Teaching Technique

10 Teaching Techniques for young learners 

1.      Cuisenaire Rods 

With this teaching tool the teachers may teach many kinds of language materials such as teaching word stress and also preposition, colors, degree comparison, etc.

For example, teaching procedure in using this technique to teach degree comparison.

a.       Make small blocks of woods in different lengths and different color for each length

b.      Show it to the students and ask them to differentiate between one Cuisenaire rods to the other one.

For example: - the red Cuisenaire is bigger than the yellow one, the green Cuisenaire is smaller than the yellow one, and the red one is the biggest of all. 

2.      Picture stories 

Picture and pictures stories can be from a book, hand out, draw it on the board or OHP, on flashcard or posters. The teachers can teach many kinds of material through picture especially vocabularies.

The teaching procedure in teaching vocabularies with this technique:

a.       Introduce the topic to the students first

b.      Give every students one picture of the material, if it is not possible at least give one picture to two students

c.       Focus on the picture and ask the students about what they see on the picture and ask them to describe it

d.      If it possible at the end of the lesson the teacher may tell the story of based on the picture

e.       With this technique the students not only learn about new vocabulary but also try to recognize the real things of the vocabularies

3.      Word card displays

Word card displays are good for displaying and to work on the flannel graph. The teachers will be able to tech any kinds of sentence constructions from the simple to the complex one.

The teaching procedure that are used in this technique:

a.       The teachers have to have board or at least something where you can stick your card

b.      Prepare your cards that consist of various words related to the present tense for example. At least you have to prepare verb and adverb and also subjects.

c.       Put double tip on your card so that the students will be able to stick the card on the board

d.      When everything is ready give your students example of how to do it

e.       Ask them about their habitual, their daily activity or their hobby

f.       Ask them to put the answers for your questions by ordering the card that you already prepared

4.      Back to the board 

This is kind of game in the class room. The teachers may use it as fillers or as an integrated practice activity. Here the teachers may teach lexical items or vocabularies to their students.

The teaching procedure of this technique:

a.       Divide the class into two teams. Ask each team to send one of their member in front of the class with their back to the board

b.      The teacher write the word that will be used in the game

c.       The team of the students who are sitting face the board give some clue to their friend related to the word on the board

d.      Once they find it the teacher write another word and keep going until certain time that already agreed to.

With this activity the students not only learn about the word but they try ti understand the word better. 

5.      Sound effect recording 

Sound effect is recording that have hardly any words on, but instead contains of sequence of noise such as crushes, bumps, bangs, etc. with all these sounds the teacher may ask their students to make up a story( for upper grade). If you are teaching young learners, you may ask your students to guess the sound that they hear.

The teaching procedure with this technique:

a.       The teachers have to prepare all the equipments such as cassette recording, tape and also worksheet

b.      To make it more attractive make your worksheet with the picture of the things that they are going to listen from the recording

c.       Ask the students to put number to the picture and name the picture based on the sound they hear from the recording

d.      With this activity the students not only recognize the sound but also the picture of the real things plus how to write it correctly

6.      Kim’s game 

This technique is mostly like a game; however, the teacher still able to teach their students through this game such as vocabularies subject.

The teaching procedure of this technique:

a.       The teachers have to prepare 20 to 30 small objects such as pencil, cassette, paperback, comb and ruler.

b.      Show it to your students for 2 minutes so that the students are able to recognize most of it.

c.       Ask the students to write all the subjects that they could remember

d.      When they finish ask them to come in front and read all the things that they could remember from their notes

e.       At the end of the game the teacher show them all the things again and say it together

f.       Counts all the subjects that the students remember. Who’s got the most and who’s got less; however, the teacher should remember this game is not about whom the winner is but how the students enjoy the learning process. 

7.      Paper dolls 

These are very useful tools fro teaching the students about clothes and it is not that expensive to buy or you can make it yourselves.

The teaching procedure of this technique:

a.       The teachers have to prepare the paper dolls

b.      Prepare all kinds of clothes paper, you may buy it or you can make your own

c.       Ask your students to follow your instruction. For example, please pt a hat, long black trousers, and a t-shirt on Cathy( the girl paper doll)

d.      With this activity the teachers not only teach them about varieties of clothes but also how to understand instruction

8.      Transparencies 

If the schools where you teach provide you with an overhead projector, you may teach your students through this.

Te teaching procedure of this technique:

a.       You have to prepare yourselves with computer and also power point slides of your material

b.      Through power point you can design your slides so it looks attractive

c.       Once you in the class connect the computer to the projector and you can start your lesson. For example, you want to teach your students about kitchen and kitchen utensils. You may show one picture of kitchen and let the students to guess what room this is. When they already fond it, show them the kitchen utensils one by one. Through this the students will remember the word quickly and last longer in their mind

9.      Card Games 

This activity is similar to flashcard. The students have to find out the picture themselves.

The teaching procedure for this technique:

a.       Prepared yourselves with lots of cards related to the material that you are going to teach

b.      Your card is a picture card not a word card. Put all the cards in a box and scramble it. make sure that you make double cards for each pictures

c.       Ask one or two students come in front of the class

d.      Give the instruction to listen to your story and find out the picture of the things that you said in the box card

e.       When you tell the story the students keep looking for the cards and stick it to the board.

f.       When they finished ask them to tell the story in their own way related to the picture they’ve got

10.  Back to nature 

Every school no matter where it is will have garden and play ground. When you don’t have any material prepared you may use your surrounding as your teaching aid.

The procedure of this technique:

a.       Ask your students to make a group ( the ideal one is 3 to 4 students in one group)

b.      Explain what you want them to do. For example teach them about color. Ask them to find out the things that have the same color as the materials you explained, such as find out all the things that has green color, yellow color and red color.

c.       Ask them to give you the real things such as leaves for green. If it is not possible ask them to name the things that they found. With this activity, the students will not feel bored because they are exposed to the materials and children always love to be out side the class.