3. Who’s this? MACMILLAN Author of 5 books Examiner of 4 Exams Helped 100,000+ students get an o/s Masters Trained 11,000+ teachers in 11 countries Making Things Better for You!
4. MACMILLAN Agenda Making Things Better for You! Patrick Hafenstein Macmillan Teacher Training September 2011
6. MACMILLAN Play is... Making Things Better for You! Experiences that support play and learning Any activity engaged in for the enjoyment it gives, without consideration of the end result. It is entered into voluntarily & is lacking in external force & compulsion.
7. MACMILLAN Play is Serious! Making Things Better for You! Experiences that support play and learning Psychosocialists believe it is necessary for ego mastery and learning to live with everyday experiences Constructivists believe it is necessary for cognitive growth Maturationists believe it is necessary for competence building and for socializing functions in all cultures of the world Neuroscientists believe it is necessary for emotional and physical health, motivation, and love of learning. Psychoanalysts believe that play is necessary for mastering emotional traumas or disturbances
8. MACMILLAN Minds, Bodies& Emotions Making Things Better for You! Experiences that support play and learning 2. Play provides the rich experience children need to learn social skills; become sensitive to others' needs and values; handle exclusion and dominance; manage their emotions; learn self-control; and share power, space, and ideas with others. At all levels of development, play enables children to feel comfortable and in control of their feelings 1. Play often involves physical activity, it is closely related to the development & refinement of children‘s gross & fine motor skills & their physical awareness, it simultaneously refines & develops skills that enable them to feel confident, secure, & self-assured. 3. Evidence also suggests a strong relationship between play and cognitive development. Studies identify improvements to attention, planning skills, attitudes, creativity and divergent thinking, perspective-taking, memory and language development
9. MACMILLAN Unit Walk-through Making Things Better for You! Lesson 1 Introduces the new vocabulary through flashcards, a song, games and a worksheet
10. MACMILLAN Teaching Vocabulary Making Things Better for You! Lesson 1 Translations? Flashcards Illustrations Mime Sounds Realia Examples Definitions Antonyms/synonyms
11. MACMILLAN Unit Walk-through Making Things Better for You! Lesson 2 Cheeky’s Jungle Gym introduces the story to the kids through TPR activities and the play mat. They listen to the story and do a worksheet.
12. TPR Show me Point Touch Mime Lesson 2 TPR (Total Physical Response) follows the natural approach to learning a language. Input is received in the form of commands that require a physical response. It combines both physical and mental aspects of learning. Young learners love to get up and move around the classroom.
13. MACMILLAN Unit Walk-through Making Things Better for You! Lesson 3 Introduces more vocabulary, students sing the story song and do another worksheet
14. MACMILLAN Songs Making Things Better for You! Lesson 3 Children love music. This results in a positive attitude towards learning English. Songs are familiar so builds students’ confidence. Songs can present, practice & review language. Songs improve students listening, reading, speaking & pronunciation. Songs aid memorization.
15. MACMILLAN Songs Making Things Better for You! Warm up – Pictures Listening Activities Movements Singing Activities Karaoke Extra Verse
16. MACMILLAN Unit Walk-through Making Things Better for You! Lesson 4 Concept language is introduced through flashcards & song and reinforced by a worksheet.
17. MACMILLAN Flashcards Making Things Better for You! Lesson 4 Flashcard Instructions Lip Reading Repeat if it’s true
18. MACMILLAN Unit Walk-through Making Things Better for You! Lesson 5 Focuses on colors and numbers using the play mats, and practiced through a song and a worksheet.
19. MACMILLAN Unit Walk-through Making Things Better for You! Lesson 6 Press out activities to make puppets, stand up characters or masks to perform a story Dramas are an entertaining and confidence building form of real life language use and practice which can be used for end of year graduation performances. Students can practice different registers.
20. MACMILLAN Cheeky Monkey Making Things Better for You! A story based approach Aimed at 3-5 year old children Written by Kathryn Harper and Claire Medwell 3 level course The starting point for learning English with a focus on songs and stories Methodology includes; Receptive vs. Productive Kinesthetic Learning Routines
21. MACMILLAN Components Making Things Better for You! A story based approach Pupil’s Book Busy Book Teacher’s Notes Press Outs Stickers Play Mat Audio CDs Multi-ROM Puppet Flashcards Story Cards DVD + Photocopiables
