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Helpful!!!!!!!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for your sharing! I’ll try this in my class.
Thanks Jenna, from Canada
YOur videos are very helpfull. Thank you 🙏I teach in Estonia
Best tips ever!!! I'm teaching in China!
Василий Пиксайкин thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I’m glad you liked the video! What age group are you teaching?
Hi!!!! I teach at a Local Korean preschool in the US! Soooooo happy I found your videos! 😀😀
REALLY helpful!!!
I absolutely love your videos, they are full of awesome ideas. Sadly, I'm watching them again now in 2021 and so many of the things we used to do can't be carried out anymore due to coronavirus. I miss the old times!!! I miss hot potato and running around the classroom. Hopefully, we will learn new ways to adapt to this new context.
Hi Sol, I'm also hopeful we can return to more open type of lessons soon! Where in the world are you teaching? In China things have really relaxed and we are able to do quite a lot as before. I do have a video sharing some germ-free game ideas though, ua-cam.com/video/cv0X1okZjhQ/v-deo.html I hope that helps! 😊
Great teaching tips!
etacude thanks so much for watching, I’m so happy you found the video helpful 😁 Where in the world are you teaching?
Loved this thank you, I'm helping my first one to one student (6 years old) in the canary islands... finding it difficult, as I'm new to teaching and tesl, but going to embrace the challenge, come across yr videos which I think are going to be a massive help 🙏
Hi Lisa, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! Best of luck with the new class 🍀 I know it's challenging at first, but I promise you will grow in confidence with each class. I hope the channel can help inspire new ideas 😊
Hi, Marcela from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Your videos are great. Very helpful. Thanks!
Hi Marcela, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad you have been enjoying the channel, I hope it can inspire some new ideas for your class 😊
thank you for all your video tips! it's very helpful! indeed:)🙏🙏
Great idea ! Thanks from a French teacher
Hi Anglais, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community!
Helpful!! thank you teacher
Hi Stephanie, thanks so. much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so happy you enjoyed the video, where in the world are you teaching?
I am just finishing up an online TEFL course, and once the pandemic has lessened and we can again travel, I will be teaching in rural Pakistan.
Hi Rabia, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I hope you are able to travel again soon and best of luck with your first class!
Hi, great tips! I am teaching English in Japan!
Hi Ateffa, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. Are schools open in Japan right now?
It could work. I will try this on Monday and give an update.
LOVED the intro！so true!
😂 Glad you enjoyed it!
Hello Thanks for the tips! I am from Argentina
Hi Maria, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! Glad you liked the video, hello to you in Argentina 😁 How are things there right now, are schools still open?
Your videos are so helpful! Massive thanks from Spain!
Hi Aaron, thanks for watching! I'm so glad to know the channel has been helpful 😊 What age group are you currently teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish I'm teaching 5 and 7 year olds, and also adults. It's a challenge to keep the kids engaged with these restrictions 🤒 I find your videos very informative and helpful
Hello from Japan. Super helpful, thanks for producing great content. Keep it up.
Hi Krista, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! So glad you are enjoying the content, I hope the channel can inspire some new ideas for your classes 😊
Hi. thank you for helpful video🤗🤗
Hi Shohruh, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so happy the video was helpful, thanks for the feedback. Where in the world are you teaching?
Helpful!
Your tips are really helpful! 谢谢！
Hi Bekhruz, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad you. enjoyed the video 😊 你在中国吗？
@@MooncakeEnglish yes! i'm using your ideas in my classes! thanks for sharing
Great, really helpful 💗🤗
Thanks so much for watching! ❤️
Very helpful!!! Thanks!
Hi Angeles, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! 'm so glad the ideas were helpful 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish My kids loved the idea!!! I'm writing from Spain!!! I follow your videos really attentively👌👌.
Hello, i just started teaching in China and your content is really helpful . Thanks
Hi Haider, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I hope your classes have been going well, what age group are you teaching?
I basically teach my subject , biology to high school students but recently I started teaching young kids of age 4-12.
hi ...teaching Filipino and ESL from Vietnam
HELPFUL!!! for sure!
