Using authentic books

1. ENGLISHMANNIA ONLINE CONFERENCE 2018

Using authentic
books with
preschoolers

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I’ve been teaching since
2012
I am a Cambridge certified
teacher (TKT, CELTA, ICELT)
I teach preschoolers and
adults
I am really passionate
about books, coffee, and
cats.
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‘You can find magic wherever
you look. Sit back and relax,
All you need is a book’
(Dr. Seuss)
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4. Why use picture books? 1. Love for reading 2. Language learning skills 3. Vocabulary 4. Cross-curricular links

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5. TOP – 3 reasons why teachers are afraid of using authentic books with preschoolers: 1. Difficult vocabulary/grammar structures

2. A lack of confidence in their ability to read
books
3. A lack of understanding of how to use
authentic books
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6. Children have the ability to grasp meaning even if they do not understand the words

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7. Practice! Practice! Practice more!

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8. Steps for preparing a lesson 1. Choose a book 2. Identify the language focus (SWBAT + aim) 3. Identify content objectives 4.

Identify learning strategies or critical thinking
skills
5. Develop and sequence activities
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9. Children are: energetic curious imaginative easily distracted

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‘Brown bear’,‘The very hungry
caterpillar’ by Eric Carle
Key structures: what do you
see?; Are you hungry?
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Key vocab: animals, food
Cross- curriculum links: life
circle of a butterfly

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‘Dear zoo’ by Rod Campbell
• Animals+adjectives
• Animals’ footprints
• Body parts
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‘Dear zoo’ by Rod Campbell
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‘Shaggy dog and the terrible itch’
Key vocab: My back is
itchy. Will you scratch my
back, please!
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‘We are going on a bear hunt’
by Michael Rosen
Key grammar structure: We
are going on a bear hunt…
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Adjectives
Logical skills

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‘Vet’by Ando Twin and Lucy M.George
(Busy people series)
• Connection to real life
• Key vocab: It hurts; Let’s
give him an injection; Do
you feel better?
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‘Vet’by Ando Twin and Lucy M.George
(Busy people series)
• Connection to real life
• Key vocab: It hurts; Let’s
give him an injection; Do
you feel better?
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‘Pip and Posy. The super scooter’ by Axel
Sheffler
• Key vocab: body parts;
emotions; saying sorry
• Values: sharing
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‘Giraffes can’t dance’ by Giles Andreae,
Guy Parker-Rees
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The power of yet
Key vocab: animals +
adjectives + action verbs

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‘We all can dance," he said, "when we
find music that we love’
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‘Hippo owns up’by Sue Graves and Trevor
Dunton (Behaviour matters series)
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Values: sharing
Revising face parts;
teeth counting

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‘Hamilton’s hats’ by Martine Oborne, Axel Sheffler;
‘Hippo has a hat’ by Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharratt
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‘Animal pants’ by Brian Moses, Anja Boretzki
Key vocab: clothes +
adjectives + grammar (He is
wearing)
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‘A child who reads will be an
adult who thinks’
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27. Contact me: Vkontakte https://vk.com/englishmannia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/anya_english_teacher/ Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/AnyaMerkureva/
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28. Thank you for your attention!

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