I hope you enjoyed this video on ESL Flashcards games to get kids speaking! Be sure to. check out Etacude for more ESL game ideas and teaching tips 😊 ruclips.net/user/donkermaterie Feeling lost in the classroom? The Confident Teacher Program is Mooncake's signature program which includes an intensive online curriculum, weekly live consulting Q&A calls with Jema, and access to an exclusive group of supportive teachers working side-by-side in the program, providing you with the structure, training, and guidance you need to feel confident and successful in the kindergarten classroom. To find out if you're a good fit for the program, book a call here calendly.com/mooncake/the-confident-teacher-program
Hi Jema . Im Roy from USA and Im teaching in Cambodia,early childhood development domains. Love all your videos and I share them with my teachers. Thanks so much.
Hi Daria, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm glad you have been enjoying the videos, I hope they can inspire some ideas for your ESL classes 😊
Hi Langson, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! It could be fun to arrange a meet up for viewers in China, but perhaps once the virus situation is under control 😊
I hate to sound negative, because you do an awesome job, but does every game/lesson have to involve flashcards and a convenient group of about 12 children in a semi-circle. Many us have classes of 25-35 children even with so called covid-19 restrictions, and we don't have the time or resources to make flashcards for every lesson? Can you please demonstrate some games with large classes? Cheers.........and keep up the great job that you are doing. I have gleaned a lot of knowledge from your videos. :)
Hi, thanks for watching and for the feedback, I appreciate your comments! Let me try to explain why I structure the videos in this way. The goal of my videos is to explain game ideas to teachers step by step and I use animation to help explain the game ideas. If I were to add 25 animated students into the video, then the screen would become quite busy and the explanation might not be as clear. So I limit the number of animated students. However, that doesn't mean that the game can only be used for that number of students. The classes I teach actually are relatively large, 21 students for classes aged 2-3 years and 25 students for classes of students aged 4-6. Many of the games I share can be used for these larger groups, but classroom management becomes very important. Every class set up will be different depending on classroom size and available space, so it's difficult to give a one-size fits all example for everyone. I hope teachers can take the idea and adjust it to suit their class, classroom and resources. In terms of flashcards, if you're not using flashcards, what are you using as a visual representation when introducing new language? Realia is always much better if you have those resources and can be used in the same way as flashcards. You can also draw images on a whiteboard instead of flashcards, students will likely love seeing your attempts at drawing different items. I would love to know what challenges you face when teaching larger groups, especially during these pandemic times? Perhaps I can make a video specifically helping address those issues. Thanks again for the feedback, I hope I have helped explain my thinking behind my videos 😊
@@MooncakeEnglish hi! sorry to burst into the conversation, but I face the exact same issues so I couldn't help but share my needs as well. I get many ideas from this channel and always do my best to adapt some of these games for my groups, and they really work well in the actual classroom, but most of them is not fit for an online class 25-30 students. if you have some ideas for this scenario, I'd love to hear! stay safe, everyone
@@elizabethpereira9051 Hi Elizabeth, I love that you are joining the conversation! The better I understand everyone's needs the more I can provide useful information. I actually have a playlist dedicated to online learning, you can watch it here ruclips.net/p/PLWnDxOCiXGiq85RYiM9_eMH93wznDuIi5 The videos there share some game ideas that work well specifically for online teaching. I also have a video with some tips for managing groups online which you can find here ruclips.net/video/9llmAVW-ZKk/видео.html I hope that can help you with your larger classes. I have to say that I have never taught an online class that large, 25-30 students. If they are young learners, most especially if kindergarten age, that's incredible! But, I still hope the tips and ideas can inspire some ideas. Thanks again for joining the conversation, stay safe! ❤️
Hi Just Fenni, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the ideas were helpful, I hope the channel can inspire some new ideas for your class 😊I specialize in young learners rather than adults, but for teens Mike's Home ESL has some great ideas. I hope that helps!
I have an idea with cards, but each card represents a CATEGORY, such as Noun, Verb, adjectives and etc parts of speech. give each child some cards and let them put them in order to construct the skeleton of a sentence. Then, have other color coded cards for Subject, Verbs etc parts of speech and put those on top of the previous cards. Trying to give them idea of a sentence, how it goes together. just an idea.