Hi Caroline, thanks for watching, I'm so glad it was helpful! Where in the world are you teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish Hiya, I am teaching in Japan.
Thank you
Thanks for watching, Ekaterina!
Really helpful.
Thanks for watching, Meg! 😊
I watched and will watch your videos on repeat, very useful and practical. Keep it up please 👏👏👏 I'm an ESL eacher in Turkey ❣️
Hi Mirasol, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so happy to know the videos have been helpful 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
Am also in Turkey Ankara ... its crazy lol. How do I even explain the rules to these kids they cant even understand any single word God help me lo,
Your videos are too good.. thanks a lot....
Hi Shanthi, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! Thanks so much 😊 I'm so glad you have been enjoying the videos and I hope the channel can inspire some new ideas for your class. Where in the world are you teaching?
Hi. You are best esl teacher. I always use your methods in my class. Can you make more videos for young kids. Especially to make them quiet. Thank you😊
Hi there, thanks so much for watching! I’m so happy you like the videos. Actually, I have a video on classroom management that might help. You can watch it here: ua-cam.com/video/Qf8cbQGknPI/v-deo.html attention grabbers help a lot but for younger kids having good transitions from what activity to the next also helps a lot. I hope that helps 😊
@@MooncakeEnglish Thank you very much.....
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Your vdo is very helpful. Thank you so much. ^^
Hi Kanjana, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so happy to know the video was helpful 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
Awesome video!! Thank you again this was really helpful!! ☮️
Thanks so much for watching, I’m really happy to hear the video helped 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish I'm teaching in Vietnam ☺️
Ivo Bagnara I hear Vietnam is a great place to teach, are you enjoying teaching there?
@@MooncakeEnglish yes I do enjoy working here. The place I'm working is not so big so it's kind of relaxed. They're quite much into "showing off" through videos tho and I'm not a big fan of this. But it is what it is and it's not a deal breaker 😆. China pays much much more than here but unfortunately for me it seems I can't get any job there cause I'm a NNES.
I think there is growing pressure here for more 'showing off' as well. China does pay well, but they have gotten very strict with visa regulations so for NNES it has become much harder to find work. Try in some of the smaller cities though, I hear there are legal visas available for NNES in smaller cities because it's so much harder to find teachers there. I don't know any more details than that but it's worth looking into!
Helpful 😊
hi im new here i teach in Thailand all your videos are so helpful to me thanks so much
Hi Chamie, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video 😊 How are classes going in Thailand right now? Have you had to recently switch to online teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish Yeah its doing great but for now i only have home based teaching i wanna try to teach online i guess
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Beautiful idea to implement as I am from India I use zoom app for online teaching if you can guid the technical way to move with the app and technology will be a great help.
If possible
Thank you 😊
Hi I’m from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 (Tashkent)
Thanks for your video 👍
Hi Nigora, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I hope classes are going well in Tashkent, what age group do you teach there?
helpful!!!
Thanks for watching, Kim! I'm happy to know it's helpful! What age group were you teaching?
Hello teacher 👩🏫 well done your lessons are very beneficial. I am from Kurdistan I am a teacher
Hi Helin, thanks so much! I hope the channel can help inspire some new ideas for your classes 😊
Your opening reminds me when I used to pretend to be a robot for my daughter when she was little.
Love this illustration to explain the point of this video.
Excellent job! 💕🤗
The Language Lady thanks so much for watching 😊
Your videos are amazing, do you have any games for 3-4 year olds? Thank you
Hi Ella, thanks so much for watching and welcome too the Mooncake community! I'm very happy to know you are enjoying the videos 😊 I have quite a few games that work for that age group. You can try these two playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLWnDxOCiXGirh7yuS5QZCrSUeWI9ospjF.html and ua-cam.com/play/PLWnDxOCiXGiogZeUwN0QRuNilwjR0xIY0.html
I hope they help!
