It would be great if you could show us how you teach the letters of the alphabet to first graders! I am teaching first graders this year and your ideas are so inspiring!!Thank you for your videos!
This year will be the first year teaching English in primary school in Algeria and I am sure your videos will be very helpful for me and other teachers. Thanks teacher Val please keep up.
In a demo lesson, students gain a sense of accomplishment, but in a regular class, the team with the most stars at the end of the term earns 5 extra points on their final exam score.
Thank you! In Grade 1, I only teach 4-6 new words, so they usually memorize them very quickly. Also, I put these words in sentences and dialogues which makes the memorization process even smoother. I use the task-based approach which focuses on tasks filled with repetition. That helps too. :))
Hello sir, I am a student majoring in preschool education in China. After watching your video, I was deeply impressed and I can see you apply a considerable number of teaching methods in your class, such as the total physical response and I would like to teach English in the kindergarten. However, I am just a beginner. Can you give me some advice boys to help me start quicker
What an amazing lesson :) I couldn't stop smiling. But however, these children can understand you. Do you deal with students who didn't hear English speech before?
It's a classroom management tool. Students get points for being active and positive behavior. They lose points for misbehavior. The team with the most points at the end of the class is a winner and gets a star.
Hello Sir , I love your method very much ! It gives me energy and makes me excited about teaching . Hope you have more videos like this . I don’t know if you teach high school students or not because it is really necessary for me now . I will take an exam next month
@@Teacher-Val I graduated from university already and next month I will take an exam to get a job in high school so I need a video about teaching students in high school
In my regular classes, I give points for every correctly answered question, good efforts and positive behavior. At the end of the class, the winning team gets a star. At the end of the term, the team with the most stars gets 5 extra points to their final exam score. :)
@@Teacher-Val , kids pic up point just for exam? They are too small to understand that, aren't they? In my class no exams... I like your points system, bet I have no idea, how to motyvate kids.
Hi. Why don't they write during the lesson ? How do you teach them to understand the language...how often do you translate into Chinese ? You teach them What do you have ... How do they study the things that you don't translate. That is great that students from early age have the opportunity to learn the language from the English speaking person... Our students don't have such opportunity at school. It is a pity that in our country English is not so widespread and even our teachers don't have the opportunity to practise the language with the English native speakers... That is horrible because without practice it is impossible to improve speaking skills.
Hey Natalja! This lesson was a demo / open class meaning that I saw them for the first time in my life. No writing is taught during an open class. I don't use Chinese much in my classes, only if it helps to speed up the understanding. Multiple researches show that it is okay to use L1 in a language classroom because it helps to facilitate the process of comprehension and reduces insecurities that your students may have from their limited language proficiency. However, it is important not to get too carried away. English-mainly is better that English-only but overuse of L1 develops a dependency on it which is ineffective in language teaching. PS When I was a child, I didn't have an opportunity to learn English from the native speakers, either. I learned it at school and then at the university.
@@Teacher-Val Thanks for your answer. I watched some of your videos and I like them, they are useful for teachers. In my country An open lesson means that anyone from your school have the opportunity to visit your lesson where you show what your children already know, and it usually happens not very often, in other cases even your colleagues if they want to see how you teach must ask you for that and you have the right to say No. I am interested in your methods to see the difference in approaches. English is not so widespread in my country, we usually don't use it in our everyday life that is not good for developing speaking skills even for teachers... Most of the foreign people stay in big cities like Lviv Kyiv...there more chances to hear English. I live in the small town that is why we haven't got the opportunity to practise speaking very often. I teach primary school kids (6-9 year old) in Ukraine so it is interesting to see what it is demanded from the kids from other countries. What they must know after the 1,2,3,4 grades. What books do you use. The government in our country recommended the book called Quick minds part 1,2,3,4 for our kids also we can change the free of charge book, government gives the list of optional books that we can use ....but in this case ...parents buy them...teachers from our school use Academy stars 1 for the 2nd grade. Actually I don't like Quick minds much, the author doesn't understand that we are working with kids that don't sometimes know even Hello and Goodbye and he asks us to discuss the importance of standing in a queue and waiting for our turn in the canteen ), he starts not from phonics but by learning words by sight and writing them even at that period of time when children haven't learned the whole alphabet. And now days almost all books have such approach except the old that started from alphabet, learning letter sounds first reading simple words like ox dog and so on....And by the way what country are you from ? How many lessons per week do you teach in one class ?
@@НаталіяЯремко-в9е Hello Natalja! I am from Lithuania. I teach grade 4 and I have 14 classes/week. In addition to my classes, I design and develop lesson plan guidelines and curricula, run monthly professional development workshops, design orientations, train new teachers, observe classes to evaluate teacher classroom performance, etc. :) Governments rarely have educators on board, that's why the textbooks they choose and approve are disconnected from reality. I feel and understand your frustration. In China, primary school children use Yilin Oxford English textbooks published in China. Due to the recent double reduction policy, foreign books are no longer allowed in primary/middle schools. The government seeks to reduce the academic burden on the students and eliminate off-campus tutoring.
