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May 19

Cooperative learning keys. Infographic.

How are you? I know it took a lot of months without posting on the blog. Many have written me thanking me for the articles and asking me to publish something new, so, I'm here!

As you know, one of the keys to my academy methodology, iKidz, cooperative learning is. Although we at iKidz, we made our “own adaptation” this methodology, because our class groups are 8 students.

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Oct 18

Preparing a Halloween shop without spending too.

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I know that long since I wrote on the blog, but as you know, We are trying to grow iKidz both franchise format as own centers, and this is taking much longer than I thought management ... I know, there are no excuses, therefore, I'm back with many ideas and new items blog.

This time I bring an article with some ideas to celebrate Halloween, and step, your kids learn while having fun and making lots of activities.

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Jul 18

How to improve your child's behavior. Infographic.

several months I did not write anything on the blog ago. Do not think that I have forgotten you. There have been a few months of hard work, new projects… The next course is taking shape and, therefore, I wanted to leave you this article before going on holiday. From September I will be back with many more articles and recommendations 🙂

In the infographic today, I leave some keys to improve the behavior of the kids, especially at this time of year you spend more time with us and just have routines.

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Apr 18

Asperger. What is it and how to act.

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This week I decided to write about Asperger or Asperger Syndrome. As you know I am not a psychologist, but I have encountered several cases throughout my career, one of them currently. For this reason, I consider it essential to be well informed, above all, what it is and how we can help our children or students to have a development, both personal and professional, appropriate depending on your needs.

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Feb 18

Mindfulness for children.

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A few weeks ago a friend wrote me after reading the infographic I made with 15 tricks to improve care, commenting that, from their point of view and something he would have added relaxation or mindfulness practice when you get home, or begin classes.

As he told me, It is true that when the kids arrive from school, usually they do very fast, we as adults once they feel intend to do homework, but maybe, before, We should leave a few minutes to relax, down the pace and, then, get to work.

It is important to know that I am not an expert in Mindfulness. This article is a compilation of activities and resources, from my point of view, I think they may find useful.

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Jan 18

Activating curiosity. Infographic.

Saturday I had the opportunity to be at the event Grandes Profes, listening to great professionals of education and communication speak on a topic that all teachers should be key: the curiosity.

As you know, in iKidz Motivation is one of the key pillars. Curiosity is directly related to the motivation, because through this we can get arouse curiosity for what our students are learning.

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Nov 17

18 tricks to encourage language. Infographic

There are many reasons that can cause a delay in language, from those bilingual children, they are exposed to learning two languages, even those whose maturation process is slower than others.

Whatever the reason for this delay, You and Dad, mom or teacher, You have many tools and ways to promote the language of sin.

Today I leave a infographic con 18 tricks to encourage language and, If these tips you know little, Do not miss the article that I published some time with 10 activities to stimulate language.

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Oct 17

5 SPEAKING building activities in your class one-to-one.

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When we “we face” a class with one student teachers often all we “costar” a little encourage speaking. Usually when we have a group in class, conversations are much more dynamic and generates debate, but when we have a single student should be us who we guide you in speaking, offering resources to speak.

In today's article, I leave you 5 fomentes activities for the speaking in your class one-to-one. I am sure that these activities your students will not have excuses to talk 😉

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May 17

How to improve English literacy.

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photo credit: woodleywonderworks extra credit via photopin (license)

What happens when you have not worked since childhood education literacy as it should? How can we make our students write correctly in English?

These are questions that many parents and teachers make me. Most schools use methods such as Jolly Phonics phonics to teach their students, but there are schools that completely forget this competition and, logically, When students arrive at primary encounter a serious problem: students do not know the English phonetics and literally write what they hear.

The problem is that once you are immersed in the maelstrom of contents, exams, duties, etc., representing primary, it is almost impossible to spend time working phonetics as we should. What can we do, then, to get our kids write and read correctly in English?

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03
Apr 17

10 Topics for writing your students.

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As English teacher, one of the main problems I sometimes encounter, It is the lack of ideas or resources in class.

As you know, in iKidz We do not use books, and we generate materials according to the needs of our students. That makes the head is constantly working, generating materials, new ways of teaching, to motivate and capture the attention of our kids. But, obviously, often just ideas, and sure as profe, You will pass you need inspiration for certain aspects of your class.

This happens to me when my students ask for their writing topics. Therefore, I decided to investigate a little and make a list of issues that I think they are coming great. Most of these issues I have taken a series of articles that The New York Times, periodically publishes, encouraging teens to write on your page.

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