06
Dec 15

10 Carols in English to your kids not stop singing this Christmas.

I remember well what it meant to me Bridge December. It was the beginning of the Christmas, the time to put the Bethlehem, tree and decorations at home. It still remains well. It is during this time that we began to plan and organize parties and Christmas, of course, begin to sound the Carols 🙂

So today, I wanted to make a selection of carols, personally, the more I like, and that will make your kids do not stop dancing and singing at home or at school.

Ready????

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29
Nov 15

Is it really necessary medication for ADHD?

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Never before he had tried on the blog theme ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. No soy psychologist, nor psychologist and, therefore, I am not an expert on the subject, but I worry about how some teachers, that they are not, They strive to label this behavioral syndrome children from my point of view do not suffer.

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01
Nov 15

Working dyslexia in language learning.

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Dyslexia is a topic that had not tried before on the blog. You know what, generally, I usually address issues, either they have a direct bearing on my way to work in the classroom, or I investigate to help and work best with one of my students.

A few weeks ago I met this challenge, and I have been aware of the few resources they have and how the education system, at least in the case with which I have found, It has not done anything, in the center, to help this student.

I invested a little on this subject, obviously, applied to learning a foreign language, and today I will activities or leave you some tricks that English teachers can do to help students with such difficulties.

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27
Sep 15

Teaching with actual materials in the English classroom.

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When we speak of teaching languages ​​to adults, using real materials is commonplace and common classes. But when it comes to children, It is somewhat less common and widespread. It seems that we should teach children to adapt texts and materials, and we are not very used to teach with real materials. Sincerely, I think this is a mistake for several reasons.

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20
Sep 15

PE resources to work in English.

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Increasingly, the cabbages are jumping on the bandwagon of bilingualism, and more and more schools decide to start teaching English at an early age. In the past week, I received an email from Mireia, a reader who told me that this year is "facing" the challenge of teaching physical education in English, specifically in early childhood education.

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13
Sep 15

4 tricks to teach kids to write.

4 basicos para enseñar a los peques a escribir

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The course has just begun, and certainly there are many teachers who are just out of college begin their wanderings in this wonderful world.

I am convinced that most of these new, and not so new teachers, they are now looking for resources to teach certain skills than, however much they work in textbooks, do not the way we would like.

In today's post, I will specifically address the issue of the writing. First, because it is one of the issues that most concern not only teachers, but also parents. Y, in second place, because this year the kids who have grown up with me, go to first grade, and I hope this helps a little to their moms and dads.

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19
Jul 15

How to turn our class.

Some time ago, I became fashionable model called flipped classroom. The meaning, as its name suggests, It is "to turn the class", raise it a different way to produce really meaningful learning.

For me, summer is a time to take the opportunity to retrain, find resources and alternatives in order to improve the way that I have to teach my students. So today, I decided to research and write about the flipped classroom idea but, above all, on tools that will enable us "to turn our class".

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29
Jun 15

What to know your little in the way primary.

You should know your sin in step primary

There are many parents who have asked me what they should know and review their kids this summer they move from childhood to primary.

Dads who are somewhat concerned because they have very clear what is expected of their children next year.

In today's post, besides seeing what a child should know when it comes to primary. I will leave you some resources that you practice and this summer repaséis, yes, Without stress!

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14
Jun 15

Extracurricular, Yes or no?

The end of the course is about and many dads are starting to organize the agenda of their kids face the next year. Extracurricular play a leading role in this "agenda", perhaps too protagonist ... So today I want to discuss the pros and cons of this type of activity, and key points to consider when choosing the most appropriate activity for our small.

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07
Jun 15

Are you opositando? This podcast Worth!

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This week I received mail from a reader, who told me that he will submit to the Opposition Childhood Education Teachers Madrid, and he asked me some tips facing the practical course.

In response to mail Carmen, I decided to prepare this podcast I hope you some ideas and you might help.

Further, I have been privileged to have the participation of a great professional and friend, Maria Isabel Sánchez Rufo, He has given us valuable tips face the practical course of the opposition.

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