This song has been our moving up song for two consecutive years now. The lyrics are catchy and the beat is jolly - every kid loves it! Click on the link to listen to the song of Judy Pancoast.
LOOK AT ME
Words & Music by Judy Pancoast © 2003
CHORUS:
Look at me, look at me!
I’m doing something that I want you to see;
Put down the paper, put down the mop.
I’m growing up and I’m not gonna stop!
So look, look at me, look at me now!
Are you really too busy to look my way?
I want to show you what I learned today
Give me your time, just a little while,
I promise I will make you smile!
REPEAT CHORUS
You know, I want to make you proud
I want to hear you shout out loud
You’re gonna be amazed,
Showing off, I need your praise, so
REPEAT CHORUS
(Here you should say what you can do! And then say “Look at me!”)
REPEAT CHORUS
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
28.3.12
18.4.09
Costumes for Kids
Last school year, whenever we have programs in school, I was hesitant to require the kids to wear a fancy dress because they appear to be pricey and my pupils belong to the C-D class so I vehemently think that it's impractical to do so. However, I was always criticized for doing such thing and I was called lazy and boring by my co-teachers. I didn't mind the insults because I was only after the welfare of my pupils and their parents. To each his own right?
Anyway, during our last school presentation, I decided to require the girls to wear ball gowns and the boys, a suit because they will be dancing waltz . Much to my surprise, the parents were excited with the idea so I realized that fancy dresses or children's costumes isn't such a bad thing after all. So this next school year, I will think of all the presentations that the kids will be performing and I will definitely change the wind by requiring my pupils to wear costumes. Maybe then I won't be criticized by my colleagues.
Anyway, during our last school presentation, I decided to require the girls to wear ball gowns and the boys, a suit because they will be dancing waltz . Much to my surprise, the parents were excited with the idea so I realized that fancy dresses or children's costumes isn't such a bad thing after all. So this next school year, I will think of all the presentations that the kids will be performing and I will definitely change the wind by requiring my pupils to wear costumes. Maybe then I won't be criticized by my colleagues.
List of Coloring Pages Sites
I love coloring pages because they always come in handy especially when I have to get my pupils busy while I compute their grades inside the classroom. I don't have to be a hypocrite by saying that I never had a dull moment in teaching but whenever I don't feel like teaching or when I have to finish a report required to me by my boss ASAP, I give the kids coloring pages and tell them that whoever has the best work will be posted on the bulletin board.
Here are sites that give coloring pages for free. It's great for moms to print out for their kids too!
Here are sites that give coloring pages for free. It's great for moms to print out for their kids too!
- http://www.coloring.es/
- http://www.starworldrocks.com/free-coloring-pages.html
- http://www.freekidscoloring.com/
- http://coloringpagesforkids.info/
- http://www.free-coloring-pages.com/index.html
- http://coloring-page.net/
- http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/coloring-pages/
- http://www.familyfuncartoons.com/free-kids-coloring-pages.html
- http://www.coloring.ws/coloring.html
- http://www.dltk-kids.com/coloring.htm
- http://www.coloring-pages-for-all-ages.com/
- http://www.coloring-pages-book-for-kids-boys.com/index.html
- http://karenswhimsy.com/free-coloring-pages-for-kids.shtm
29.3.09
Academic Summer Class, Yes or No?
The school year is over here in the Philippines and as teachers, we have the privilege to have our 60-day rest with pay. Isn't that great? However, I am not one of them because I am still not in a permanent position but it's okay.
A number of parents asked me if I am going to open summer classes for kindergarten and I vehemently said no not because I am lazy to teach but I do not think summer classes for 2-5 year olds are necessary. Some parents insisted that I should conduct summer classes but I advised them to enroll their kids on a more productive class that enhances their skills like swimming, art, or music. Children will eventually learn how to read and write, I don't see any reason why parents are rushing their kids to be brilliant and smart. Listen, these qualities are genetically made up and all you have to do as parents is supply your children books and foster their love for reading. Toddlers do not need to undergo academic summer classes because I personally believe that it further strains their young brains and it makes them feel forced to study their lessons whereas their contemporaries are always playing with kites and bikes.
