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Listening for young learners

Submitted by TE Editor on 31 December, 2011 - 13:49

In this article I will briefly focus on how I try to develop listening skills with our young learners who are learning English as an additional language.

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Using traditional songs

Submitted by TE Editor on 8 March, 2011 - 09:52

You can find many traditional songs for use in the primary classroom on the LearnEnglish Kids website.

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Picture books for all

Submitted by sjmourao on 15 February, 2011 - 11:55

Can I hear you tutting? "Picturebooks for all? But aren't picturebooks for babies and small children?"

There are some wonderful examples of picturebooks, often in board book format, which are specifically for babies and small children, but picturebooks are not just for babies.

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Christmas

Submitted by TE Editor on 11 December, 2011 - 12:46

There are lots of Christmas activities on the British Council’s site for young learners - LearnEnglish Kids - which you can use with your students during the festive season.

Halloween

Submitted by TE Editor on 27 October, 2011 - 10:26

Happy Halloween from the team at LearnEnglish Kids! There are lots of activities for Halloween on our site and you will find most of the content here:

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Starting primary

Submitted by TE Editor on 5 September, 2011 - 17:56

Teaching at primary level can cause many teachers, particularly those who have trained to teach adults, a variety of problems and generate a range of worries.

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What's Your News? video competition

Submitted by Rob Lewis on 18 August, 2011 - 10:35

Don't forget this exciting video competition on LearnEnglish Kids! Give your learners a summer project to do at home and they could win some fantastic prizes.

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LearnEnglish Kids for Parents

Submitted by Rob Lewis on 27 April, 2011 - 10:48

LearnEnglish Kids is the British Council's website for children who are learning English as a second or foreign language. The site has free resources for children to use at home, either inde

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Learning tips

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 11 January, 2011 - 13:10

As well as teaching English to our young learners, we can help them reach their full potential as language learners. Here are some tips and ideas on how to use materials on the LearnEnglish Kids website to help your pupils learn more effectively.

What's Your News?

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 1 October, 2010 - 16:24

What news do your students have today? Watch and listen to British children explaining their latest news, having fun and talking about their interests on the What's Your News? series of short videos on LearnEnglish Kids.

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