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= How to teach... =

Hello, everyone! We are the first year students of IELTE program of Uzbek State World Languages University - // Malika, Uljana // and //Iroda//. We are presenting you our project which is about **teaching kids**. We chose this topic because of our interest, eagerness in teaching. Since we are future teachers, we thought that it would be useful for us and others as well, to be informed about the methods of teaching. In our page we will include information about our project which we successfully accomplished, some materials that can be helpful for the future teachers of English. So, feel free to visit our page and enjoy while reading it!

= Teachin g = = //A mediocre teacher tells,// = = //A good teacher explains,// = = //A superior teacher demonstrates,// = = //A great teacher inspires.// =

** Teaching kids **

Teaching is a challenging and rewarding job. It demands skills, experience, patience etc. It is not easy to teach someone, make him /her learn something. One thing is that teaching kids is rather difficult than teaching adults. The reason is that kids need special attitude, attention. That`s why teachers should use special methods to teach them.



We did it!
In last semester our teacher on Integrated skills Ms.Dilafruz informed us about making projects on different topics. We three energetic, ambitious girls decided to make a project on topic **"Teaching kids".** So, we went to the kindergarten //**"Kapalak"**// which is in Yunusabad district and taught children for two months. In general, the process was really enjoyable and satisfying. We were given two groups to teach. For instance, Uljana and I taught the group //**"Binafsha".**// Our groupmate Iroda, and Shahlo - the girl from the group "1C" taught the group //"Pakhtaoy"//. Our group was Russian and children were 6-7 year old. We made our lessons` plan and could focus on all of them.



= Methods of teaching =

From what to start??
At first, a teacher should start from teaching letters. Children should learn alphabet with the help of pictures. This method will help them to remember letters. They can be asked to color these pictures and it will make lessons more interesting. In each lesson at least two letters should be taught. Then the teacher can start teaching numbers. Numbers can be taught with the help of games and activities. For example, with a ball)) The teacher gives a ball to a child and then he or she counts from 1 to 10. And you can play other games with a ball related to numbers. At the same time the teacher can teach colors. The teacher can explain which color is which showing Christmas tree's toys. Also the teacher pointing at a child's cloth can ask from him\her which color is it. Children like playing games and all these methods will be interesting and helpful.

What else??
Children can also be taught the days of the week, the months of the year, the names of the seasons, poems and songs. Again, it's better to teach all of them via games. Poems and songs should be short and easy to remember, like following ones: **1. Robin Hood, Has gone to the wood. He'll come back again, If we are good!**



**2. Oh, do you know the Muffin man, The Muffin man, The Muffin man. Oh, do you know the Muffin man, Who lives in a Dury Lane.**

= Recommendations and advice on teaching kids! =

What to do if kids are not intrested in lesson??
As we mentioned above the best way is teaching with the help of games, activities. But, what to do if kids do not want participate in games and they are not interested in lesson at all? First of all, you should cheer them up. Ask them to stand up and do some simple exercises under a rhythmic song. It will help them to wake up, if they are sleepy. Another way is asking questions like : "What didi you eat for breakfast?; Was it delicious?; Where did you go on Sunday or did you stay at home?" Children will be eager to answer and you can gain their attention.Then, you can move on what you wanted to teach. == = The Golden Rules: = Everyone who is going to teach kids should know following rules:

1. Never shout at a child!
Shouting is not a method of teaching. With shouting you can make a child do something, but you can not inspire him/her to do it with eagerness.

2. Never interrupt a child while he/she is answering
If you interrupt a child, you will make him/her think that you don't pay attention to or not interested in his/her answer.

3. Never say "No" even when he/she is wrong.
Even though a child gives an incorrect answer never say "No, you are not right". Try to say "Ok, but I think the answer is a bit different..."

4. Never compare children with each other!
Try to avoid telling a child that someone else is better than him/her. Never say "Why you are so slow, lazy? Look at John! How he is smart!". It will weaken a child's confidence and abilities.

= The fruit of our project = In conclusion, the fruit of our efforts, the profit we got, the results we had are followings:We became more responsible, creative and it was a really good practice before a real third course practice!!!

= References: = ==
 * www.google.com;
 * Macmillan English dictionary for advanced learners;
 * "All for kids" S.Procter, 2008y;
 * "Funfare" Part 1.

=Blogs:= Malika Qudratova [] [|Uljan] Arapova [] Iroda Mahmudova []