SOOO helpful. Even with my English speaking students. We have incorporated movements for our letters: a=apple, b=bounce, c= cutting with scissors, d = knocking on a door, e= elephant, f=fish (two hands moving together), g=gorilla pound chest, h=breathe on hand, i = itchy, j=we sign j, k= karate, l=lick a lollipop (pretend you are licking), m= rubbing belly, n=nose, o=octopus arms, p=popping bubbles/hands open and close, q=place crown on head, r=claw like a dog saying rrrr, s=snake one hand squiggle, t=timeout sign, u=umbrella, v=play violin, w=point to watch, x=make x with forearms, y=pretend they are yoyoing, z= zorro slash in air.
Hello Jema, I found out about your channel a week or two ago, and I`m amazed by your ways of teaching to say the least. I am new to teaching, having just one year of experience in a classroom. I would love to master teaching Phonics because I believe that is the perfect way of helping children with reading and writing English. I work in Serbia, where I am originally from, and I teach 5-10-year-olds. Your videos are structured, organized, and highly useful to me. I still haven`t watched all of them, but your channel is something I have been searching for, and I can`t wait to learn more from you! Take care :) Dragana
For weeks I've been looking for a guide on how to pronounce letter sounds correctly and I'am greatful I found your channel and website. I've been anxious that I am teaching the letter sounds incorrectly to my son. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
This is amazing! I've been an ESL teacher for 5 years now but this is my first time teaching phonics to some esl students so this video is really helpful!! I really love your teaching style. Thank you for sharing this and keep on doing what you do!! :D
Thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the video was helpful 😊 I hope the channel can inspire some new ideas for your class!
Hi Corey, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the videos have been helpful, I hope the channel can inspire new ideas for your class 😊
Thanks for the helpful video. Can you clarify? I understand that you teach the sound while associating it with an action. Do you show the written letter at the same time? Do you show pictures associated with the action, or just the action? Thanks for your help!
I'm an ESL teacher myself and no wonder my own kids cannot blend words properly; wrong pronunciation! Thank you for your tips and suggestions on TPR. Cant wait to apply them
Hi Vijaya, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the mooncake community! I'm so glad you are finding this series helpful. I also have some phonics information on the Mooncake English website www.mooncakeenglish.com including a free downloadable phonics guide that I think you will find useful. Where in the world are you teaching?
I have discovered your videos today. What a God send!. Thank you so much. I am from South Africa and I teach ESL in Vietnam. This is so simple. Cannot wait to try them in class. Yes I give classes from Kindergarten to adults.
Abrie Theart Thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I’m so happy you have found my channel and are finding the videos so helpful 😊 Is this your first time teaching abroad?
Abrie Theart what a fantastic place to get started! How are you finding teaching on the whole? It can be quite challenging when first starting but does get easier with time and experience
@@MooncakeEnglish I came from a Training background. Mostly adults and very academic (Project- and Change Management) Luckily with a lot of people factors. Meanwhile, I had to "lower" myself to a children and teenager level. I am out of nature (and aptitude tests) very flexible and adaptable, but still missing a lot of techniques, like classroom management, performance measuring and and children motivation. I am humoristic, enthusiastic and interesting, but moving between different classroom abilities, specially when mixed and constantly changing, remains a challenge. Your videos and approach, amongst others, many others, brings a deeper perspective. Different learning styles, is very important to me and to have a wide variaty of "tools and techniques are vary important. Trail and error is your master guide!. At my current English Center they want a "learn by being exposed to words and sentences. That is not enough for me. The gap is to big from Vietnamese to English.But I try. It frustrates mee, and I will soon look for another job, where proper ESL principles are followed. I am too academic to believe in " learn by heart" and one day it will come to you. Thank you for the opportunity to share with you.
I enjoy how resourceful you are, I have a great time watching your videos aside of learning great ways to teach while having fun with my students. Congratulations and thank you.
