Using puppets to teach very young learners of English
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Using Puppets to Teach English to VYL
Enric Calvet, 2014
Why use puppets in the classroom?
• Two fluent speakers in the class are better than just one.
• Puppets help create a genuine information gap
• Hands on is minds on• Children can feel more confident when talking through the puppet.
Why use a puppet in the class
Interacting
interact (ˌɪntərˈækt) vb 1. (intr) to act on or in close relation with each other.Collins English dictionary
Using flashcards with puppet’s help
• Order the sequence.
• In your group build the language the teacher would use in the activity
Reflecting on practiceWhy should I use puppets?
Working with puppet
1. Teacher using puppets (Puppet as a language assistant)
•Help expose children to more English in use.•Supply immediate visual support for meaning.•Provide opportunities for language use in natural contexts.•Create opportunities for natural repetition of language.
2. Children using puppets•Encourage them to try and use more English to communicate•Can feel less afraid of speaking in English.
Recasting children’ languageHow does it work?
However, that might not always be appropriate.
Puppets belongings
• How does the teacher use the puppet to help them recall the objects’ names?
• How does she encourage them to speak?
“I envy the puppets because kids prefer to
talk to them”
Mary Slattery web page
How to use a puppet
Watch in youtube
To know more…
• Teaching with bear. Mary Slattery
• Puppets and stuff you tube channel
· Circle Time Puppets. Teachingsocial skills
• How to make a sock puppet
• Finger Puppets By Karen Weisman
• Ollipops.com
• http://www.legendsandlore.com/
• http://www.puppetuniverse.com/scripts/
• Using a class puppet with very young learners by Carol Read
• Teaching English to children with puppets by J.A. López Uribe
Puppets mini workshop. Useful addresses
http://creepypasta.wikia.com/
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