👋🏻 new here and love your tips
Hi Vimways, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad you have been enjoying the videos 😊 Where in the world are you teaching?
1000th like😁
Hie dear am new here I am inspired thank you
Hello..you are great😍i am a new teacher an they are really helpful for me..i'm from iran🙏
Hi Zahra, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so happy to know the videos have been helpful, I hope the channel can inspire some new ideas for your classes 😊 What age group are you teaching in Iran?
@@MooncakeEnglish thank you💗 I'm teaching pre-schoolers and elementary students
hiii...
i am from Indonesia..
it s nice to see you
Hi Arian, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I hope your classes are going well in Indonesia 😊 What age group do you teach there?
This is brilliant thank you. I was thinking of ways to do greetings. I'm also categorizing your videos in my planner with additional tags to find them easily, e.g. this is Greeting game. Btw I'm teaching Arabic, but your tips are universal :)
Cheers
Hi Samaneh, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! Where in the world are you teaching?
Hello I'm Deanna. I'm teaching in Mexico.
Hi Deanna, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I hope your classes are going well in Mexico 😊 What age group do you teach there?
I'm Faroza from South Africa.
Hi Faroza, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community!
Hello! this was helpful! I have a question. Do you think this would work okay in larger classes?
Hi Achieng, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community!
This can work in larger classes and can be more fun because it takes longer for the dinosaur to get back home. However, if you have a really large class I would consider breaking everyone into two circles so that it is more manageable.
I hope that helps!
Amazing!
I'm so glad you are enjoying the channel, where in the world are you teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish I am teaching in Beijing, well not there yet because of the borders, but hope to come back soon)
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I can do my best thanks to you! Love your content! Keep going!
Hi! Thanks so much, I really appreciate the support 😊 I'm so glad the channel has been helpful!
Hi, am Josey and currently in turkey. I really can't stop watching your videos, they are really helpful. Please am new and needs your help on the number of topics to during my Saturday 90 minutes class for 2 years old kids. I have a class with them only on Saturdays
Great game
Hi, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! Where in the world are you teaching? 😊
Hello, I am teaching from Angola
Hi. I'm gonna teach English soon. I'm from Iran.
Hi Mohammad, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so excited to hear you will be starting your teaching career soon 😊 I hope the channel can help inspire some new ideas and get you started!
Good ideas!
Hi Adriana, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm glad the ideas are helpful, what age group are you currently teaching?
@@MooncakeEnglish Hi! Your ideas are very userul as they bring some more vividness to the class activity. I teach students from 6/7 to 18 years old. I can use your tips for the little ones, of course.🥰
hi, I am teacher of english language from Egypt.
Hi Sumaia, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! 😊
Dear ur great hi from Morocco, can u do Esl teaching online games for teaching kids.
Hi Alisha, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I am so happy you have enjoyed the video 😊 I do actually have a whole series dedicated to online teaching that I am adding to every week. You can find it here: ua-cam.com/play/PLWnDxOCiXGiq85RYiM9_eMH93wznDuIi5.html I hope it helps!
Hi. I'm Charlotte. I teach in Korea. I usually have 6 or 7, ten minute classes, back-to-back with no breaks in between, with preschoolers. I often have problems with kids being too noisy and talkative. How can I manage my classes AND teach my target material in such a limited time space, without totally exhausting myself? Could you make a video covering this scenario? Thsnks.
Hi Charlotte, thanks so much for getting in touch.
AGE GROUP
It's a little difficult to say without knowing too many details but generally speaking with preschoolers there is a huge difference between a 2-4-year-old and a 4-6-year-old and each age group needs to be approached differently.
2-4-year-olds need a lot of songs, chants, and TPR. Everything you do should be presented with some kind of chant or song and then repeated several times over several classes. In terms of games, you should avoid team games for this age group as they just don't understand the concept of competition. You can try some activities on this playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLWnDxOCiXGirh7yuS5QZCrSUeWI9ospjF.html They should work for this age group and within your ten-minute window. Remember to repeat activities over several classes so they can learn how to play, leaving more time to focus on the target language.