Your such an amazing teacher! I will use your tips in teaching letter sounds for my tutee. How long will it take for a 4-5 yrs. old to learn the letter sounds?
Hi Denise, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the videos have helped, hopefully the channel can inspire new ideas for your class 😊
Great ideas for teaching larger groups. I am used to teaching small groups, 6 ESL students at the most. This year I have 13 first-graders who are so behind in learning to read because of the pandemic. The methods I have used to teach small groups don't work as well with this sized group. Thanks for your game suggestions.
Hi there, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! If you go to www.mooncakeenglish.com and visit the freebies page, you will find the sounds available to download 😊
Hi, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! It makes me very happy to know you have been enjoying the videos and that they have been so helpful 😊 I hope that you are also keeping safe where you are and that your classes are going well 😁
Hi, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the video was helpful, I hope your class goes well and that the kids enjoy the ideas 😊
Great, I'm so glad it was helpful 😊. There is a free phonics guide available in the freebies section of the Mooncake English website too if you want to take a look www.mooncakeenglish.com
Hi, thanks so much watching! My channel is fairly new, not yet two years old (young in TH-cam years) but it is growing slowly 😊 Please do help me reach new teachers by sharing with colleagues who might find the ideas helpful ❤️
Thanks so much for this. I have been working in a training centre and they've been getting us to teach the letter sounds and name simultaniously - for 'phonics' - and I can see the negative effects! They are confused and had low retention of the letter sounds because they were not prioritised. I will be bringing this to their attention. So, when is the right time to teach the letter name, if now is not the time? What about teaching phonics to preschool? I find they cannot grasp the concept of teams.
Hi C0rnf1ake, thanks for watching! I hope things are going well where you are? In preschool I usually start teaching the letter sounds at around 4 years old. In some parts of the world this is considered quite early, but, I'm based in China where there is a lot of pressure to learn things quickly. You will find that most of your students won't quite grasp the ideas of blending until they are around 5 years old. Regarding the letter names, once students are confident with the sounds and are blending you can start to teach the names without too much confusion. I hope that helps!
Very helpful but am teaching pandemic kids who skipped two grades and I have only a Friday( once a week) to do so, if you have any tips on my situation. To be clear it’s not a school it’s a once a week class for poor and orphan children
Hi Yousef, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! 😊 For weekly classes you will need lots of repetition. I suggest scaffolding language as students progress. For example... 1. A dog 2. It's a dog 3. It's a big dog 4. It's a big brown dog This is just a simple example and can be used across different topics. I hope it helps 😊
Hi Phillippa, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so happy to know the video was helpful and that you enjoyed watching 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish Hi Jemma, gosh! I wasn't expecting a personal reply :)) . I have been drawn in to support the teachers at the local government primary school with 2000 learners here in a rural school on the outskirts of Lilongwe in Malawi. The first language is Chichewa but the National language is supposed to be English. I say 'supposed' to be because English is passed down from poorly taught teacher to poorly taught teacher. The teachers want to me to assist with their learning of English, which I am really happy to do, but I am not a teacher. Last week I taught a Standard 4 English class to 93 pupils aged between 9-14yrs with a huge variation in attention/comprehension/fluency and literacy. It was great fun but I think I can be put to better use. All the pupils could do with some support: to take the top students further and to get the ones who are struggling up to speed. I have the time, the energy and the commitment to helping them, but I have no idea where to start. Smaller groups would obviously help but other than that I feel completely lost. I am doing an online phonics course with Queensland University of Technology (!) which is teaching me the theory and basics of phonics (so far anyway). It seems to favour play based learning which is how I stumbled on you through my trawling through the internet. My biggest challenge is trying to pitch the lessons at the right level for the age group and ability / abilities. If you have any suggestions, thoughts or ideas I would lap it all up. Yum yum yum! Thanks Gemma! I appreciate you probably got more than you bargained for when you asked where n the world I am! Bests, Philippa
Thanks for your wonderful tips and funny way to present it. I have learned a lot. Can you also kindly share your thoughts that when or in what phrase we should introduce the name of letters? Thanks!
