Thursday 1 November 2018

Tools for ESL Preschool

Engage your pupils using ICT tools

Do your Preschoolers find learning English a chore? 


The following tools have been specifically chosen to foster every aspect of language learning for ESL Preschoolers and to make sure they are having fun through games, funny songs, stories and more activities which will tickle their interest.

List of tools

My ICT skills are not good... How will I manage this new approach?

No worries!
In this post you will find a combination of different tools for you to use. Simply click and access EVERYTHING. Easy!

So what is it really about, then?

Well, there is a Symbaloo webmix, a Padlet wall, a Prezi presentation, a HotPotatoes activity and a LiveBinder 

The Symbaloo webmix offers a combination of games, stories, songs, and writing practice exercises which could be devised as lessons plans by themes. Indeed, there are clear themes included, such as clothes, animals, feelings, health and illness and daily routines. Having said that the webmix could also be a start off point to introduce vocabulary or even to spice up the "pen and paper" sessions! 
Should you prefer it the Symbaloo webmix could also serve to provide your pupils with the webmix itself and let them take charge of their own learning.

The Padlet wall offers tips for parents and teachers about ICT tools. It is important to remember you are not just engaging with your pupils but their families as well, and let us not forget our own colleagues. Should they want more information this Padlet wall could come in handy.

The Primary Colours session on Prezi offers your students songs, flashcards as well as practical information regarding those three colours relevant to their day to day lives.

The HotPotatoes crossword takes the Primary Colours session on Prezi a notch higher. Invite your students to have fun filling in the grid!

The Binder made with LiveBinders provides an example of how to potentially use ICT tools to extend English language learning across the curriculum. The example focuses on motivating Preschoolers and other students via Science.

So here you have some ideas to get you started. You are the one who best knows your Preschoolers, their needs and interests, so you are the one in the best position to gather up different resources to use ICT tools to motivate and support your students through their learning process. 

Best of luck to you!