4-6-year-olds on the other hand, love team games where they get to compete with their peers or the teacher. Again, however, because you have just ten minutes I would teach one game and then play that game repeatedly over several classes so that they understand how to play and you then have time to focus on the target language. Try games such as Switch: ua-cam.com/video/5KNA-RcwUUQ/v-deo.html Silly Banana: ua-cam.com/video/eIwybOcnQFM/v-deo.html or Fruit Salad: ua-cam.com/video/mlHjOkFYbb8/v-deo.html As these games are quick, easy, and get the whole class involved.
TIME
Overall ten minutes is a very short English class, especially for the older students. It doesn't leave enough time for practice. So you will need to have a simple attention grabber and activity to get your target language across. Repetition is also very important and depending on how often you have class per week, you will need to repeat the exact same class for up to two weeks. This means you're not just introducing something new every class which gives students a chance to practice the material. It also means that students will learn a game and that you won't need to spend ten minutes explaining a game every class.
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
I have a video where I go through some top classroom management tips right here: ua-cam.com/play/PLWnDxOCiXGiqAwjJsnX2OOIRoqEc1jxCM.html
I hope this all helps!
Thank you soooo much. This is very helpful ^^
Hi Jenna, your tips are absolutely brilliant! I really love the Tornado game but, since I have a 3 year olds class, I am afraid that won't do. Infact, it would be truly hard for them to get the explanation of the toy having to get back... so... I'm thinking of an alternative way to each how are you! I use a glove puppet who is my Italian translator when things get hard or stuck, do you have any other suggestions? Thank you so much!
Hi Maria, thanks for watching! You're right, I wouldn't use this game for three years olds as they would likely find it a little tricky to follow. You can try the game 'Bounce' and use cards to represent different responses to how are you. You can find it here ua-cam.com/video/czYljRAHbgU/v-deo.html
I hope that helps 😊
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Hi I'm new here, From Singapore and now lived in China Nanjing 👍 I'm having difficulty teaching my 2 nieces 😂 I learned a lot from your videos 👍👍👍but still struggling 😁✌️
Hi, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! 😊I hope the channel can inspire some ideas for your nieces, how old are they?
@@MooncakeEnglish thanks for askin 😁 I started with my nieces now growing to 5, they're all 8&9 years old. It's really challenging, controlling them at home 😁
Hello. I'm in Taiwan
Hi, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! 😊
Hi from Shunde, China
Hi JS, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! 😊 I hope classes are going well in Shunde, what age group are you teaching there?
Hallo!!!! Dear Miss Jema!!!! It is So, So nice to see your videos. They are really helpful. I am deeply interested in the teaching in China idea. I thank you in advance for your kind response, I need to know the list of certificates that are required in China. Very best wishes from Peru.
Hi Gino, thanks for watching!
For China the visa requirements are that you be a holder of a passport frame native speaking country, hold a 120 hour TEFL certificate, and have two years teaching experience. For non-native speaking countries, I believe you can still get a visa if you hold a masters degree from a native speaking country.
They have become very strict in China regarding teaching visa and working legally, so I only recommend teaching here if you are able to get a legal teaching work visa.
I hope that helps! 😊
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Thanks for watching Cindy! How have your classes been going?
@@MooncakeEnglish Very well,Jema. Your videos helped me a lot. Thank you. 🥰 Merry Christmas🎊🎄🎇
Cindy Apple Mantos Pepito Merry Christmas! Have a fantastic holiday 🎄🎁
Very interesting
Hi Radhika, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community!
I am from Brazil, and I am a private teacher. I need tip.
you are amazing.
Hi Elikenia, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I am glad you have liked the videos, I hop the channel can continue to inspire some new ideas for your classes 😊
Vert helpful
Hi Ikram, thanks or watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I'm so glad the video was helpful, where in the world are you teaching?
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Hey! I teach from Kazakhstan
Hi Nurbakhyt, thanks for watching! How are classes going in Kazakhstan, are schools open there?