Hi Suya, thanks for watching and w welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad you have been enjoying the channel and that it has been helpful 😊 Regarding letter names, I usually start to introduce them once students are blending diphthongs and digraphs. By that point students are usually very confident with the letter sounds, can blend cvc and four letter words and starting to write and spell words and sentences themselves. I hope that helps 😊
Hi Jo, thanks for watching! It really depends on your students age and language level. Different curriculums will ask you to teach a different number of letters, for example, Jolly phonics teaches in. groups of five. However, at our school students start learning letters at a very young age so we learn one per week. I would think about your students and what you think would be best for them. I hope that helps! 😊
Hi Nura, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad you have been enjoying the channel 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
Hi, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the video was helpful, I hope the channel can help inspire some ideas for your class 😊
Hi Fatimah, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad you found the video helpful, I hope the channel can inspire some new ideas for your class 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
Hi Ekaterina, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so happy you have found the channel and are enjoying the content 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
Hi Gemma , I teach English in Taiwan and I struggling to come up with a game that involves two year olds and parents ....any idea would be appreciated 👍
Hi Emi, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! Phonics for 2-year-olds can be a little hard but this game called bounce generally works well th-cam.com/video/czYljRAHbgU/w-d-xo.html Let me know how it goes 😊
Hi Gina, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so happy to know that you are enjoying the channel, I hope it can continue to inspire new teaching ideas 😊
Hi Laurensia, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm really glad you found the tips helpful 😊 Unfortunately it's a little tricky to post demo classes because of some TH-cam rules and getting students' parents permission, so I generally don't out my classes on the channel. I hope you can understand ❤️
Hi Pinay, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so happy to know the ideas were helpful 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
Hi Lekha, thanks for watching! I don't have video demonstrating TPR for letters but you can check out Jolly Phonics as they have examples for each letters within their phonics program. You don't need to do the same, but hopefully that can inspire some ideas 😁 Jolly Phonics actions www.jollylearning.co.uk/resource-bank/jolly-phonics-actions/
I have been relearning the prnouciation sounds but im just wondering, is there any reason that the bigger letter have different sounds than the smaller ones EE and ee
Hi there, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! When teaching the letter sounds, we teach the phonemes which is the smallest unit of sound. If we are adding a vowel sound to the end of letters such as /f/ then it can lead to mispronunciation when the letter /f/ is paired with a different letter like in the word 'friend' which can make it difficult for students to hear the word when blending. Most especially in synthetic phonics where every sound in a word is important, students need to know the correct phoneme. In Analytic phonics, you will likely see more word families (such as /at/ and /en/) and consonant blends taught (such as /br/ and /cl/). But when it comes to the letter sounds, the smallest unit of sound (phoneme) is still taught. I hope that helps 😊
Hi Bharti, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm sorry, I don't quite understand. Are you asking if I have taken a course in Phoenix?
Hi Eli, thanks so much for watching. It depends on where you would like to teach. In China, you need to be a passport holder from a native speaking country, have completed a bachelors degree and TEFL certificate. If you get the opportunity, I highly recommend it!
@@MooncakeEnglish hi, In most parts of China, this is the case, but in some cities, for example Tianjin, where I work, if you are a non native but have an MA in teaching English and other required qualifications, you can have a teaching visa as a non native.
@@so_ac_ye3726 Yes I believe that's nationwide, if you hold a specific degree in English teaching from a native speaking country then you are eligible for a working visa
Hi Mukundwa, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so happy to know the ideas were helpful 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
Thanks for watching Kristina! Yes, phonics teaching isn't for everyone, especially as most of the time you would be teaching students that are quite young (which really isn't for everyone). Where are teaching?
Almost everyone I know still teaches the names first. My school wastes the first year teaching the name of the letter then in the second year you have to try to reprogramme the kids to say the sounds.
