Young Learners
Notes from 2015 talks for parents and teachers: Aprender para Enseñar
This year we have had three excellent talks by some wonderful professionals from the world of international and bilingual education. Dr. Linda Gerena from City University of New York followed up her talk about Building Vocabulary through Children’s Literature last December with an engaging session about using questioning to develop critical thinking with students at
April Young Learners 1
In April, the Young Learners 1 group did a lot of activities centered on reviewing and adding vocabulary related to categories that they had previously studied, and practicing grammar concepts started in the previous trimester. In the pictures you can see the students playing a game in which they had to fish for letters, then
Poetry from Young Learners 2, “I’m from Madrid…”
I’m from Madrid…. April is poetry month in the United States and the Young Learners 2 class celebrated this by reading and learning about poetry. At the end of the month, they created visual poems about their hometowns. This activity started with a review of the five senses and how they can build our experiences
La clase de inglés Young Learners 4 dice “Welcome to Madrid” a alumnos americanos
In April, one of the fun things the students in YL4 did was create posters to welcome visiting high school students from Glastonbury High School in the U.S. Having learned in class about giving advice in the form of “If I were you”, they applied this to a real life situation. First, everyone brainstormed on the
3ª y 4ª sesiones de “Aprender Para Enseñar” para padres y profesores
El jueves 7 de mayo y el lunes 11 de mayo ofrecemos la 3ª y 4ª charlas de nuestro ciclo Aprender para Enseñar, Encuentros para Padres y Profesores. La charla del 7 de mayo lo darán un equipo de madre e hijo de familia bilingüe ¡y docente! Dr Veronica Steffen, de la Universidad Camilo
Young Learners 3: Cosas que deberíamos decir más a menudo
For Valentine's Day, Young Learners 3 thought about kind things people should say to each other more often. They wrote their own lists, and then watched Kid President's video: 20 Things We Should Say More Often. You've never heard of Kid President? Then you should watch his video below! After watching KP, the students decided to
2º Encuentro para Padres y Profesores el sábado 11 de abril
El sábado 11 de abril de 11:30 a 12:30 estará con nosotros de nuevo Linda Gerena, profesora de City University of New York. Dr. Gerena forma a futuros profesores bilingües y en su próxima charla nos hablará de la importancia del pensamiento crítico en los niños. Nos enseñará maneras de fomentar el pensamiento crítico variando el
Young Learners 3: Un grupo expresivo y curioso
This winter Young Learners 3 spent a lot of time working on their pronunciation and expression in English. They practiced reading Dr. Seuss books with expression in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Each student chose a story and practiced reading 1 to 2 minutes of text aloud to the rest of the class. Later the
Young Learners 6: Problems We Face in Big Cities
For a recent discussion and writing assignment, YL6 considered the following question: What will be the biggest challenge for large cities in the future and what can we do to help? Students came up with many ideas and then shared their thoughts in writing. Some of the things they mentioned were noise, pollution, traffic, and
Peanut Butter and Jelly!
Augusta Gonzalez hizo para los estudiantes de Kids Culture Club un taller sobre un sandwich muy tradicional en EEUU, el sandwich de manteca de cacahuete y mermelada. Augusta leyó una poema sobre manteca de cacahuete del autor, Shel Silverstein y tambien un libro que se llama, “Bread and Jam for Frances.” Los niños cantaron una canción
