- Age-specific and tips for selecting teaching materials
- Recommended! Picture books for private elementary schools and moms
- Public Elementary School Recommended Materials
Recommended! Picture books for private elementary schools and moms
In the Picture Books by Songs & Chants series, popular songs and chants have been turned into an entire story! The DVDs are also a big hit! The structure and repetition of phrases that comes from the songs makes it easy for students to understand without the need for Japanese translations. The stories including simple activities that the students are familiar with: “shopping at the supermarket”, “open the window”, “It’s xx o’clock. It’s time to xx.”, “Where are you?”, etc. Kids have fun remembering the language. The DVDs are especially great for use in classes!
| No.1 abcd Chants | “This easy-to-use alphabet picture book can be used with both lower and upper level elementary school students.” “Unlike other picture books, you can use this book little-by-little, starting from A.” |
| No.2 What’s in the Cart? | “The items in the cart gradually increase. The last items being said at double the speed is fun.” “It’s fun watching the DVD and guessing what is going to go into the cart next.” |
| No.3 Open the Window | “Lower elementary school students love this book. Everyone spoke up to say ‘tap, tap, tap’ when knocking on the window.” “The animals are cute, the animal sounds are fun, students easily remember the chants!” |
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「わかった！エレファントがエクササイズする、だ！」と大声で叫んだりして、最後までその当てっこを楽しみました。
視聴第１回は「子ども達なりに当てっこを楽しむ」でしたが、これならきっと子どもたちも楽しみながら覚えていくと思います。
英語の音声に慣れ親しめるし、文字も目から認識していけると思います。
DVDは、見せたいところを焦点化して見せる映像にもなっているのがとても良いです。小学校では文字は「補助程度で」と規定されています。でも、見る・聞く、自然に覚えるという段階は幼児の文字学習の段階と同じなので、これを使いたいと思います。
Public Elementary School Recommended Materials
These materials are used in many public elementary schools, and can be used with or without a main textbook. When considering materials, it is important to consider your students and their background knowledge. They usually have very little English, but are very curious about the world around them.
Here is a list of materials by school/class type.
Picture Books: APRICOT Picture Books series (10 titles)
This series explores the various minds and personalities of children through reading and discussing the stories. The series is not focused just on English language, but also on children’s development. The Picture Books can help children recognize different aspects of themselves, learn how to accept others, consider other people’s points of view, and think about the strengths and responsibilities that people have.
Activities/Lesson Plans: 実践家からの児童英語教育法 (3 volumes) **In Japanese
** In Japanese.
