- Word engine
- No word count?
- Our first class
- Songs for kids' classes
- Storytelling with kids
- Picture books (e-hon)
- British Council short stories
- Animated Children's Books
- Story time from space
- Yoga Breathing for Kids
- The kindness curriculum
- Cassroom management tips
- Coolest school
- Hook Book Look Took: Reading with kids
- instant book report.
- 8 things to do
- Lots of EFL links
- Stories
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- Video
- Search engines (Easy English)
- Dictionaries
- Test taking skills
- Listening
- DIY PPT (Powerpoint)
- Infographics
- Language Exchange
- SSR - Sustained Silent Reading
- Contact me and thank you list.
- transfer
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- pc
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- Student presentations
- student online portfolio sample
- reading IV example
- subpage 1
- Handouts for 1/14 (Mindset)
- printable books for early reading
- Reading tasks for Educators
The coolest school ever!
1. You and your partner are designing a school for young learners. This school has the best learning environment possible. What would it include. With your partner, write as many ideas as you can. Don’t worry about the cost.
2.Click on TED.com: The best kindergarten you've ever seen.
Turn on the Japanese subtitles. Watch the video with your partner.
Hint: Pause after every 2 or 3 minutes. Talk to your partner about what you noticed.
You can do this in Japanese.
Click on: Gallery: Inside Fuji Kindergarten
Look at the pictures. Read the information. Write 1-2 notes about each topic.
The playground let’s kids run forever
Kids can slide to class
Safety drills are super cute
Being a non-human animal is encouraged
Anything can be a toy
Skylights for peekaboo
A chair can be a train
A place for water-cooler talk
Kids can also climb to class
Turn on the Japanese subtitles. Watch the video with your partner.
Hint: Pause after every 2 or 3 minutes. Talk to your partner about what you noticed.
You can do this in Japanese.
Click on: Gallery: Inside Fuji Kindergarten
Look at the pictures. Read the information. Write 1-2 notes about each topic.
The playground let’s kids run forever
Kids can slide to class
Safety drills are super cute
Being a non-human animal is encouraged
Anything can be a toy
Skylights for peekaboo
A chair can be a train
A place for water-cooler talk
Kids can also climb to class
3. Now watch the video again. This time turn on the English Subtitles. Again, stop after 2-3 minutes. What did you understand. Do you want to do this in English or Japanese?
4. Go back to your plan for a school. What do you want to change? Dream big!