Creative Teaching of English Nursery Rhymes (1)

Author: Zhang Xiangjun
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Happy singing of children's rhymes, easy English learning, 20 familiar English children's rhymes, 100 creative teaching activity designs, 80 vivid picture learning worksheets, 1 English children's rhyme CD.
Language learning requires a considerable degree of repetitive practice. How to keep learners practicing without getting bored is a major challenge for educators. Faced with active and curious children, how can they learn English in a relaxed yet effective way? What English teaching method is most suitable for children? Besides using general children's English textbooks, are there other materials for children learning English? The controversial "Whole Language Theory" in language teaching circles and the currently prominent "Multiple Intelligences Theory" in education offer what insights for children's English teaching?
This book aims to help children clearly hear the pronunciation of each English rhyme, enabling them to recite them accurately and achieve the goal of language learning. Therefore, children's rhymes with pleasant sounds, clear rhythms, and rich rhymes are most suitable for children to sing, chant, and practice speaking. The book includes 20 beautiful English rhymes, integrating listening, speaking, reading, and writing, as well as teaching activities that can develop children's language, mathematical, logical, spatial, musical, kinesthetic, interpersonal, and natural intelligence. It provides parents or teachers with references, along with over 100 teaching activity designs, allowing children to happily sing and recite rhymes while learning English easily.
The book consists of three parts:
- Over 100 teaching activity designs (including: coloring, science experiments, puzzle games, mazes, word riddles, action songs, etc.);
- 80 printable and evaluable learning worksheets (facilitating parents, teachers, and children in sharing the joy of singing English rhymes together);
- 1 English rhyme teaching CD (including singing, teaching, and instrumental accompaniment, making it easy for parents and teachers to teach).
It provides rich materials for kindergarten and primary school English teaching.