@@Teacher-Val This Chinese school is lucky to have you as an English teacher. Your English is great. Where did you study ? Our kids start learning English in the kindergarten, if there parents pay for that, and as a compulsory subject from the age of 6, grade 1.I teach just the primary school, according to diploma I am a primary teacher and an English teacher but just in primary school.
Thank you for watching! Feel free to browse my lessons at my store on Teachers Pay Teachers. Here is the link: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Valerijus-Gagas
It 's what I'have looked for! It's 3 rd your video I watched. Each of them is invaluable. Precious material, teacher Val. Keep on please.
Thank you so much!
It would be great if you could show us how you teach the letters of the alphabet to first graders! I am teaching first graders this year and your ideas are so inspiring!!Thank you for your videos!
Yeah, I could do that. I could even make a ppt and upload it to my store.
How helpful those videos 🙏 , keep on please and thanks 😊
Es la primera vez que veo a un maestro de Inglés enseñar así a los niños. Me gusta mucho😄🎊
Gracias. Thank you. I hope I said it correctly.
This year will be the first year teaching English in primary school in Algeria and I am sure your videos will be very helpful for me and other teachers. Thanks teacher Val please keep up.
Thank you, Yusra!
Woow excellent job sir..i like your method so much.👍👍...
Thank YOU!
Your teaching methods are so helpful, I am also going to be a teacher and this is so inspiring thank you🌸
Thank you very much for leaving such a lovely comment! Welcome to the club!!
Love the way you are teaching Val, your videos are helping me a lot in China.
Thank you, Kenny! It means a lot to me!
I like the way you teach informative and funny at the same time. I appreciate your effort. You did an outstanding job.
Thank you for your praise! It motivates and inspires me to keep going.
@@Teacher-Val you deserve more
@@hananerazalengland7356 Thank you! I'll keep going! :)
Thank you Val It's really helpful for me.
You're welcome 😊 Glad it was helpful! 🌹
I like your method thank you very much
thank you Teacher Val i started teaching grade 1 and i have been stressed this helped me
Glad this video helped! Happy teaching! 🌹
Thank you teacher Val.Your teaching technology very pleasantly ❤️😍😍😍😍
You are very welcome
More please it is useful especially the teacher language
老師您好! 來自臺灣的留言~ 你的影片讓我受益良多! 希望你可以持續發布新的影片~
您好！谢谢您的鼓励。🌹
Fabulous!
Thank you for great demo class. May you tell me what's student will get if they got the star?
In a demo lesson, students gain a sense of accomplishment, but in a regular class, the team with the most stars at the end of the term earns 5 extra points on their final exam score.
Super sir your's learning methods.... Please upload every day class videos.
Will do! Thank you for your feedback!
You are a great teacher, those Chinese kids are so lucky to have you yo be their teacher 🥰
Thank you, Cara!
Your way of teaching is interesting lam waiting for more and more videos
Thank you so much!
. Your class is fantastic. I love it. Thank you. From Korea^^
Thank you! 😃
Hi Val, I love your Video!
I have a question. Will you teach students to memorize vocabulary? and How?
Thank you! In Grade 1, I only teach 4-6 new words, so they usually memorize them very quickly. Also, I put these words in sentences and dialogues which makes the memorization process even smoother. I use the task-based approach which focuses on tasks filled with repetition. That helps too. :))
your class is so funny, espesially the shooting darts game! really creative😄
谢谢！哈哈
Hello sir, I am a student majoring in preschool education in China. After watching your video, I was deeply impressed and I can see you apply a considerable number of teaching methods in your class, such as the total physical response and I would like to teach English in the kindergarten. However, I am just a beginner. Can you give me some advice boys to help me start quicker
Thank you! The best way to learn is to practice. Watch other teachers teach, and then you try it. Start with your friend's child. Good for practice! 😉
Hello, teacher Val. I watched your vidios and liked them. Do you give home task for the next lesson ?
This lesson was an open day class. I had never seen these students before.
The only homework my students have is to memorize new words and sentences.
Hey Val,
Замечательный урок. Я хотелa бы играть эту игру во время урокa. Где ты купил этот мяч? Ali express?
Thank you! Russian doesn't seem to be your first language. Where are you from?
I am from Armenia. But I now work in the Netherlands and teach Dutch.
Dear Teacher val . Is this same ppt with The one class rules in TPT?
I think the class rules on TpT are slightly different. Feel free to download them - they are free!
Excellent T. Val I would like to go to teach abroad what do I need thanks greeting from 🇲🇽
Which country do you want to teach in?
Hi Teacher I learn from you a lot thanks so I wanna ask you how to make students be quiet during the lesson
Consistency is key. Establish the boundaries and keep them. Be firm but caring. Make interesting lessons. :)
What an amazing lesson :) I couldn't stop smiling. But however, these children can understand you. Do you deal with students who didn't hear English speech before?
Yes, sometimes. Then you start with the alphabet. :)
The best teacher!
Great teacher🤩 i love your method, keep spirit to make a video Sir cause your videos are useful for teachers and students, good luck
Thank you so much for your encouragement! Have a fantastic day!
@@Teacher-Val i'm new here Sir i watched all of your video today
What do you use the points for?