Hi, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I understand that frustration, especially if the school wants to start phonics at a very young age. I. was very lucky here at my school to be able to implement our own curriculum. Where in the world are you teaching?
Hi, thanks for watching! I try my best to make the information presented fun, so It's great to know you enjoy the humor 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
What’s the benefit of getting little children to compete against each other in your ‘match’ game? Making children compete at a young age in a learning environment is irresponsible. Children should be encouraged to co-operate together and not compete.
Don't miss the rest of my phonics tips series right here: https: //th-cam.com/video/CgiJk-okhgE/w-d-xo.html
You are an excellent teacher .
@@jancygeorge4385 Thanks so much 😊
Was this video helpful? Let me know in the comments below!
You don't need to ask such a question, sure it was helpful
Thank you so much
SOOO helpful. Even with my English speaking students. We have incorporated movements for our letters: a=apple, b=bounce, c= cutting with scissors, d = knocking on a door, e= elephant, f=fish (two hands moving together), g=gorilla pound chest, h=breathe on hand, i = itchy, j=we sign j, k= karate, l=lick a lollipop (pretend you are licking), m= rubbing belly, n=nose, o=octopus arms, p=popping bubbles/hands open and close, q=place crown on head, r=claw like a dog saying rrrr, s=snake one hand squiggle, t=timeout sign, u=umbrella, v=play violin, w=point to watch, x=make x with forearms, y=pretend they are yoyoing, z= zorro slash in air.
Love it!
@@MooncakeEnglish love your videos! Super helpful teaching ESL students and even my English speakers. Thank you! ❤️ from Panama
@@elizabethlotz156 I’m so happy to know the channel is helping you! Thank you for the support and for sharing these great TPR ideas ❤️
Hello Jema, I found out about your channel a week or two ago, and I`m amazed by your ways of teaching to say the least. I am new to teaching, having just one year of experience in a classroom. I would love to master teaching Phonics because I believe that is the perfect way of helping children with reading and writing English.
I work in Serbia, where I am originally from, and I teach 5-10-year-olds. Your videos are structured, organized, and highly useful to me. I still haven`t watched all of them, but your channel is something I have been searching for, and I can`t wait to learn more from you! Take care :) Dragana
For weeks I've been looking for a guide on how to pronounce letter sounds correctly and I'am greatful I found your channel and website. I've been anxious that I am teaching the letter sounds incorrectly to my son. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
This is amazing! I've been an ESL teacher for 5 years now but this is my first time teaching phonics to some esl students so this video is really helpful!! I really love your teaching style. Thank you for sharing this and keep on doing what you do!! :D
Thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the video was helpful 😊 I hope the channel can inspire some new ideas for your class!
Now I started teaching ESL, it is really helpful. thanks😉🇵🇭
Thanks so much for watching Clara! Where in the world are you teaching?
Hi!! I teach in Puerto Rico. I love your videos!!👍🏼👍🏼
im teaching in Korea - it’s my second year teaching and first year teaching kindy - you’ve been a great help!!
Hi Corey, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the videos have been helpful, I hope the channel can inspire new ideas for your class 😊
Thanks for the helpful video. Can you clarify? I understand that you teach the sound while associating it with an action. Do you show the written letter at the same time? Do you show pictures associated with the action, or just the action? Thanks for your help!
This is great. I really love your teaching style.
Thanks for watching!
I'm an ESL teacher myself and no wonder my own kids cannot blend words properly; wrong pronunciation! Thank you for your tips and suggestions on TPR. Cant wait to apply them
Thanks for watching! I'm so glad the tips are helpful 😊
Omg...I've been searching for dis info for a long time ...it's really useful... thank u so much...
Hi Vijaya, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the mooncake community! I'm so glad you are finding this series helpful. I also have some phonics information on the Mooncake English website www.mooncakeenglish.com including a free downloadable phonics guide that I think you will find useful.
Where in the world are you teaching?
