aging

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your
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Manage mo s pher e of
h a n a t
Establis
order
 The layout of a classroom can influence the

e
classroom atmosphere, by creating

a t i s th
W h f
t an ce o
r ?
A useful and versatile way to arrange the

impo t
class is to place the tables and chairs in a U

m lay ou shape

s s ro o
cla Using these different spaces within the class
gives a sense of change and of doing
something different and new

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 p Work Divide your class into smaller , more

rou
manageable sub-groups

G
Working in groups gives children the
opportunity to learn

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Colo ur- You can give each group a colour so that

cod ing
you can

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 A good way to organise the tidyng up at the
end of a lesson

o tating
R
tas ks
Put colour codes on the pencil pots and
scissors so that each group can identify their
items

When a table is left in a mess

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Ch
With children aged five and older, you can
get them to manage themselves when they
are doing an activity in groups

c an
a na g e
m e lve
the m s Do not always choose the most proficient
pupils to be the English teachers

s
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 n ito ring
M o Go round the classroom to check that each

u p s
group is working

gro

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 Beginning the lesson

Clas s
e
Bringing work to an end

Ro ut in
Tidying up

Finishing the lesson

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 Ensure that all students have the materials to
start the activities

terials
Ma Always have more materials avaliable than
necessary

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Lea
The idea of leaving the classroom is always
exciting for young children

the oom
clas s r

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 g t o
You will find that when one child asks to go to the

Goin
toilet or to get a drink everyone else suddenly

t
wants to go

to ile
the With the very young
With five-to seven-
years olds

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 nsi tive There will be days when the class is so tired o

Be s e
excited that they are impossible to work

e m o od
to th ss
t he c la
of

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Giv in g When a child has

s
worked well or made a

ard
special effort

re w
Remember to congratulate
a child on his personal
progress

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A class that loves its teacher

li
Why is my whole

ip
will, on the whole, work for that

Disc
class difficult?
teacher

What can I do when Shouting, established, restless,

my class is difficult? hypnotise,

How do I disciplina Individual discipline is exactly that

individual children? individual. Whit time, you will learn what
works best with each child

How do I speak to a young

When you have to speak personally to a child
child about his misbehaviour
about an incident of misbehaviour

What can I do with quiet

children? Some children are very shy and quiet and need to
grow in confidence

What can I do with active We are refererng to children who need a lot of activity, not
children? naughty children. These children learn to slow down and
acquire longer concetration spans as they get older

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When should I

r din
assess my pupuls

e co
progress?

R
pup ils How should I assess

e s s
my pupils progress?

pro g r Why shoyld I keep

record of my pupils
work?
or n o t, it
e q u ir e ment cord
the r r p a re
Whe efu l to kee ess
u s progr
is very pu p ils
of yout

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