Creative Teaching of English Nursery Rhymes · 1

Author: Zhang Xiangjun
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: Happy singing of nursery rhymes, easy English learning, 20 familiar English nursery rhymes, 100 creative teaching activity designs, 80 vivid picture learning worksheets, 1 English nursery rhyme CD.
Language learning requires a considerable degree of repetition and practice. How to keep learners practicing without getting bored is a major challenge for educators. For active children who love new things, how can they learn English in a relaxed yet effective way? What English teaching method is most suitable for children? In addition to 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 nursery 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 melodious English nursery 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 nursery 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 happy moments of singing English nursery rhymes);
- 1 English nursery rhyme teaching CD (including sung recitations, teaching chants, and musical accompaniment, making it easy for parents and teachers to teach singing).
It provides rich materials for kindergarten and primary school English teaching.