{"id":103,"date":"2017-09-06T05:55:59","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T05:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dreamenglish.com\/blog\/?p=103"},"modified":"2017-09-06T05:55:59","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T05:55:59","slug":"back-to-basics-english-for-young-learners-1-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dreamenglish.com\/blog\/back-to-basics-english-for-young-learners-1-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Basics English for Young Learners #1: Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With so many songs, videos, flashcards, games, where does one begin teaching English to young learners? It can be overwhelming! My answer: get back to basics. In this post, and more going forward, I will cover some basic and simple ideas for teaching English. Remember, teaching English is easy! Present the material in a fun and interesting way, and children will do the rest with their magnificent minds. More below the video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/85M1yxIcHpw?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Basic # 1: Teaching Numbers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We might think that most young learners already know numbers. I meet a lot of new students who have a basic idea of how to say numbers in English, but maybe have never done so in front of people. Numbers are a fun and simple way to boost young learners confidence in the English classroom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practice, practice, practice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Numbers are not only great on their own, but they contain many sounds of the English language. I start many classes by simply counting 1 to 10 using flashcards. If the students are older we might count to 100, or 1,000 or higher! It depends on the level, and kids get a kick out of saying really high numbers. You can make flashcards, write numbers on a white board, or even count objects. Be creative!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Numbers Songs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have recorded a few numbers songs over the years, but the still number one favorite is Let&#8217;s Count 1 to 10. Simple, and always fun with the actions. \u00a0Here is a list of the Numbers Songs I use most in my classes. Click on the link to go to the page or video with the song.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamenglish.com\/numbers\" target=\"_blank\">Let&#8217;s Count 1 to 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0VLxWIHRD4E\" target=\"_blank\">Let&#8217;s Count to 20<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SxgCA1qOW20\" target=\"_blank\">Counting to 100 by 1s<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Use<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can do many things with numbers. Ask students, &#8220;how old are you?&#8221; and they answer, &#8221; I am five&#8221;, etc. You can use numbers in a shopping game and use the vocabulary, &#8220;How much is it?&#8221; &#8220;It&#8217;s 25 dollars.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Games<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can play a shopping game, restaurant game, or many other fun games with numbers. Below are links to my favorite number games to use in class:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamenglish.com\/games\/counting.html\" target=\"_blank\">Easy Counting Game<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamenglish.com\/games\/order.html\" target=\"_blank\">Put in Order Game<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamenglish.com\/games\/whatsmissing.html\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s Missing Game<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Toss a ball to students and count. (not a game, but a fun activity)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Numbers Wrap up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a teacher I like to keep things as simple as possible. To teach numbers, <strong>practice saying<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>numbers<\/strong> with your students, <strong>sing a numbers song<\/strong>, then <strong>play a numbers game<\/strong>. Simple and effective. Keep it light and fun, and your students will be counting to a billion in no time! Happy Teaching!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With so many songs, videos, flashcards, games, where does one begin teaching English to young learners? It can be overwhelming! My answer: get back to basics. In this post, and more going forward, I will cover some basic and simple ideas for teaching English. Remember, teaching English is easy! Present the material in a fun &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dreamenglish.com\/blog\/back-to-basics-english-for-young-learners-1-numbers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Back to Basics English for Young Learners #1: Numbers&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[49,50,7],"tags":[17,12,51],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dreamenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dreamenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dreamenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dreamenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dreamenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dreamenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104,"href":"https:\/\/dreamenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103\/revisions\/104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dreamenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dreamenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dreamenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}