Hi, I'm back!!!
Teaching young learners can pose a considerable challenge for those teachers who, like me, lack background in pedagogy... I've been working with kids for three years now and doing some reading has really helped me to understand how they learn and how to cater for their needs.
Teaching English has been a great source on theoretical texts. The article "The Child as a Learner" is short and clear, providing basic information on how children learn. You can find it at http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/methodology/young_learners.shtml
If your students are learning to read and write, you can use Handwriting Worksheets Wizard at http://www.writingwizard.longcountdown.com/multi-word_handwriting_worksheet_maker.html to make handwriting worksheets with the words students are learning in class. It won't take you more than 5 minutes to do that!
Another useful site for teachers of young learners is Effective Storytelling - A Basic Manual (http://www.eldrbarry.net/roos/eest.htm). I must confess I felt a little silly the first time I had to sit down on the floor and tell my students a story :-) , but after seeing how fascinated they were, I felt much more comfortable and the tips in this website have definitely helped me!
Awesome Cliparts for kids (http://www.awesomeclipartforkids.com/worksheets/schoolwordsearch.html) offers a very efficient wordsearch maker, which is great to prepare that five-minute warm-up to begin your class.
Well, there are lots of other sites for teachers of young learners... any other contributions?
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