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On the British Council’s site for young learners - LearnEnglish Kids - there are lots of stories which you can use to motivate your learners. These stories have been specially written for children learning English and include traditional fairy tales as well as original stories.

There are many activities which you can use with your learners to exploit songs in the classroom. They can be used with specific teaching points in mind or just for fun to motivate children.

'I like doing homework!' 'We get too much homework.' 'Homework is really boring.' 'The teacher doesn’t always check my homework.' What would your learners say about homework? How can you make it a bit more fun?

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.

Why not use the activities on LearnEnglish Kids for listening practice with your young learners?

Introducing and practising vocabulary in class can be done in a variety of enjoyable and motivating ways. It’s also important for learners to effectively record vocabulary, as well as to recycle vocabulary as much as possible.

Here are some ideas for practising speaking in class with young learners.

There are many activities which you can use with your learners to help them develop their writing skills. For example, writing stories, book or film reviews, postcards or greetings cards, emails, leaflets, computer game instructions, and so on, as well as, of course, writing comments on the LearnEnglish Kids website.