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below and let me know where in the world you're teaching. So weather, it affects
everything that we do from what we eat to what we wear and at times, even
whether or not we want to go outside. No. So it's an important subject to teach
our young kindergarteners, even in English. But how can we teach them without
them getting bored. Well stay tuned because today I'll be sharing my method
on how to teach young learners the weather, that not only keeps students
attention but also gets them speaking English quickly. So make sure you stay
tuned right to the end where I'll be sharing some different ways in which you
can expand on your weather vocabulary. Now today's example can be used for
either online or classroom based teaching but today I'll be using online
teaching as an example. So with all that out of the way, let's get started. For this
activity all you're gonna need are some flashcards of the vocabulary you'd like
to practice. Now I'd like to save yourself some time on prep then today's
flashcards are available on the Mooncake English web page linked below, so make
sure you check it out. Now if you're in the classroom and we're gonna start by
positioning the class in a semi-circle with you the teacher in the middle. Next
we need to let students know that we're gonna be talking about the weather. But
when we do this we need to be careful not to use too many big words or long
sentences. For example... Ok everybody, what we're gonna do is we're going to look
outside, look outside, and you're gonna tell me what the weather is today.
Because when we use too much language which is beyond our students level of
comprehension, then all they hear is... Chinese language... ow when we own the Dada
Dada our yoonjung chuckle I'm yank I can't do here the chance you shows up
yeah you come back you call someone you jealous is on me yeah so instead of
So instead of using long sentences and words, to try and explain to students so we're gonna
talk about the weather, we're just gonna transition using a song. What's the weather,
what's the weather, what's the weather like today? Is it
sunny, is it rainy, is it cloudy, or windy. What's the weather, what's the weather...
Next, we're gonna take those weather flashcards and we're going to introduce
them one by one using chants and TPR as we do. Now if you don't know how to use
chants and TPR in your classroom then make sure you check out my video on TPR linked
below. Stormy, stormy, stormy, stormy, this is rainy, rainy, splash, splash, splash
rainy, rainy, splash, splash, splash... Now it's really important that we're using
TPR that we're using the same actions for the different vocabulary words that
we're teaching every time that we teach it. This is so our younger students have
more time to digest and link those actions with the words and their meaning,
therefore learning them faster. Now, if you're based in the classroom you're
gonna place those flashcards on the floor in front of you face up, one by one
as you introduce the cards. However, if you're teaching online you'll do it
effectively the same but using your digital whiteboard. Once you've been
through all the flashcards, they should be laid out for students to see. Next,
we're gonna chant as a group, all together... Are you ready...
Look outside, look outside, look outside, look outside...
Note the rhythmic chant and the repetition as we practice this sentence.
If in the classroom you're going to pick up a card or if you're
teaching online you're going to highlight using your digital whiteboard
and ask the class all together... hmm is it stormy today? And then right away
you're gonna chant with the whole class all together... No it's not, no it's not, no
it's not, no it's not... Once again it's really important to note the rhythmic
chant and repetition that we use here, because they
helps us to get students speaking in sentences rather than just using a yes
or no response. Now no matter the weather let's say it was sunny
you leave that flashcard to last. This means that students get lots of
repetition of practicing that no it's not before you move on to the weather of
the day. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, yes it is, yes it is, yes it is, yes it is!
Today is a sunny, sunny day. today is a sunny, sunny day. Boom, Boom. It's a sunny
day, a sunny day, today is a sunny, sunny day. We're then going to take that flashcard
and you're gonna put it on your weather board or in a prominent place where
students can revert back to it later in the day. Obviously this is how I would
teach my very young learners the weather but I would start to incorporate the
weather as part of my daily lessons. Just because it's so easy to expand upon the
language that we use when we talk about the weather.
So we can start by teaching students to identify and name different types of
weather, but after that we can really start to expand. We can teach students
whether nouns so for example, raindrops or a rainbow, the Sun a cloud. After that,
you can start talking about what the weather does, so the rain creates puddles
the wind can move the trees, and the Sun shines down on us. After that you could
talk about the sky what color is the sky what color is the sky during different
types of weather. After that you could talk about temperature and how
temperature then links into seasons. The list really is endless, so don't get
caught in that trap of just teaching a few weather descriptions to students and
then leaving it at that. The more you expand upon students weather vocabulary
then the better their day-to-day English is going to be. So think about your class,
their level of English, and how you can best expand upon their language using
weather. So there you have it, a fun way to keep your students engaged while
teaching the weather. If you want to get your hands on some of those Mooncake
weather flashcards make sure you check them out the linked below and hit that
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