Behavior Management for the EFL Class.

Power pills: I read about at  the blog whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com  and thought that this idea would work for the EFL Class, since we don´t always have a class of our own. Many teachers at blog land say it works.

Show the students the "Power Position" that is theyhave to stop what they are doing, fold their arms, and look at the teacher. The first one to do so quietly will get a Power Pellet (aka, one skittle, or any kind of candy , or gummies available in the country).
I created a label called the power pill, that can also be downloaded here:
http://www.4shared.com/file/BEHnwe2D/original_power_pills_scribd.html

Get your jar and make one, let me know how it worked out, and please post some pictures at our Facebook Group: ESL/EFL Preschool Teachers.

I saw the give me 5 at the blog: www.peacelovelearning.blogspot.com

 This is another way to get the attention of your class. The teacher  puts her hand in the air and says, "Give Me Five," and the students  should raise their hand and follow the five steps: Eyes are watching, Ears are listening, Lips are zipped, Hands are still and Feet are quiet or legs are crossed. This technique encourages student attention and  good behavior.

Use these cards available at the blog mentioned above.

Clip chart: I loved the clip charts that I started to see around pinterest but decided to make my own to suit the EFL class. This is based on Rick Morris' Clip Chart behavior management system . It´s very simple and consistent.

I just made mine with only  3 charts excellent class, good class and talk to the teacher, since all the prekinders and kinders  go to the English Class one at a time, 3 times a week for only 45 minutes.

I made a  clothespin for each class with the name on it and the clips moves around the clip chart as a class not as individual students. The chart was printed onto cardboard and  then laminated.

This system allows the teacher to  give some kind of recognition  to the class. It can be anything you want. This way you are able to reward the class for their good choices.

Advise the students that will be a consequence when they get the clothespin to talk to the teacher

Quiet Critters

This is a Pinterest idea, I´m very addicted to it. Thinking that it might be nice to try it out with the preschoolers. Tell them that the  Quiet Critters come out when the classroom is super quiet. Place a critter on the desk of those students that are working quietly.

The critters belong to the classroom, they are not allowed to be taken home.

Just plan on how and when to use them. Take pictures and upload them at the Facebook group: ESL/EFL Preschool Teachers.

You will need some colored pom poms, make them yourself or used the commercial ones. Then, hot glue a fun foam heart that would be the feet and add googly eyes

This works as a nice incentive. It might be good to make extra Quiet critters just in case they get lost or the eyes fall off.

If you have any more ideas on how to use these, let me know and be a guest blogger here telling us about it. I´d love to see how your Critters turned out...

Halloween Third edition

   Paper bag puppets: the template is from  DJ INKERS , the site has so many cute graphics. She had this one for free years ago. it comes in 2 versions, black and white and colored. I don´t know if it´s still around, if not,  write to me ei98srl@gmail.com and I´ll send it to your mail.

 
Spider book: I always like to incorporate a book for every theme.  Each student can make their own and take it home to continue reading practice. 

 When  possible,  I enlarge each page, making  a big book for the class to follow and I use it to introduce the activity to the class.
 First, show the title page to students, ask what they think the book will be about, ask them if they recognize the animal in the picture. Then,read the title to the students. Have them repeat.
Read each page at a time using your pointer, try to make a bigger pointer for your use in class.
Introduce the  high frequency words ; I , see, a , spider, color words. Use mime and the picture in the book.
Read the story in your big book  while they follow along in theirs, pointing to each word as you read.
Students then color their own book. Staple the pages. Hand them their eye pointers and instruct them to read aloud beginning with the cover. Tell them to point to each word as they read. Monitor their reading and praise their effort. You could do  Choral Reading, having them read at the same time as you do.

Printable emergent readers are a cost effective and a powerful avenue to teach beginning reading skills and other concepts related to the curriculum.  Read this article: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/teaching/kreading/

Finger puppets are a nice addition to any theme, children love to sing along with their puppet. You can download some Halloween music to play in class.

Use  the finger puppet to capture their attention and to encourage active participation. These  puppets  can help teach the Halloween vocabulary, numbers, alphabet,etc.

Window watcher: Using clear contact paper I created my own window watchers.

The craft attached itself to the window. This  can also be done for a variety of other themes, and it´s an inexpensive and easy decor.

Cups:  Glue wiggle eyes to a cup.