Category: kindergarten
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A Typical ESL Lesson For Young Learners In China
Teaching English in China is an amazing and highly rewarding experience! I was an English teacher in China for three years, and during that time I taught all ages from 3 years old and primary school all the way up through university students and doctors wanting to improve their English in the medical field. Before…
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My Last Week Teaching Kindergarten in China
Last September my students spoke no English. They needed help changing their clothes, opening their milk, peeling their oranges, and they had to get used to a new routine at school and new friends. Last September I had very little experience teaching English to kindergartners. I was excited, confused and really overwhelmed. Now here we…
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My Favorite ESL Games To Play
As an ESL teacher, I use games quite often to keep students interested, engaged and excited about the learning English! I went through a lot of trial and error to find what activities, songs, and games I could use with my classes. I needed games I could play with small groups of students I taught…
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20 Things I Learned Teaching English at a Kindergarten in China
My year teaching English to kindergartners in Guangzhou, China is almost complete and I can’t believe it! I’ve been reflecting on my time teaching English here and all the things that I’ve learned from my students. I’ve picked up more Chinese phrases. I’ve become more advanced at understanding 4-year-old humor. And I now know about…
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Happy Children’s Day in China!
June 1 is Children’s Day here in China and it’s a really big celebration! China loves to celebrate its youth and many cities will have special events for the big day. Some schools will also host performances and have half days on Children’s Day. Children’s Day at Kindergarten This year at the kindergarten we had…
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9 Funny Reasons My Kindergarten Students Cried
Working with three and four year olds is so fun. They love to play, to sing, to dance, and get excited over the littlest things. They’re cute and funny and so eager to learn. But sometimes they cry, from things like disagreements about toys, tripping over their own feet, or not listening to the teachers.…