Thought is might be interesting to explain how we teach to the different levels. Here is a basic lesson plan for one of my classes of 4-6 year olds (I’m assuming no EF competitors are going to take this and sell it..). This is an hour class, teaching animals.
1) Check attendance, homework, and sing the Hello Song:
“EF Small Star kids, hello everyone! We are here to learn and play, hello everyone!”
2) Show flashcards of animals, and elicit responses
3) Shouting match- show students card, team to say the word the loudest, quietest, happiest, saddest, weirdest, etc gets a point.
4) Freeze dance- play music, students dance around to music, when the music stops they shout the animal name and then pretend to be an animal.
5) Telephone- Whisper animal in one students ear, they whisper it to the next student, so on.. Last student picks the corresponding flashcard.
6) Limbo- hold a string across the room, students go under it. If they touch the string they have to say an animal.
7) Pass out HW, give good students smiley faces on their papers. Sing Goodbye song:
“Goodbye friends, goodbye friends, we’ll have fun another day. I’ll see you soon and we can play again, but for now I’m going home”.