Hi Nastaran, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I appreciate the suggestion, thanks for commenting 😊 Unfortunately there are quite a few challenges with putting students online. RUclips has quite a few policies that can cause issues with the channel and I would need parents permission from every student in each video. So for now I've chosen not to put students on the channel. That said, there are a couple of great channels that do show students in the class that I can recommend. Mike's Home ESL ruclips.net/user/misteurflo and Muxi's English Games ruclips.net/channel/UCiQMMHbSYuCrzNy7Xy8YANg I hope the ideas and examples they give can also help you with your classes 😁
@@MooncakeEnglish of course! I've recently found this channel and enjoy the tips. Soon, schools will reopen and I'd like to prepare myself by actually watching videos of children doing activities with their teachers. Like this, I can have a better understanding of your games. 🌹
Hi Ann, thanks for watching! In the kindergartens where I work, we follow a curriculum that we developed to fit the programs we run. It is designed to support language development while still achieving early years developmental goals. What level are you currently teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish I teach in a K-8 school in the U S. I usually have a lot of Kinders and 1st graders who are complete beginners. We have no specific ESL curriculum and I always scramble to find content for them.
@@annmodarelli9340 I am working on a teacher's starter pack which will have some ESL subjects, flashcards, and lesson plans. I will let you know once I release it, it may help! For now, you could try Hi Kids! They have a fairly good curriculum for young kids just starting to learn English.
Hi Jasurbek, thanks for watching and for the feedback! It can be a bit tricky to post my actual classes on RUclips, I would need parent's permission and permission from my school's. RUclips is also quite strict with content involving students and the videos would get restricted, so for now I'm not able to post them. I do know a few channels that do post classes however, which you can also check out! Mike's Home ESL ruclips.net/user/misteurflo Muxi's English ruclips.net/channel/UCiQMMHbSYuCrzNy7Xy8YANg I hope that helps 😊
Hi Pearl, thanks for watching, let me try explaining a different way and see if that helps. I think it's best understood if we think about teaching numbers. First imagine this scenario... 1. Students are sat in a circle. Let's say you have 20 students. 2. One by one, you go around the circle and students say a number, the first student says one, the student next to them says two and you continue going around the circle until you get to twenty and every student has said a number. In this scenario, students know who's turn it is to say a number, because you are going around the circle one by one. Now imagine that you haven't told students to go around the circle one by one. Student's don't know who's turn it is to say a number. Because there is no specific order for students to speak, two students may say a number at the same time. If that happens, they need to start again. Does that help make it clearer? I also have blog where I explain the game, you can find that here www.mooncakeenglish.com/post/drill-vocabulary-the-right-way-with-etacude if that might help too!
Hi Teachaa Weng, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I hope your classes in the Philippines are going well 😊 What age group do you teach there?
Hi, I am interested to start teaching English from Romania but please give me an idea on how to call my business name. Anyone else can help me as well. Many thanks
Hi Gabriel, thanks for watching and best of luck with the start of your new business! I think a good name should be short and simple, but also let everyone know what your business is about (English) I hope you manage to think of a good one 😊
Hi Macaron, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! Shy students can be tricky, I suggest trying more group chanting rather than individual students speaking. I would then praise and encourage students as much as possible for speaking or showing any sign of improvement. You can also try rewards systems to help encourage students. I hope that helps!
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I hope you enjoyed this video on ESL Flashcards games to get kids speaking! Be sure to. check out Etacude for more ESL game ideas and teaching tips 😊 ruclips.net/user/donkermaterie Feeling lost in the classroom? The Confident Teacher Program is Mooncake's signature program which includes an intensive online curriculum, weekly live consulting Q&A calls with Jema, and access to an exclusive group of supportive teachers working side-by-side in the program, providing you with the structure, training, and guidance you need to feel confident and successful in the kindergarten classroom. To find out if you're a good fit for the program, book a call here calendly.com/mooncake/the-confident-teacher-program
Thanks, very helpful! The children will definitely love the “teacher vs students”
Hi Gabriela, thanks for watching, I'm so glad it was helpful! Let me know how it goes in your class 😁
This is a great game! Once a teacher you will really appreciate such channels. Thank you Jema! ♥
Hi King, thanks for watching! I hope you can find some inspiration on Etacude’s channel 😊
Did this game to reinforce daily routine verbs. Was a hit with my 8-10 year olds! Thanks so much!
I'm so glad it went well 😊
Really waiting for your new video😢 You helped me a lot!! Thank you!
I'm going to use it in my class today, I think I'll use it combining questions and answers. That's my idea!
Excellent idea! Let me know how it goes 😊
Great job guys!
Hi Andy, thanks for watching! Still waiting to have you on the channel 👏 😊
Thank you Jema, it's very helpful. Could you share with us how to teach kids sentence patterns?
i'm so grateful for u thanks so much
Hi Anar, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the ideas were helpful 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
Hi Jema . Im Roy from USA and Im teaching in Cambodia,early childhood development domains. Love all your videos and I share them with my teachers. Thanks so much.
