The Art of Teaching Young Learners EFL | MTE S02 E03 | Jessica Yip

If you are a teacher of young learners... I mean very young learners, you understand certain challenges that come with that job. It takes a lot of energy, love, and patience to teach a roomful of 4-year-olds, and on today's episode of the More Than English Podcast, you are going to learn THE ART of teaching kids a foreign language. Listen to the episode below or click here for the podcast homepage.

Jessica Yip is today's special guest teaching us the fundamentals of teaching very little kids. She talks to us about:

• Routines
• Attention Getters
• Classroom Management
• General teaching tips and advice for teaching children

The main idea...

Make emotional connections with he kids. This is a principle that is consistent in being a good teacher no matter what age you're teaching. This also applies to little kids and babies. Jessica talks about teaching without teaching to make the students learn without realizing it.

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Make the students feel powerful

By making the students feel powerful, you are helping them with more then English, you're helping them grow as people. In the episode, you will hear tricks like giving the students freedom and let them choose what they want to do, but within a set of boundaries. 

One of the biggest messages from this episode is that positive reinforcement is your best friend. It will help you with class management, teaching your class material, and it will make the students look forward to your class time because you're making them feel BIG.

If you teach or have little ones...do yourself a favor

This episode is so full of great advice for working with kids in general because Jessica's tips are psychology tips for teachers of all ages. 

If you teach older kids, teens, or adults, be sure to check out our FREE Lesson Resources that will help you lead dynamic and engaging classes with fun activities that will have your students practice real English.

If you live in Seville, Spain...

Jessica teaches in Seville center.  If you're interested in signing up your students to learn from Jessica, visit Centro Norteamericano and find out how to enroll. Tell them Jesse sent you!