Teaching English to Kids

              People think that Teaching English to children is easier then teaching to adults. I am totally disagree with that. Adults want to be taught  grammar and when you give them it, that’s enough for them. You can make them satisfied if you are good at grammar. However, it doesn’t work in the same way with children because children do not care about grammar. They also do not care about learning English. The only thing they want is to enjoy. That makes teaching difficult because having knowledge about English is certainly not enough. You have to challenge yourself to teach them.  Children get bored easily, that’s another difficulty.

              So, how should we teach English to Children? I have some tips:

-                             As children want to have fun, we should make the class fun. Having fun is so important for children that you can teach them all day if you keep them having fun.

-                                 The best way for children is to play games. Find games about your topic that you want to teach them and play with them. They love it. If you can teach your topic through a game, do it. It is fabulous; but if you can’t find a game, just find any game that you can use before or after class or whenever you feel they get bored.

-                           To do all that a teacher must be hardworking but that’s not enough. Creativity is very important. You have to find a way not to make them bored. Plan your lesson earlier and always try to find an attractive way to draw their attention. You should also use your creativity during class, because children can do or say anything which sometimes surprises you.

-                              You don’t have to do your all classes indoor. Take children outside. They will love it. You can play more games and to be outside at class time makes them curious.

-                              Children have so much energy. They don’t like sitting. If you ask them to sit and listen to you without doing anything, probably they won’t like the class and won’t pay attention. They will look forward for break. That’s why, you need to make them active. You may use games or anything comes to your mind.

              As you can see, it isn’t easy to be a teacher of children. If you are, I wish these tips will work for you