@@MooncakeEnglish nope, government hasn't been allowing to open schools till March.
@@MooncakeEnglish by the way our kids are on vacation now. They have 3 months of summer vacation here. So probably they won't go to school next year.
Hi!
Zhuhai, China.
Hi Sulaiman, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I hope classes are going well in Zhuhai, what age group do you teach there?
Hi Jemma, I am teaching in Guangzhou. Your videos are helpful! 谢谢你！ 你在哪里吗？
Hi Julian, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I hope classes are going well in Guangzhou! 我以前在中国，刚搬到加拿大😊
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Hi Roberto, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community!
Hii! I'm from India
Hi, i'm in uruguay
Hi, I'm from Brazil
Hi Ester, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I hope classes are going well in Brazil, what age group do you teach there?
I teach English to children from 5 to 9 years old. I confess I was surprised by your answer, thank you.
@@estercallegari2303 it sometimes takes me a while but I try my best to answer every comment 😊
Hi I will try to teach kindergarten class in China
Hi reli, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community. Did you try this with your class, how did it go?
Hi, I'm from Indonesia
Hi Aula, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community!
Jema? thanks so much! Where do you live in China?
Natalia Kunitskaia thanks for watching Natalia! I live in Beijing, how about you?
@@MooncakeEnglish I'm going to live not far from you😊 in Huairou, soon. It's about 40 minutes from Beijing by bus. I wish to meet you someday! I think it would be great!
Natalia Kunitskaia not far away at all, feel free to add my WeChat: mooncakeenglish
@@MooncakeEnglish excellent!
Hallo from Germany :)
Hi Eslah, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! I hope classes are going well in Germany 😊 What age group do you teach there?
Can I use this for 3-4 year olds?
Hi Sweet Tooth, thanks for watching! I think it might work for four year olds, but the three year olds would probably struggle.
Hi, im shanthi from INDIA..
Hi Shanthi, thanks for watching! I've just replied to another comment of yours 😊 What age group are you teaching in India?
Hi Jema! I would like to use this game for my very first class with 5 year old children on Tuesaday, but I'm not sure about how I should explain the game so as they understand what to do.. any tips?
Hi Flavia, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! Sorry to only just get to this comment 😅 I actually have a video explaining some tips on how to introduce games to students, you can watch it here ua-cam.com/video/5OCs0gHhu4s/v-deo.html
How was your first class?
Teaching in Shenzhen
Hi Tony, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community!
plz upload a sample videos in which u r teaching kids online using zoom app plz
Hi Johar, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community!
I have had a few requests in the past for demo videos. However, to legally post videos of kids I would need written permission from parents. Things also get a little tricky with UA-cam if you post videos of students, so I don't have any live classes on the channel. Have you checked out Muxi's English Teaching Games? He posts some live classes on his channel, so that might be worth checking out. I hope that helps!
Hello!😃
Hi Daisy, thanks for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community! Where in the world are you teaching? 😊
Yeah whoever has been teaching all of these kids in Vietnam to say 'I'm happy' in response to 'How are you?' is my arch enemy.
😂
I won't let my students reply with "I'm fine" until they've developed a good habit of answering with great, good, ok, not good, or bad. "I'm fine" becomes a crutch with which students mindlessly respond - not just children but college students as well. When this response is combined with the wrong tone as it often is in China, it sounds a bit rude or at the very least unnatural. My older students practice a variety of greeting/ conversation starters such as "how are you," "how's it going," and "how are you doing." The goal is to give them a variety of natural greetings and responses to choose from so as to break up the monotony and robotic answers.
I totally agree! The goal is to give a variety of vocabulary and teach an understanding of the correct context to use it. The more they understand this the more natural they will sound. Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Hi, Iran.
Hi, thanks so much for watching and welcome to the Mooncake community!
@@MooncakeEnglish 🌺🌺
mooncake where are you come on
Hi Vahideh, thanks for watching and for reaching out! I have needed to take a bit of a mental health break these few months, but I am hoping to return soon 😊 I hope you are happy and healthy and that classes are going well!