Very Young Learners

Very young learners are between the age of 4 and 6 years of age.

1. Introduce English slowly with enjoyable activities

2. Support what you say with gestures, actions, movements and facial expression
3. Help children feel secure by repeating familiar activities e.g. Songs and rhymes
4. Repeat in English what children say to you in their mother tongue
5. Use a puppet to talk to in English
6. Use drawings and photos
7. Tell lots of stories using pictures for support

How Learners Learn

Our learners are all different. They have different backgrounds, different interests and
different needs. They dont all learn the same way. Some learners learn better by
seeing things. These are called visual learners.

Others learn better by hearing things. They love listening. These are called auditory
learners.

Some students learn best by doing things. These are kinaesthetic learners. In fact,
most people learn in different ways and it sometimes depends on the subject or topic
they are learning.

The most important thing to remember is that we need to vary the activities that we do
in the classroom. This helps us to cater to different learning styles, but also makes
things more interesting for our learners.

Example of Teacher talks in the class for the above activity

Good morning!

Let us play a game. Put your books on the desk.

Name of the Game: Whats your name?
Passing the ball

Keep the books down. Everyone, get up. Keerthi, get up. Raju get up. Sankari, get up.
Everyone get up. Stand up. Yes, thats good.

Now, everyone come here. Come here everyone. Stand here. Stand in a circle. You
move a bit, thats good. Priya, come here and stand here. Sankari, what are you doing?
Come here. Stand here.

Everyone, stand in a circle. Listen and watch. I am throwing the ball. Please take the
ball. Say, Hello! when you are passing the ball.

Hello!, catch the ball.

Then ask, Whats your name?
Now, you tell your name.
I am Subhadra. Thats good.

Now, Subhadra, take the ball and pass the ball to the next student. Say, hello! when
you are passing the ball. Ask, Whats your name?

English Expressions for Nursery Students

(At the end of the First Term, all children should be able to use these expressions in the
context)

1. Good morning!
2. Good afternoon!
3. Good evening!
4. Thank you
5. Great
6. Good
7. I am _______
8. I am sorry
9. Look / look here/ look at the board
10. Listen / listen to me

11. Come here/ come in/ come out

12. Go there/ go to water/ go out/ go to the window/ go to the door
13. Bring your book
14. Sit down/ sit at your place
15. Get up/ stand up/
16. Take this/ take this book/ take this box
17. Keep it here
18. Keep it on the table
19. Keep it in the bag
20. Excuse me

21. Dont do that

22. Good bye
23. Good night
24. Happy Birthday
25. Happy New Year
26. Do you want it?
27. Yes, please,
28. No, thank you
29. Well done
30. Hi, how are you?