It's a classroom management tool. Students get points for being active and positive behavior. They lose points for misbehavior. The team with the most points at the end of the class is a winner and gets a star.
Hello Sir ,
I love your method very much ! It gives me energy and makes me excited about teaching . Hope you have more videos like this . I don’t know if you teach high school students or not because it is really necessary for me now . I will take an exam next month
Thank you very much! Are you a high school student?
@@Teacher-Val I graduated from university already and next month I will take an exam to get a job in high school so I need a video about teaching students in high school
@@annavlogger5427 My field of expertise lies in primary/middle school. Good luck with your exam!
Hello! I saw same methods in my country. I have a question. They have got points, have they got an aword of it?
In my regular classes, I give points for every correctly answered question, good efforts and positive behavior. At the end of the class, the winning team gets a star. At the end of the term, the team with the most stars gets 5 extra points to their final exam score. :)
@@Teacher-Val , kids pic up point just for exam? They are too small to understand that, aren't they? In my class no exams... I like your points system, bet I have no idea, how to motyvate kids.
Super!
Helllo ,Thank you teacher your vidéos help me a lot ,more videos please ,
Thank you!
Love it new sub. T. Val
Yay! Thank you for subscribing!
Hi. Why don't they write during the lesson ? How do you teach them to understand the language...how often do you translate into Chinese ? You teach them What do you have ... How do they study the things that you don't translate. That is great that students from early age have the opportunity to learn the language from the English speaking person... Our students don't have such opportunity at school. It is a pity that in our country English is not so widespread and even our teachers don't have the opportunity to practise the language with the English native speakers... That is horrible because without practice it is impossible to improve speaking skills.
Hey Natalja! This lesson was a demo / open class meaning that I saw them for the first time in my life. No writing is taught during an open class. I don't use Chinese much in my classes, only if it helps to speed up the understanding. Multiple researches show that it is okay to use L1 in a language classroom because it helps to facilitate the process of comprehension and reduces insecurities that your students may have from their limited language proficiency. However, it is important not to get too carried away. English-mainly is better that English-only but overuse of L1 develops a dependency on it which is ineffective in language teaching.
PS When I was a child, I didn't have an opportunity to learn English from the native speakers, either. I learned it at school and then at the university.
@@Teacher-Val Thanks for your answer. I watched some of your videos and I like them, they are useful for teachers. In my country An open lesson means that anyone from your school have the opportunity to visit your lesson where you show what your children already know, and it usually happens not very often, in other cases even your colleagues if they want to see how you teach must ask you for that and you have the right to say No. I am interested in your methods to see the difference in approaches. English is not so widespread in my country, we usually don't use it in our everyday life that is not good for developing speaking skills even for teachers... Most of the foreign people stay in big cities like Lviv Kyiv...there more chances to hear English. I live in the small town that is why we haven't got the opportunity to practise speaking very often. I teach primary school kids (6-9 year old) in Ukraine so it is interesting to see what it is demanded from the kids from other countries. What they must know after the 1,2,3,4 grades. What books do you use. The government in our country recommended the book called Quick minds part 1,2,3,4 for our kids also we can change the free of charge book, government gives the list of optional books that we can use ....but in this case ...parents buy them...teachers from our school use Academy stars 1 for the 2nd grade. Actually I don't like Quick minds much, the author doesn't understand that we are working with kids that don't sometimes know even Hello and Goodbye and he asks us to discuss the importance of standing in a queue and waiting for our turn in the canteen ), he starts not from phonics but by learning words by sight and writing them even at that period of time when children haven't learned the whole alphabet. And now days almost all books have such approach except the old that started from alphabet, learning letter sounds first reading simple words like ox dog and so on....And by the way what country are you from ? How many lessons per week do you teach in one class ?
@@НаталіяЯремко-в9е Hello Natalja! I am from Lithuania. I teach grade 4 and I have 14 classes/week. In addition to my classes, I design and develop lesson plan guidelines and curricula, run monthly professional development workshops, design orientations, train new teachers, observe classes to evaluate teacher classroom performance, etc. :)
Governments rarely have educators on board, that's why the textbooks they choose and approve are disconnected from reality. I feel and understand your frustration.
In China, primary school children use Yilin Oxford English textbooks published in China. Due to the recent double reduction policy, foreign books are no longer allowed in primary/middle schools. The government seeks to reduce the academic burden on the students and eliminate off-campus tutoring.
@@Teacher-Val This Chinese school is lucky to have you as an English teacher. Your English is great. Where did you study ? Our kids start learning English in the kindergarten, if there parents pay for that, and as a compulsory subject from the age of 6, grade 1.I teach just the primary school, according to diploma I am a primary teacher and an English teacher but just in primary school.
Do u teach chinese?
I want to learn chinese !! 🥺
Thank you for thinking so highly of my Chinese language skills. There are tons of materials online with much better teachers. Check them out!
Thank u
Thanks a lot, its useful for me, can I get your file slide Mr?
Thank you for watching! Feel free to browse my lessons at my store on Teachers Pay Teachers. Here is the link: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Valerijus-Gagas
😊💝Girl & boys.