How to Teach English to Little Kids

In this class you will meet the team of five teachers -just like you- who created Dragonfly. Each one of them will be a mentor for a specific group, so pay attention and find out who will be yours.

In this class we will learn a little bit more about the philosophy behind Dragonfly.

Planning is a very important step of your class. Dragonfly ELS provides your with a special planner to make this task easier. Here we are going to learn just how to use it.

Dragonfly has a large set of learning and teaching materials, both for students and teachers. Let's get to know them a little bit better.

What are the advantages of teaching like this? Why do we favor early learning?

Two brief sessions of four year old kids demonstrating reading words. Two different teachers.

Very short reading session in first grade. Children demonstrate automatic word reading.

If you are a new teacher... don't panic! Here are some tips for a smooth start

Be organized, be ambitious. Here we talk about sequences in your classes, and of course, a little bit about evaluation.

Don't get stuck on the same things. Use everything you've got to get your kids to learn. Variety and fun are key.

How to plan a fun class that delivers results.

As teachers we feel the urge to evaluate. And yes, we can do it, but when it comes to little kids, we need to be extra careful. Teaching is not testing. Kids will not want to involve in learning if they sense it comes with strings attached. A wiser option is to provide children with the opportunity to solve problems.

Let's do a little brainstorming first. What do you think a daily routine is?

Daily routines don't happen by accident. They are well planned and built.

Hands on: here is how we do it

Is it really that important? Yes, it is.

This is a recording of an actual, live class with 5 year olds. The focus is on routines.

And you thought it was only English we teach. Well, no. Roll up your sleeves, let's have fun with Math.

5 year olds have fun trying to solve some mental Math. All children love to solve problems!

In case you needed some sound advise...

One of our most important goals is to get our kids to speak English. How do we do it?

In this video, first graders show conversational skills in English while talking about the Mexican Revolution.

Let's get practical: How to get your kids to speak... down-to-earth

Eliam will demo a sample class with 5-year olds (Prefirst). This is not her regular class and today is the first day she works with them. But she will pretend to be her all-time teacher and work with them as if a "regular day".

Second part of the class. We cut it into three parts due to length restrictions, but we taped the whole class and present it to you without cuts or edits. So you can see -as you know- what really goes on inside a classroom, every day.

Third and last part of the demo class.

In this session we will present you a suggestion for self-evaluation. We will ask you to evaluate the class you just saw and to use the same model when is time to evaluate your own classes.

This is a special section for coordinators and principals on how to interview, hire and keep the best teachers.