Like I always say, they are kids, let them enjoy their childhood.
A number of parents asked me if I am going to open summer classes for kindergarten and I vehemently said no not because I am lazy to teach but I do not think summer classes for 2-5 year olds are necessary. Some parents insisted that I should conduct summer classes but I advised them to enroll their kids on a more productive class that enhances their skills like swimming, art, or music. Children will eventually learn how to read and write, I don't see any reason why parents are rushing their kids to be brilliant and smart. Listen, these qualities are genetically made up and all you have to do as parents is supply your children books and foster their love for reading. Toddlers do not need to undergo academic summer classes because I personally believe that it further strains their young brains and it makes them feel forced to study their lessons whereas their contemporaries are always playing with kites and bikes.
Like I always say, they are kids, let them enjoy their childhood.
23.2.09
Teaching Language to Children Effectively (Part 2)
Welcome back to the second part of my lecture. I hope you learned something from the first. Today’s topic is about the children’s attention span and how it affects the teaching-learning process.
2. Attention Span
One of the salient differences among children and adult is attention span. First, it is important to understand what attention span means. Put children in front of a TV showing a favorite cartoon and they will stay riveted for the duration. Having said this, we could not say that children have very short attention spans. My son, in fact, can watch cartoon all day and he will just be glued to the tv. However, short attention spans do come into play when children have to deal with a material that to them is boring, useless, or too difficult. And since language lessons can at times be difficult for children, our job as educators is to make them interesting, lively and fun. But how do we do that? Here are some examples.
Because children are focused on the immediate here and now, activities should be designed to capture their immediate interest.
A teacher’s flexibility will be measured by this. Before starting my class, I observe the kids for a while and listen to their stories to their peers and whatever they talked about will be discussed in the classroom as a whole in order to prepare the attack for my day’s lesson. I give a no holds barred policy with this prerogative, when I said “whatever they talked about” I meant it literally so most of the time, before I start with my day’s lesson, we discuss what happened to Tom and Jerry in Cartoon Network and when the going gets tough, we also talk about the recent kidnapping or killing in our city (Yes, I know it’s morbid). So basically, I give them the assurance that I care about their views and opinions first so that when it’s my turn to share my own views, they will also listen.
A lesson needs a variety of activities to keep interest and attention alive.
A monotonous routine is a boring routine and kids don’t want that. Create games, contests, drills and visual aids that are appealing to your pupils.
A teacher needs to be animated, lively, and enthusiastic about the subject matter. Consider the classroom a stage on which you are the lead actor, your energy will be infectious. While you may think you’re overdoing it, children need this exaggeration to keep spirits buoyed and minds alert.
I have been told that teaching children requires all the aspects of your life: mental, physical, emotional etc. that is why the job description is hard because you have to be Dora the Explorer with a touch of Barney. You have to be animated. The words that you tell them needs to be emphasized a lot and you should have a loud voice that will shake their sleeping souls. If you think my description is very much exaggerated, well that’s because I am a teacher.
A sense of humor will go a long way to keep children laughing and learning. Since children’s humor is quite different from adults’, remember to put yourself in their shoes.
By having a sense of humor does not mean that you have to throw in jokes every now and then. Actually, in simple gestures like covering your nose and making a face whenever the kids raise their hands and say that their armpits stink will make the children roar with laughter. Kids are easier to please than adults but a teacher must be sincere because kids’ intuition in people is great. They can easily tell when a person is sincere or not.
Children have a lot of natural curiosity. Make sure you tap into that curiosity whenever possible, and you will thereby help maintain attention and focus.
The key: Don’t get tired of answering the kids’ questions no matter how silly they are. Also, when giving your day’s topic, don’t give the key answers right away, let them think on their own and encourage them to ask questions.
These concepts are based on H. Douglas Brown’s book entitled Teaching by Principles.