Hi Frank, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I hope classes are going well in Cambodia 😊
Thank you so much !🥰🥰🥰
Thanks for watching, Peter! I hope this activity works for your students 😊
Hi Jema, I am Liz from Israel
Hi, I m from Roumania! Hugs!
Hello. I am Mirta from Argentina. Thanks very much for such amazing ideas!
Hi Mirta, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad you liked the ideas 😊 I hope classes are going well in Argentina!
Thanks very much for your videos!! 👏👏👏
Hi Daria, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm glad you have been enjoying the videos, I hope they can inspire some ideas for your ESL classes 😊
Thank you, teaching from China. We should link up in future, coffee or something😊
Hi Langson, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! It could be fun to arrange a meet up for viewers in China, but perhaps once the virus situation is under control 😊
I hate to sound negative, because you do an awesome job, but does every game/lesson have to involve flashcards and a convenient group of about 12 children in a semi-circle. Many us have classes of 25-35 children even with so called covid-19 restrictions, and we don't have the time or resources to make flashcards for every lesson? Can you please demonstrate some games with large classes? Cheers.........and keep up the great job that you are doing. I have gleaned a lot of knowledge from your videos. :)
Hi, thanks for watching and for the feedback, I appreciate your comments! Let me try to explain why I structure the videos in this way.
The goal of my videos is to explain game ideas to teachers step by step and I use animation to help explain the game ideas. If I were to add 25 animated students into the video, then the screen would become quite busy and the explanation might not be as clear. So I limit the number of animated students. However, that doesn't mean that the game can only be used for that number of students. The classes I teach actually are relatively large, 21 students for classes aged 2-3 years and 25 students for classes of students aged 4-6. Many of the games I share can be used for these larger groups, but classroom management becomes very important. Every class set up will be different depending on classroom size and available space, so it's difficult to give a one-size fits all example for everyone. I hope teachers can take the idea and adjust it to suit their class, classroom and resources.
In terms of flashcards, if you're not using flashcards, what are you using as a visual representation when introducing new language? Realia is always much better if you have those resources and can be used in the same way as flashcards. You can also draw images on a whiteboard instead of flashcards, students will likely love seeing your attempts at drawing different items.
I would love to know what challenges you face when teaching larger groups, especially during these pandemic times? Perhaps I can make a video specifically helping address those issues.
Thanks again for the feedback, I hope I have helped explain my thinking behind my videos 😊
@@MooncakeEnglish Thanks for the prompt and professional answer. Keep up your passion for what you obviously love doing and are very good at.
@@MooncakeEnglish hi! sorry to burst into the conversation, but I face the exact same issues so I couldn't help but share my needs as well. I get many ideas from this channel and always do my best to adapt some of these games for my groups, and they really work well in the actual classroom, but most of them is not fit for an online class 25-30 students. if you have some ideas for this scenario, I'd love to hear!
stay safe, everyone
@@elizabethpereira9051 Hi Elizabeth, I love that you are joining the conversation! The better I understand everyone's needs the more I can provide useful information.
I actually have a playlist dedicated to online learning, you can watch it here ruclips.net/p/PLWnDxOCiXGiq85RYiM9_eMH93wznDuIi5 The videos there share some game ideas that work well specifically for online teaching. I also have a video with some tips for managing groups online which you can find here ruclips.net/video/9llmAVW-ZKk/видео.html I hope that can help you with your larger classes.
I have to say that I have never taught an online class that large, 25-30 students. If they are young learners, most especially if kindergarten age, that's incredible! But, I still hope the tips and ideas can inspire some ideas.
Thanks again for joining the conversation, stay safe! ❤️
Hi, I'm new here. Thank you so much for the knowledge you shared. Can you share teaching tips for teen or adult learners, please?
Hi Just Fenni, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the ideas were helpful, I hope the channel can inspire some new ideas for your class 😊I specialize in young learners rather than adults, but for teens Mike's Home ESL has some great ideas. I hope that helps!
Hi!! I'm from Mexico
Thank you :)
Hi Muhammad, thanks for watching! I hope your students enjoy this activity 😊
Interesting!!!
Hi, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad to know you enjoyed the video. Where in the world are you teaching?
I have an idea with cards, but each card represents a CATEGORY, such as Noun, Verb, adjectives and etc parts of speech. give each child some cards and let them put them in order to construct the skeleton of a sentence. Then, have other color coded cards for Subject, Verbs etc parts of speech and put those on top of the previous cards. Trying to give them idea of a sentence, how it goes together. just an idea.
