.kidsclick.org/

Picture Dictionary: http://www.pdictionary.com/

Poetry
Giggle Poetry: http://www.gigglepoetry.com/

Poem Hunter: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-months/ (from: http://www.poemhunter.com/)

Fun Brain: http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html (see examples of comics to use for creative writing).

Journal Writing: See Diary of a Wimpy Kid at http://www.funbrain.com/journal/Journal.html?ThisJournalDay=1&ThisPage=1

Read Write Think: http://www.readwritethink.org/

Guide to Grammar and Writing: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/

Spelling City: http://www.spellingcity.com

Slideshows: http://photopeach.com/



Listening & Speaking
Listening & Speaking: http://www.rong-chang.com/listen.htm

ESL Lab: http://www.esl-lab.com/cgi-bin/mail.cgi/list/esllab/

Digital Dialects: http://www.digitaldialects.com/

About ESL: http://esl.about.com/od/englishlistening/

Many Things: http://www.manythings.org/

Pronunciation
For Spanish Speakers
 * 10 English Pronunciation Errors by Spanish Speakers
 * Pronunciation Problems For Spanish-Speaking Learners Of English
 * [v vs. [b] | English Pronunciation Lesson for Spanish Speakers] Excellent video lesson.
 * ElementalEnglish Youtube channel with several pronunciation lessons.
 * Train Your Accent: Accent reduction exercises

Songs
Here are some great websites that have a variety of songs to choose from: Songs
 * Freddie's Ville
 * Many Things
 * ESL Galaxy
 * Busy Teacher
 * English 4 Kids
 * English Learning
 * The Big Numbers Song
 * Wheels on the Bus
 * Farm Animals Song for Teaching English to children Has lyrics to sing along.
 * Old MacDonald Had A Farm Lyrics And More | Songs For Kids

Videos
Teacher Tube: http://www.teachertube.com/videos/

Numbers

 * Saying Large Numbers Lesson


 * Pronouncing Numbers in English

Canada

 * Provinces and Territories of Canada


 * Stompin Tom - Capitals Song


 * The Hockey Song - Stompin Tom Connors

Figures of Speech

 * The art of the metaphor Animated video explanation by Jane Hirshfield


 * Similes and Metaphors: Cartoon video by The Bazillions


 * Explanation of Metaphors


 * List of Metaphors


 * Metaphor Examples for Kids


 * 200 Short and Sweet Metaphor Examples

Assessment

 * http://www.quia.com/
 * http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/assessment/60-things-students-can-create-to-demonstrate-what-they-know/
 * http://longmanhomeusa.com/blog/tag/summative-assessments/
 * http://www.docin.com/p-88917378.html
 * http://profeherrera.com/formative/strategies.html

Classroom Management
Online Stopwatch: http://www.online-stopwatch.com/

=Techniques and Methodology=

Theories of Teaching and Learning

 * Language teaching methodologies Overview of theories.

The Direct Method
Here are some video demonstrations of the direct method: Other useful explanations:
 * TESOL-direct Video: Teaching English: Using WISH
 * English for KIDS with SPEAK DIRECT Method
 * FluentU The Direct Method of Teaching English: Ideas, Explanations and Sample Lessons

Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
Video Explanations:
 * The Advantages of Communicative Language Teaching: Article on CLT
 * CLT Video: Five Communicative Language Teaching Methods.
 * Learning Languages - Communicative Language Teaching
 * Communicative Language Teaching.
 * Communicative Language Teaching

The Post-Communicative Approach

 * The post methods era Slideshare explanation

PPP Approach

 * TEFL Survival: A gpod example and explanation
 * PPP TEFL Teaching Methodology
 * PPP Model teaching Video lesson of PPP approach.
 * Presentation Stage of a PPP (3Ps) EFL Lesson Good video example.

Total Physical Response (TPR)

 * TPR: Article from BBC's Teaching English website.
 * TPR Video: Video demonstration of TPR
 * Total Physical Response (TPR) Video demonstration and explanation

Learning Outcomes

 * https://esl-literacy.com/outcomes-landing

Bloom's Taxonomy

 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom%27s_Taxonomy
 * http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching-resources/effective-practice/revised-blooms-taxonomy/
 * http://ww2.odu.edu/educ/roverbau/Bloom/blooms_taxonomy.htm
 * http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/bloomtax.htm
 * BLOOM’S TAXONOMY and Costa’s Levels of Questioning
 * Bloom's Taxonomy: Video from LSU Center for Academic Success
 * Bloom's Taxonomy: Finding Nemo
 * Bloom's Taxonomy
 * Blooms Taxonomy According to Seinfeld

Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

 * http://www.multipleintelligences.org/
 * http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_62026ee70100gu20.html
 * http://esl.about.com/od/teachingenglish/a/l_multiple.htm
 * http://msetramapo.org/edtc631/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/GardnerLectureNotes.pdf
 * http://www.education.com/reference/article/Gardners-multiple-intelligences/

Learning Styles

 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_styles
 * https://www.personalitymax.com/learning-styles

Educational Technology

 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-learning

Resources

 * The Internet TESL Journal
 * http://www.mastersinesl.org/blog/instructional-technology-tools-in-the-esl-classroom/
 * http://eslteachingandtechnology.com/index.html