I have discovered your videos today. What a God send!. Thank you so much. I am from South Africa and I teach ESL in Vietnam. This is so simple. Cannot wait to try them in class. Yes I give classes from Kindergarten to adults.
Abrie Theart Thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I’m so happy you have found my channel and are finding the videos so helpful 😊 Is this your first time teaching abroad?
@@MooncakeEnglish Yes! 3 months in Ho Chi Minh City and now in Hai Phong (English Center)
Abrie Theart what a fantastic place to get started! How are you finding teaching on the whole? It can be quite challenging when first starting but does get easier with time and experience
@@MooncakeEnglish I came from a Training background. Mostly adults and very academic (Project- and Change Management) Luckily with a lot of people factors. Meanwhile, I had to "lower" myself to a children and teenager level. I am out of nature (and aptitude tests) very flexible and adaptable, but still missing a lot of techniques, like classroom management, performance measuring and and children motivation. I am humoristic, enthusiastic and interesting, but moving between different classroom abilities, specially when mixed and constantly changing, remains a challenge. Your videos and approach, amongst others, many others, brings a deeper perspective. Different learning styles, is very important to me and to have a wide variaty of "tools and techniques are vary important. Trail and error is your master guide!. At my current English Center they want a "learn by being exposed to words and sentences. That is not enough for me. The gap is to big from Vietnamese to English.But I try. It frustrates mee, and I will soon look for another job, where proper ESL principles are followed. I am too academic to believe in " learn by heart" and one day it will come to you. Thank you for the opportunity to share with you.
I enjoy how resourceful you are, I have a great time watching your videos aside of learning great ways to teach while having fun with my students. Congratulations and thank you.
Your such an amazing teacher! I will use your tips in teaching letter sounds for my tutee.
How long will it take for a 4-5 yrs. old to learn the letter sounds?
It´s kind of hard for me to teach phonics to my ESL students ,your tips help me a lot!Thank u,grettings from México.
Hi Denise, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the videos have helped, hopefully the channel can inspire new ideas for your class 😊
Hi Jemma,any examples of the TPR of letter sound?Thanks.
Great ideas for teaching larger groups. I am used to teaching small groups, 6 ESL students at the most. This year I have 13 first-graders who are so behind in learning to read because of the pandemic. The methods I have used to teach small groups don't work as well with this sized group. Thanks for your game suggestions.
Hi Mary, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the ideas were helpful, I hope your classes are going well 😊
Very good instruction. Will use yur suggestions today and report back later.
Hi Jacinda, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! Looking forward to hearing how this worked for your class 😊
Thanks for the info! And teaching isn't an easy, Great job!
Thanks for watching!
Where can I learn all the letter sounds to properly teach I'm definitely that first teacher 😂😅
Hi there, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! If you go to www.mooncakeenglish.com and visit the freebies page, you will find the sounds available to download 😊
Jolly phonics
This was so informative, great video!
Thanks for watching, Jennifer. I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
EVERY start of your video makes me laugh ,,makes it very interesting. HELPFUL👍
Keep safe Maam😊 and wanna say thank you^^
Hi, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! It makes me very happy to know you have been enjoying the videos and that they have been so helpful 😊 I hope that you are also keeping safe where you are and that your classes are going well 😁
Oh, as a former elementary teacher, I loveeeeeee this!
K.M. Robinson Thanks for watching, I’m so glad you enjoyed the video!
Helpful! Going to use these tips in my phonics classes! Thanks
Hi, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the video was helpful, I hope your class goes well and that the kids enjoy the ideas 😊
Not just helpful, but REALLY helpful, SUPER helpful, EXTREMELY helpful.
Great, I'm so glad it was helpful 😊. There is a free phonics guide available in the freebies section of the Mooncake English website too if you want to take a look www.mooncakeenglish.com
@@MooncakeEnglish Thank you for sharing it. I'm definitely interested in that, as well.
Thanks jemma . As always very helpful, I have already used a lot of your tips .
mariam shqair Thanks for watching Mariam, really glad the videos are helping!
