Resources and Material for Teaching English to Children

Resources and Materials for Teaching English to Children

There are book series, internet sites and hundreds of other resources designed specifically for teaching children how to speak English. Lesson plans, games, story books and plays can be easily found on internet or in bookshops. Teachers, who do not have a budget for buying ready-made resources, can create their own, as children's games and stories for teaching English do not need to be technical but simple and easy to follow. Even the most unimaginative of teachers can make up a short story that children can identify with.

The following resources are excellent aids for teaching children English as a second language:

• Teaching English Games is a wonderful internet site created by Shelley Vernon who specializes in language games for children and who sells a delightful series of stories, songs and plays for children from 3 to 12
• The Cambridge Copy Collection series is made up of spiral-bound photocopiable books of games and activities and includes titles such as Primary Grammar Box, Primary Music Box, Primary Communication Box and Primary Vocabulary Box
• Muzzy is a language course for children created by the BBC
• TeachChildrenESL.com is an internet site created by a group of teachers and offers free worksheets, flashcards, games and songs. They also publish articles on how to teach English as a second language to children and promote other TEYL websites

RESOURCES:

• Teaching English Games: http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/
• Muzzy: http://www.early-advantage.com/
• Teach Children ESL: http://www.teachchildrenesl.com/about.htm
• The Cambridge Copy Collection: