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Foreign languages in kindergarten.

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  It’s never too early to begin learning a language: it’s fun it promotes healthy development, and the many cognitive and social benefits will last a lifetime.  Here are some of the reasons why learning a language puts your child at a significant advantage, and how you can help—whether or not you know another language. Benefitss 1-Give Them a Head Start Children who learn another language before age five use the same part of the brain to acquire that second language that they use to learn their mother tongue. Younger learners are also uninhibited by the fear of making mistakes, which is sometimes an obstacle for older beginners. 2-Start Early, Stay Long! The length of time a student is able to devote to learning a language has a direct and positive correlation to cognitive development. Longer sequences also provide the opportunity for learners to grow alongside the additional language and culture, developing a deeper connection as they mature. 3-Feed Their  Brains Researc...

Explanation of new words.

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 A key point of learning is finding new words. In every text we learn or analyze we have to point out some words which we have not heard before or do not know how to translate.Some ways to explain new words: 
 1-Read , read and read
The more you read -- especially novels, but also magazines and newspapers -- the more words you'll learn. As you read and uncover new words, try to work out the  meaning from the sentence as well as from looking up the definition in a dictionary. Write down new words. Your vocabulary will sky rocket! 2-Build your own dictionay
It's a very good idea to write down the new words you discover. Just by writing them down you will start to recognise the words when you read. Plus, keeping a dictionary of all your new words will give you the confidence to learn even more words -- especially when you can see how many new words you've already learnt.
 3-Learn a word a day
Using a word a day calendar, a website, or develop your own list of words to learn. T...

Teaching vocabulary

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I’m sharing some ideas for teaching vocabulary. 1-Making choices Students show their understanding of vocabulary by saying the word when it applies, or remaining silent when it doesn’t. For example: “Say radiant if any of these things would make someone look radiant.” -Winning a million dollars. -Earning a gold medal. -Walking to the post office. -Cleaning your room. -Having a picture you painted hung in the school library.  This is one of the key strategies teachers need in introducing new vocabulary. 2-Word pairs. Give students words in pairs and have them evaluate if the words are the same, opposite, go together, or are unrelated. This strategy is terrific for building critical thinking skills along with the vocabulary. 3-Games Many “real” games work well for vocab play and practice. Games such as  Balderdash ,  Taboo ,  Scrabble ,  Blurt ,  Bananagrams ,  word bingo, and others are fun. 4-Vocabulary photo Album Using a simple, inexpensive photo alb...

Working in groups.

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In my opinion group work is an ideal solution.   The knowledge of each other made together we come to fruitful conclusions.  Apart from the fun we can have with each other because in groups we are supposed to be with our friends, I also say that by uniting every thought of everyone, the work will be more complete and more accurate. Aims to cater for individual differences, develop skills , generic knowledge and socially acceptable attitudes or to generate conforming standards of behavior and judgement, a "group mind".   Also , you improve your vocabulary ,interactions with others is widely accepted as the best way to learn. You will learn words and phrases that are effective at explaining a phenomenon, and you'll learn to discard the words and phrases that seem ineffective in explaining your point of view to others. For more you learn to negotiate One of the most frustrating things about group work for me is that sometimes the final product of the group project is not exa...

Technology tools in lesson planning.

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  If we talk about technology, we can say that we are very lucky to live in 2021.    A year in which everything is possible and solved through Technological tools allow students to inexpensively and instantly reach around the world, learning first-hand about other cultures.  Some tools that we can use during the lesson are : 1. Google Forms Iam starting with what’s likely the simplest app on the list Google Forms One of the best ways to engage all students in your classroom is to give students an easy way to ask questions, receive feedback, or otherwise reach out to the teacher. While there are many ways to do this, one of the most universally accessible methods is Google Forms. 2.Audio Use audio to provide feedback, add narration to a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation, image or b-roll, or an expert interview. 3.Video Use webcam and lecture capture tools such as Panopto. Try Cintiq for drawing and writing.  4.Photo sharing. Photo sharing is a great icebreaker a...

Cooperative Learning

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Cooperative learning is the process of breaking a classroom of students into small groups so they can discover a new concept together and help each other learn , but   it’s also so much more than that.   The essential element of group learning is to give an efficient conclusion, so everyone does individual work but in the end this is summarized in one and a more complete work emerges. Regardless, the experience of working socially can help students with soft skilles, which is a nice bonus to cooperative learning in general. The key to cooperative learning is keeping students on task. As the teacher, this is where you fit into the cooperative learning experience. You’re not directly “teaching” when cooperative learning occurs. Instead, you’re ensuring groups of students stay on task. You know first-hand just how easy it is for students to get off-topic and start socializing instead of working together in a social setting. With that in mind, it’s crucial that you keep an ea...

Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences

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If we talk about Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, we say that he proposes that humans were not born with the intelligence they have.   This theory challenged the traditional notion that there is only one type of intelligence sometimes known as “g” for general intelligence, that only focuses on cognitive abilities. The theory of multiple intelligences was first proposed by Howard Gardner. Gardner defines intelligence as a “biopsychological potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve problems or create products that are of value in a culture” The theory posits there are eight different types of intelligence. 1- Linguistic Intelligence is a part of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligence theory that deals with sensitivity to the spoken and written language, ability to learn languages, and capacity to use language to accomplish certain goals. 2-Logical-mathematical intelligence refers to the capacity to analyze problems lo...