New page! ESL materials are finally lined up!
It’s been almost one month since I started to draw pictures for ESL materials. I’ve drawn over 400 pictures now! It was a long month, but very productive. The pictures are lined up now and you can see samples of each category.
Right now I’m drawing “verbs” but there will be more pictures to be added later. I wonder how many verbs teachers introduce in class??? I’ve drawn around 33 verb pictures, but it looks like there will be more than at least 50. Of course this doesn’t include difficult vocabulary that advanced level students would use.
From 2011, English will be the mandatory subject in Japanese elementary schools. I hope my materials will help lots of new and old English teachers!
I’m going to publish this material page, too. I’d like to donate some of the profits I’ll be making to the needy people in this world. In this heat, I wonder how people in those countries are surviving…..I feel bad to use the airconditioner or drive and have more CO2 out in the air, which makes it more difficult for them to live without the airconditioners and cars.
Soon, the pictures will be available in the subscription page!
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gas station
hospital
station
This is a Japanese version to teach English to elementary school students (from 2011, English will be introduced as a mandatory subject at elementary school). The book has a CD-ROM, pictures and game discription. If you are foreigners, probably the games are unreadable, but you may be able to use the flashcards. 2011年からの小学校英語必須化に伴い、さまざまな本がでています。この本にはフラッシュカード、CD-ROM, ゲームの内容が書いてあるらしく、初めて英語を教える人にはお勧めだそうです。
This is an English song books that lots of people wrote reviews on. The most reviews are giving two thumbs up! It has English songs as well as some ideas of fingerplay. Although some people say some fingerplays do not work with all the kids, but kids love to listen and sing songs in class and in the car, too. 英語の歌が収録されています。ほとんどの利用者の方が、絶賛していて、指遊びなど歌と一緒にできる遊びも書かれてあるので、子供がとても喜ぶそうです。車の中や、クラスの中でもいっぱい活躍しているそうです! 確かに、教えているときに歌になると突然元気になる子が多く、振り付けをすると、一緒に振り付けをしてくれるので、子供の注意をひくには歌は最高ですよ!もちろん、先生も親も歌わないといけないですけどね。
This is a book for expressions & grammar of junior high school classes. It’s fun to teach grammar and expressions using games and flashcards. 中学生の英語表現や文法指導のアイデアワークブックです。ただでさえうんざりしてしまって中学で英語を挫折する人が多い中、ゲームで教えていくというのは画期的ですね。
This has lots of challengins vocabulary in it. There are similar words listed below one word, and it has example sentenses and explanations to help remembering the word. I have this book myself and I’m still using it to get higher scores on the TOEIC. I have this book because I need to keep and improve my English levels. Teaching English to beginners in Japan sometimes require teachers to use simple and easy vocabulary instead. I highly recommend this book to teachers who can speak well but cannot fully feel confident in their level. 学生のころや、留学時代には覚えていた単語がどんどん抜けていっている先生方多くないですか。TOEICで点数をとることはもちろん大切ですが、この本はそれだけでなく、ひとつの単語を覚えるのと同時に、似た単語や、例文があります。時間を計る欄もあって、メリハリよく勉強できると思います。英語教育をしている人が、中途半端な英語力で教えていてはだめですよね。毎日、少しずつでも、今よりもレベルアップできたら。。。素敵ですね!!
bee
dragonfly
snail
deer
dog
hamster
horse
monkey
mouse