(tag: teaching principles, language, kids, TESL)
2. Attention Span
One of the salient differences among children and adult is attention span. First, it is important to understand what attention span means. Put children in front of a TV showing a favorite cartoon and they will stay riveted for the duration. Having said this, we could not say that children have very short attention spans. My son, in fact, can watch cartoon all day and he will just be glued to the tv. However, short attention spans do come into play when children have to deal with a material that to them is boring, useless, or too difficult. And since language lessons can at times be difficult for children, our job as educators is to make them interesting, lively and fun. But how do we do that? Here are some examples.
Because children are focused on the immediate here and now, activities should be designed to capture their immediate interest.
A teacher’s flexibility will be measured by this. Before starting my class, I observe the kids for a while and listen to their stories to their peers and whatever they talked about will be discussed in the classroom as a whole in order to prepare the attack for my day’s lesson. I give a no holds barred policy with this prerogative, when I said “whatever they talked about” I meant it literally so most of the time, before I start with my day’s lesson, we discuss what happened to Tom and Jerry in Cartoon Network and when the going gets tough, we also talk about the recent kidnapping or killing in our city (Yes, I know it’s morbid). So basically, I give them the assurance that I care about their views and opinions first so that when it’s my turn to share my own views, they will also listen.
A lesson needs a variety of activities to keep interest and attention alive.
A monotonous routine is a boring routine and kids don’t want that. Create games, contests, drills and visual aids that are appealing to your pupils.
A teacher needs to be animated, lively, and enthusiastic about the subject matter. Consider the classroom a stage on which you are the lead actor, your energy will be infectious. While you may think you’re overdoing it, children need this exaggeration to keep spirits buoyed and minds alert.
I have been told that teaching children requires all the aspects of your life: mental, physical, emotional etc. that is why the job description is hard because you have to be Dora the Explorer with a touch of Barney. You have to be animated. The words that you tell them needs to be emphasized a lot and you should have a loud voice that will shake their sleeping souls. If you think my description is very much exaggerated, well that’s because I am a teacher.
A sense of humor will go a long way to keep children laughing and learning. Since children’s humor is quite different from adults’, remember to put yourself in their shoes.
By having a sense of humor does not mean that you have to throw in jokes every now and then. Actually, in simple gestures like covering your nose and making a face whenever the kids raise their hands and say that their armpits stink will make the children roar with laughter. Kids are easier to please than adults but a teacher must be sincere because kids’ intuition in people is great. They can easily tell when a person is sincere or not.
Children have a lot of natural curiosity. Make sure you tap into that curiosity whenever possible, and you will thereby help maintain attention and focus.
The key: Don’t get tired of answering the kids’ questions no matter how silly they are. Also, when giving your day’s topic, don’t give the key answers right away, let them think on their own and encourage them to ask questions.
These concepts are based on H. Douglas Brown’s book entitled Teaching by Principles.
(tag: teaching principles, language, kids, TESL)
18.2.09
Hangman Game Online
I am so tired today because the kids had a whole day practice for their waltz presentation tomorrow. I am a deadbeat and I will have to finish the grades of my pupils so that I could handle out their cards to their parents tomorrow.
I am so tired and bored today that I tried playing a hangman game online. The game was cool and cute, although I prefer playing hangman with a real person where we think of hard and unique words for each other to guess. But since I was bored to death thinking of other productive ways to do in front of the computer, I decided to play the game. While browsing though, I was surprised to see hangman game reviews and learned that the game was invented sometime during the Victorian era. I thought hangman was just a game that kids invented. So anyway, I was glad to find a hangman game online, not only it enriches my vocabulary, it also helps me be a quick thinker.
I am so tired and bored today that I tried playing a hangman game online. The game was cool and cute, although I prefer playing hangman with a real person where we think of hard and unique words for each other to guess. But since I was bored to death thinking of other productive ways to do in front of the computer, I decided to play the game. While browsing though, I was surprised to see hangman game reviews and learned that the game was invented sometime during the Victorian era. I thought hangman was just a game that kids invented. So anyway, I was glad to find a hangman game online, not only it enriches my vocabulary, it also helps me be a quick thinker.
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