Great tips and game ideas. Thank you so much!!!
Hi Sing, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad you liked the ideas 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish I'm teaching in Viet Nam. I always watch your videos. They are great.
Thanks for your useful information.🌸🌹💙
Its really helpful... Thank you for sharing all these things.
I'm so glad the ideas have been helpful 😊 What age group are you teaching?
How come this channel doesn't have a lot of subscribers. Your vids r amazing and helpful. Thanks!
Hi, thanks so much watching! My channel is fairly new, not yet two years old (young in TH-cam years) but it is growing slowly 😊 Please do help me reach new teachers by sharing with colleagues who might find the ideas helpful ❤️
@@MooncakeEnglish 好的. To be honest your channel was recommended to me, so teachers in Chengdu are definitely watching
Thanks so much for this. I have been working in a training centre and they've been getting us to teach the letter sounds and name simultaniously - for 'phonics' - and I can see the negative effects! They are confused and had low retention of the letter sounds because they were not prioritised. I will be bringing this to their attention. So, when is the right time to teach the letter name, if now is not the time? What about teaching phonics to preschool? I find they cannot grasp the concept of teams.
Hi C0rnf1ake, thanks for watching! I hope things are going well where you are?
In preschool I usually start teaching the letter sounds at around 4 years old. In some parts of the world this is considered quite early, but, I'm based in China where there is a lot of pressure to learn things quickly. You will find that most of your students won't quite grasp the ideas of blending until they are around 5 years old.
Regarding the letter names, once students are confident with the sounds and are blending you can start to teach the names without too much confusion.
I hope that helps!
@@MooncakeEnglish Wow yes thanks so much! I teach in China too. Which city are you in?
Helpful!
Very helpful but am teaching pandemic kids who skipped two grades and I have only a Friday( once a week) to do so, if you have any tips on my situation. To be clear it’s not a school it’s a once a week class for poor and orphan children
Hi Yousef, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! 😊 For weekly classes you will need lots of repetition. I suggest scaffolding language as students progress. For example...
1. A dog
2. It's a dog
3. It's a big dog
4. It's a big brown dog
This is just a simple example and can be used across different topics. I hope it helps 😊
very helpful series!
Very helpful ❤
Inspirational! Supremely helpful. And engaging. And funny! Well done. Thank you,
Hi Phillippa, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so happy to know the video was helpful and that you enjoyed watching 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish Hi Jemma, gosh! I wasn't expecting a personal reply :)) .
I have been drawn in to support the teachers at the local government primary school with 2000 learners here in a rural school on the outskirts of Lilongwe in Malawi.
The first language is Chichewa but the National language is supposed to be English. I say 'supposed' to be because English is passed down from poorly taught teacher to poorly taught teacher. The teachers want to me to assist with their learning of English, which I am really happy to do, but I am not a teacher.
Last week I taught a Standard 4 English class to 93 pupils aged between 9-14yrs with a huge variation in attention/comprehension/fluency and literacy. It was great fun but I think I can be put to better use.
All the pupils could do with some support: to take the top students further and to get the ones who are struggling up to speed. I have the time, the energy and the commitment to helping them, but I have no idea where to start. Smaller groups would obviously help but other than that I feel completely lost.
I am doing an online phonics course with Queensland University of Technology (!) which is teaching me the theory and basics of phonics (so far anyway). It seems to favour play based learning which is how I stumbled on you through my trawling through the internet.
My biggest challenge is trying to pitch the lessons at the right level for the age group and ability / abilities.
If you have any suggestions, thoughts or ideas I would lap it all up. Yum yum yum!
Thanks Gemma! I appreciate you probably got more than you bargained for when you asked where n the world I am!
Bests,
Philippa
Perfect. Thank you so much
Thanks for watching, Maryam!
Thanks for your wonderful tips and funny way to present it. I have learned a lot. Can you also kindly share your thoughts that when or in what phrase we should introduce the name of letters? Thanks!
