Documentation:ESLforPrimaryTeachers

Resources for Primary English Teachers

Resource created for TRU World's Beijing Teacher Education Program - July 2015

Integrated / All Skills

About ESL ESL Cafe ESL Flow Explore English Literacy Center Education Network

Enchanted Learning MES Busy Teacher Using English

BBC English A4 ESL ESL Gold EduScapes ISL Collective

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:

• Freddie's Ville
• Many Things
• ESL Galaxy
• Busy Teacher
• English 4 Kids
• English Learning

Songs

• 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

Games

Puzzle Maker Word Search

Puzzles Games for the Brain

Jeopardy Pictionary

Videos

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

Thematic Lessons

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

Grammar Lessons

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:

• TESOL-direct Video: Teaching English: Using WISH
• English for KIDS with SPEAK DIRECT Method

Other useful explanations:

• FluentU The Direct Method of Teaching English: Ideas, Explanations and Sample Lessons

Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

• The Advantages of Communicative Language Teaching: Article on CLT
• CLT Video: Five Communicative Language Teaching Methods.

Video Explanations:

• 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

Lesson Plan Design

Learning Outcomes

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

Learning Theories

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