Greetings sir, as far as I know, this thing worked well during my first encounter with the students.. but it might be slightly different since i'm teaching secondary school and you are teaching kindergarten n elementary. but i hope i could help... being a new teacher, firstly, you need to know ur students. you need to know their names and by calling their names in class, you will bridge the gap between you and the students. secondly, encounter your nervousness by rehearsing what are you going to talk and teach in the class. It's ok if it looks like "acting" but it will bit by bit increase you confidence and one day you will no longer to rehearse. Thirdly, when you are standing in front of them, make sure you look presentable at least to their eyes. This will give them the idea to respect you and please bear in mind that they also have the rights to be respected. Lastly, if you are nervous, keep your distance with your students close. what i mean is, after you have given the instruction to the class, reduce the communication to one-on-one communication with the students. but not with only a student, all. Be smart and creative on how to allocate your time.

good luck!

Good luck teaching from your home! I also recently got my TEFL certificate and am tutoring two Asian students in my home office.  You asked where to find materials.  I use the public library and get good ideas for activities from this excellent website and a few others.  I also use text books and dictionaries.  I hope that more experienced teachers will respond.  I need suggestions, too! 

I think being nervous is human and that's not something bad. What I can suggest (what works for me) - first of all try to be yourself. I mean if you are a calm person - behave calm, if you're quite talkative - talk etc, just try to behave as you normally do in your everyday life and smile!

as you teach kids, try to be sincere because they can feel people's emotions as no adult could. Though, I noticed that children feel much more comfortable in a class when you treat them like adults (it's not a secret all the kids want to be grown-ups) - respect them (as it was mentioned already) and their opinion. BUT, don't forget about games. As for me, when it is possible, I always try to participate in all games on equal terms with my students, sometimes I lose intentionally or give wrong answers to make students notice and correct mistakes.

Wish you good luck! 

First of all a big welcome to the teaching fraternity. Since you will be teaching kindergarten and elementary students, you need to exercise lot of patience. As far as nervousness is concerned, it is natural, and you need to be nervous, to make a powerful impact on the students.

At the start of one's career, you will make mistakes. As the old adage goes, Experience is the best teacher. I would suggest that you interact with experienced English Language Trainers who are teaching students at the same level and get their inputs . Do not reinvent the wheel.

Once you get going, you will get into the groove automatically and know what to do.     

All the best.

Your are right Deema. Teaching should not be teacher-centered, but rather a medium to facilitate the access of knowledge to students. A teacher has to rely on various activities ( e.g games, flashcards, colouring, drawing, acting,  mime, posters) to make learning interesting and getting knowledge accessible and easily comprehended.