Hi Suya, thanks for watching and w welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad you have been enjoying the channel and that it has been helpful 😊 Regarding letter names, I usually start to introduce them once students are blending diphthongs and digraphs. By that point students are usually very confident with the letter sounds, can blend cvc and four letter words and starting to write and spell words and sentences themselves.
I hope that helps 😊
@@MooncakeEnglish Thanks a lot! It is really helpful!
Highly helpful
I love your videos. Thanks
So nice of you, I hope they can inspire some new ideas for your classes 😊
Helpful.
How many sounds to you teach per class when you start from the very beginning?
Hi Jo, thanks for watching! It really depends on your students age and language level. Different curriculums will ask you to teach a different number of letters, for example, Jolly phonics teaches in. groups of five. However, at our school students start learning letters at a very young age so we learn one per week. I would think about your students and what you think would be best for them.
I hope that helps! 😊
Thank you so much. It helps😊
I love all your videos, nice videos from a great teacher 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Hi Nura, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad you have been enjoying the channel 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
Hi, I'm from Malaysia. This is very helpful. Thanks!
Hi, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the video was helpful, I hope the channel can help inspire some ideas for your class 😊
Completely helpful! Thanks a lot!
Hi Galyna, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the ideas were helpful 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
Where in China were you at?
Thank u...very nice tips
Hi Arul, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! Where in the world are you teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish am teaching tamil through online from tamilnadu situated in india..is anyone willing to learn tamil?
Helpful, thanks
Hi Luis, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the ideas were helpful, where in the world are you teaching?
Thank you, helped me a lot!
I'm so glad the video was helpful, Arik! Be sure to watch the rest of the series as it explains some more phonics ideas that might also be helpful 😊
Helpful...great
Hi Sunitha, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the ideas were helpful 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
Helpful❤️😊
So helpful and amazing
Hi Fatimah, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad you found the video helpful, I hope the channel can inspire some new ideas for your class 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish I live in KSA but I learn new ideas to teach in China
Really enjoying your videos
Hi Ekaterina, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so happy you have found the channel and are enjoying the content 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
Hi Gemma , I teach English in Taiwan and I struggling to come up with a game that involves two year olds and parents ....any idea would be appreciated 👍
Hi Emi, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! Phonics for 2-year-olds can be a little hard but this game called bounce generally works well th-cam.com/video/czYljRAHbgU/w-d-xo.html Let me know how it goes 😊
@@MooncakeEnglish Thank you, I will give it a try 😊
super~ teacher! your face's expression is so fun. I can't forget.^^ I LOVE YOUR TIPS!! THANK YOU SO MUCH
Hi Gina, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so happy to know that you are enjoying the channel, I hope it can continue to inspire new teaching ideas 😊
Very helpful
Hi Samuel, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the ideas are helpful 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
hi, that was really good tips, could you please give me the demo lesson about teaching the letter sound? Thank you :)
Hi Laurensia, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm really glad you found the tips helpful 😊 Unfortunately it's a little tricky to post demo classes because of some TH-cam rules and getting students' parents permission, so I generally don't out my classes on the channel. I hope you can understand ❤️
@@MooncakeEnglish no problem. Keep up the good work 👍👍
You have a fun teaching style!
Mandy Sommers Thanks for watching Mandy!
So helpful ❤❤❤
Hi Pinay, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so happy to know the ideas were helpful 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish tokyo japan
I like your tips! Which part of china u at?
Thanks so much for watching! I’m based in Beijing, are you living in China?
Thank you so much
Hi 老大, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! Where in the world are you teaching?
Do u have a video with the tpr actions for the letter sounds....
Hi Lekha, thanks for watching! I don't have video demonstrating TPR for letters but you can check out Jolly Phonics as they have examples for each letters within their phonics program. You don't need to do the same, but hopefully that can inspire some ideas 😁
Jolly Phonics actions www.jollylearning.co.uk/resource-bank/jolly-phonics-actions/
@@MooncakeEnglish thanks a ton Emma.will look into jolly phonics as well 😊
Great tips! 👏👏
Thanks for watching Sara, I hope this will help your new students!
