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      Submitted by Anonymous on 27 January, 2010 - 09:19

      Why should I write a plan?
      You may find that during your time as an assistant you are called upon to not only assist the teacher but to actually teach the English lesson yourself. If this is the case the best option is to be prepared.

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      Drawing and colouring in the primary classroom

      Submitted by TE Editor on 4 November, 2009 - 16:24

      Introduction
      Art is an important part of the young learners’ development at school and can also be part of their English learning. Colouring shouldn’t and needn’t however become simply a means to fill in time. Here we look at

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      My favourite day 2

      Submitted by jobertrand on 29 October, 2008 - 13:50

      This is the second in a two part series. Part two focuses on special days and birthdays in particular.

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      The Multi-Cultural Primary Classroom

      Submitted by TE Editor on 2 February, 2012 - 14:18

      Introduction
      You may find in your primary English class that you have children who struggle with the school language in their first year of primary school because they have a different home language. How will this affect your classroom when teaching English to 1st year primary? How can you cater to their needs? How can you simplify the language so that all your 6 year olds can learn?

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      A Christmas Lesson

      Submitted by Duncan M on 15 December, 2011 - 08:46

      This lesson uses the theme of Christmas to develop students vocabulary. It includes a song and some fun colouring and drawing activities.

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      Winter

      Submitted by TE Editor on 18 November, 2011 - 07:52

      This tip is in response to postings this year and in previous years: Christmas and how to integrate it into your lessons. I have decided to write

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      Halloween

      Submitted by TE Editor on 27 October, 2011 - 10:25

      This lesson has some fun activities and language learning tasks based around the theme of Halloween. The activities include singing songs and making Halloween decorations.

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      The Seasons

      Submitted by TE Editor on 20 October, 2011 - 10:17

      ‘The Four Seasons’ is a great topic for the beginning of the year as it marks the start of a fresh cycle.

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      Teaching speaking and listening skills

      Submitted by jobertrand on 7 October, 2011 - 06:57

      In this article you will find a few tips to get you started with teaching speaking and listening skills to young learners. The aims are:

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      My favourite day 1

      Submitted by jobertrand on 14 September, 2011 - 15:11

      This is the first in a two part series. Here you have a few ideas on how to review days of the week, months of the year and dates while allowing children to personalise the lesson and allowing you to give them some invaluable cultural input. The second will focus on special days and birthdays in particular.

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