Hi Randy, love this idea! Can you email me at jema@mooncakeenglish.com We can discuss it further 😊
Love it 😍
Hi Beatrice! Thanks for watching, I'm so glad you enjoyed the video 😊 I hope you are doing well ❤️
Hi from Israel
Could you also share videos with kids actually playing these games, please? Thanks
Hi Nastaran, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I appreciate the suggestion, thanks for commenting 😊
Unfortunately there are quite a few challenges with putting students online. RUclips has quite a few policies that can cause issues with the channel and I would need parents permission from every student in each video. So for now I've chosen not to put students on the channel.
That said, there are a couple of great channels that do show students in the class that I can recommend. Mike's Home ESL ruclips.net/user/misteurflo and Muxi's English Games ruclips.net/channel/UCiQMMHbSYuCrzNy7Xy8YANg I hope the ideas and examples they give can also help you with your classes 😁
@@MooncakeEnglish of course!
I've recently found this channel and enjoy the tips. Soon, schools will reopen and I'd like to prepare myself by actually watching videos of children doing activities with their teachers. Like this, I can have a better understanding of your games. 🌹
loved your crossover :)
Jema, I would love to know what curriculum or scope and sequence you use. Can you share ?
Hi Ann, thanks for watching! In the kindergartens where I work, we follow a curriculum that we developed to fit the programs we run. It is designed to support language development while still achieving early years developmental goals. What level are you currently teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish I teach in a K-8 school in the U S. I usually have a lot of Kinders and 1st graders who are complete beginners. We have no specific ESL curriculum and I always scramble to find content for them.
@@annmodarelli9340 I am working on a teacher's starter pack which will have some ESL subjects, flashcards, and lesson plans. I will let you know once I release it, it may help!
For now, you could try Hi Kids! They have a fairly good curriculum for young kids just starting to learn English.
@@MooncakeEnglish Awesome! I will look forward to that!
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Hi Nuneng, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so happy you enjoyed the video 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
Hai.. I am an English teacher from Bali.
Hi Dara, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! What age group do you teach in Bali?
Thank you 🙏 I teach students in the age of 7 until 18 years old. I run an English course and it opens for kids to adult.
Is Eric South African? Out accent is so easy to identify?
Each video starts a minute in
Hi. It would be good if you show with children and at the lesson
Hi Jasurbek, thanks for watching and for the feedback! It can be a bit tricky to post my actual classes on RUclips, I would need parent's permission and permission from my school's. RUclips is also quite strict with content involving students and the videos would get restricted, so for now I'm not able to post them.
I do know a few channels that do post classes however, which you can also check out!
Mike's Home ESL ruclips.net/user/misteurflo
Muxi's English ruclips.net/channel/UCiQMMHbSYuCrzNy7Xy8YANg
I hope that helps 😊
Jema I love your videos , but I really don’t understand this game and I listened twice
Hi Pearl, thanks for watching, let me try explaining a different way and see if that helps.
I think it's best understood if we think about teaching numbers. First imagine this scenario...
1. Students are sat in a circle. Let's say you have 20 students.
2. One by one, you go around the circle and students say a number, the first student says one, the student next to them says two and you continue going around the circle until you get to twenty and every student has said a number.
In this scenario, students know who's turn it is to say a number, because you are going around the circle one by one.
Now imagine that you haven't told students to go around the circle one by one. Student's don't know who's turn it is to say a number. Because there is no specific order for students to speak, two students may say a number at the same time. If that happens, they need to start again.
Does that help make it clearer? I also have blog where I explain the game, you can find that here www.mooncakeenglish.com/post/drill-vocabulary-the-right-way-with-etacude if that might help too!
Mooncake English thanks so much Jema , you have no idea how you have saved my classes
@@pearlr.2411 More than happy to help 😊
Hi what age groups do you normally?
Hi Olivia, this activity would normally work for students aged five and up 😊
Hi. Normally 5year olds to 7year old
Hi, am in Nigeria
Hi Julius, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I hope classes are going well in Nigeria 😊 What age group do you teach there?
hI! I am from Philippines
Hi Teachaa Weng, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I hope your classes in the Philippines are going well 😊 What age group do you teach there?
H, I am from Philippines.
Hi, I am interested to start teaching English from Romania but please give me an idea on how to call my business name. Anyone else can help me as well. Many thanks
Hi Gabriel, thanks for watching and best of luck with the start of your new business! I think a good name should be short and simple, but also let everyone know what your business is about (English) I hope you manage to think of a good one 😊
Thanks for replying me, it was such a fun to watch some of your videos. LOL
Hi, india
Hi Neela, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community!
My Japanese students are so shy that they will never try to say the word :(
Hi Macaron, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! Shy students can be tricky, I suggest trying more group chanting rather than individual students speaking. I would then praise and encourage students as much as possible for speaking or showing any sign of improvement. You can also try rewards systems to help encourage students.
I hope that helps!