I have been relearning the prnouciation sounds but im just wondering, is there any reason that the bigger letter have different sounds than the smaller ones EE and ee
Hi Khari, how are you doing? There is no difference in the sound of the capital and lowercase letters 😊
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Hi Lizy, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm glad the video was helpful 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
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Thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the ideas were helpful 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish I'm teaching in India!
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You are great !
😊😊😊 thank you! I’m glad you like this video, part five is coming out tomorrow!
Why don't we add a vowel sound on the end of vowel sound, e.g f fa could be for family
Hi there, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community!
When teaching the letter sounds, we teach the phonemes which is the smallest unit of sound. If we are adding a vowel sound to the end of letters such as /f/ then it can lead to mispronunciation when the letter /f/ is paired with a different letter like in the word 'friend' which can make it difficult for students to hear the word when blending. Most especially in synthetic phonics where every sound in a word is important, students need to know the correct phoneme.
In Analytic phonics, you will likely see more word families (such as /at/ and /en/) and consonant blends taught (such as /br/ and /cl/). But when it comes to the letter sounds, the smallest unit of sound (phoneme) is still taught.
I hope that helps 😊
I just loooove how funny you are😂😂😂😂😂
Challenges' Hunter So happy to hear you enjoy the videos, thank you for your continued support!
me too
Do you take certifying course of Phoenix
Hi Bharti, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm sorry, I don't quite understand. Are you asking if I have taken a course in Phoenix?
Do you take classes of phonics and provide certificate for the course done
How to teach measurent to kids 7 years old? , esl
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Hi Naslim, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
So Cool that you are living in China -- So Cool-- I think I may want to do this at some point... What is necessary as far as training ?
Hi Eli, thanks so much for watching. It depends on where you would like to teach. In China, you need to be a passport holder from a native speaking country, have completed a bachelors degree and TEFL certificate. If you get the opportunity, I highly recommend it!
@@MooncakeEnglish hi, In most parts of China, this is the case, but in some cities, for example Tianjin, where I work, if you are a non native but have an MA in teaching English and other required qualifications, you can have a teaching visa as a non native.
@@so_ac_ye3726 Yes I believe that's nationwide, if you hold a specific degree in English teaching from a native speaking country then you are eligible for a working visa
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Thanks for watching Farzana! Where in the. world are you teaching?
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Hi Harsh, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm glad the video was helpful 😊 Where in thee world are you teaching?
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Thanks so much for watching Somayeh!
@@MooncakeEnglish welcome❤
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Hi Mukundwa, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so happy to know the ideas were helpful 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
HAHAHA this is TOO good. I prefer to teach higher levels vs phonics.
Thanks for watching Kristina! Yes, phonics teaching isn't for everyone, especially as most of the time you would be teaching students that are quite young (which really isn't for everyone). Where are teaching?
Almost everyone I know still teaches the names first. My school wastes the first year teaching the name of the letter then in the second year you have to try to reprogramme the kids to say the sounds.
Hi, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I understand that frustration, especially if the school wants to start phonics at a very young age. I. was very lucky here at my school to be able to implement our own curriculum. Where in the world are you teaching?
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Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
TPR = Jolly phonics actions
Thanks for watching! Jolly phonics actions work really well and are great guide for those unsure of what actions to use 😊
I like how funny you are.
Hi, thanks for watching! I try my best to make the information presented fun, so It's great to know you enjoy the humor 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish I'm teaching in China☺
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Hi Mozhde, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the ideas were helpful 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
What’s the benefit of getting little children to compete against each other in your ‘match’ game? Making children compete at a young age in a learning environment is irresponsible. Children should be encouraged to co-operate together and not compete.
Very helpful!!! Thank you so much!
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