Cheeky Monkey
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This document summarizes a Macmillan Teacher Training presentation on making things better for students. It discusses using a story-based approach to teaching English to young learners, focusing on the Cheeky Monkey course. Key elements include using songs, stories, total physical response activities, flashcards, worksheets and press-out activities to reinforce vocabulary and concepts in an engaging way. The presentation walks through the lessons of a sample unit, highlighting how different techniques are used to introduce, practice and review the material.
Cheeky Monkey
- 1. MACMILLANMacmillan Teacher TrainingMaking Things Better for You!Patrick Hafenstein Canton September 2011
- 2. MACMILLANPublishing CompanyMaking Things Better for You!Working for a Foreign Publisher
- 3. Who’s this?MACMILLANAuthorof 5 booksExaminerof 4 ExamsHelped100,000+students getan o/sMastersTrained11,000+teachers in11 countriesMaking Things Better for You!
- 4. MACMILLANAgendaMaking Things Better for You!Patrick Hafenstein Macmillan Teacher Training September 2011
- 5. MACMILLANCheeky MonkeyMaking Things Better for You!A story based approach
- 6. MACMILLANPlay is...Making Things Better for You!Experiences that support play and learningAny activity engaged in for the enjoyment it gives, without consideration of the end result. It is entered into voluntarily & is lacking in external force & compulsion.
- 7. MACMILLANPlay is Serious!Making Things Better for You!Experiences that support play and learningPsychosocialists believe it is necessary for ego mastery and learning to live with everyday experiencesConstructivists believe it is necessary for cognitive growthMaturationists believe it is necessary for competence building and for socializing functions in all cultures of the world Neuroscientists believe it is necessary for emotional and physical health, motivation, and love of learning. Psychoanalysts believe that play is necessary for mastering emotional traumas or disturbances
- 8. MACMILLANMinds, Bodies& EmotionsMaking Things Better for You!Experiences that support play and learning 2. Play provides the rich experience children need to learn social skills; become sensitive to others' needs and values; handle exclusion and dominance; manage their emotions; learn self-control; and share power, space, and ideas with others. At all levels of development, play enables children to feel comfortable and in control of their feelings 1. Play often involves physical activity, it is closely related to the development & refinement of children‘s gross & fine motor skills & their physical awareness, it simultaneously refines & develops skills that enable them to feel confident, secure, & self-assured. 3. Evidence also suggests a strong relationship between play and cognitive development. Studies identify improvements to attention, planning skills, attitudes, creativity and divergent thinking, perspective-taking, memory and language development
- 9. MACMILLANUnit Walk-throughMaking Things Better for You!Lesson 1Introduces the new vocabulary through flashcards, a song, games and a worksheet
- 10. MACMILLANTeaching VocabularyMaking Things Better for You!Lesson 1Translations?FlashcardsIllustrationsMimeSoundsRealiaExamplesDefinitionsAntonyms/synonyms
- 11. MACMILLANUnit Walk-throughMaking Things Better for You!Lesson 2Cheeky’s Jungle Gym introduces the story to the kids through TPR activities and the play mat. They listen to the story and do a worksheet.
- 12. TPRShow mePointTouchMimeLesson 2TPR (Total Physical Response) follows the natural approach to learning a language. Input is received in the form of commands that require a physical response.It combines both physical and mental aspects of learning.Young learners love to get up and move around the classroom.
- 13. MACMILLANUnit Walk-throughMaking Things Better for You!Lesson 3Introduces more vocabulary, students sing the story song and do another worksheet
- 14. MACMILLANSongsMaking Things Better for You!Lesson 3 Children love music. This results in a positive attitude towards learning English. Songs are familiar so builds students’ confidence. Songs can present, practice & review language. Songs improve students listening, reading, speaking & pronunciation. Songs aid memorization.
- 15. MACMILLANSongsMaking Things Better for You!Warm up – PicturesListening ActivitiesMovementsSinging ActivitiesKaraokeExtra Verse
- 16. MACMILLANUnit Walk-throughMaking Things Better for You!Lesson 4 Concept language is introduced through flashcards & song and reinforced by a worksheet.
- 17. MACMILLANFlashcardsMaking Things Better for You!Lesson 4Flashcard InstructionsLip ReadingRepeat if it’s true
- 18. MACMILLANUnit Walk-throughMaking Things Better for You!Lesson 5 Focuses on colors and numbers using the play mats, and practiced through a song and a worksheet.
- 19. MACMILLANUnit Walk-throughMaking Things Better for You!Lesson 6 Press out activities to make puppets, stand up characters or masks to perform a story Dramas are an entertaining and confidence building form of real life language use and practice which can be used for end of year graduation performances. Students can practice different registers.
- 20. MACMILLANCheeky MonkeyMaking Things Better for You!A story based approachAimed at 3-5 year old childrenWritten by Kathryn Harper and Claire Medwell3 level courseThe starting point for learning English with a focus on songs and storiesMethodology includes;Receptive vs. ProductiveKinesthetic LearningRoutines
- 21. MACMILLANComponentsMaking Things Better for You!A story based approachPupil’s BookBusy BookTeacher’s NotesPress OutsStickersPlay MatAudio CDsMulti-ROMPuppetFlashcardsStory CardsDVD + Photocopiables