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The
children remember better!
From
Julie Gambade, age 10, Grenoble, France: Elle
ne fait pas comme tous les profs, elle nous apprend en jouant.
C'est tout rigolo et on arrive mieux à
retenir.
Translation:
"She
isn't like the other teachers, she teaches us while playing.
It's really
fun and you can remember it better."
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Children
behave better and the shy ones get involved!
I
have to confess my
classes are the best since I have your great ideas.
Children do not behave badly and shout as they used to. They speak
English with a happy face and also
shy children try to do so. I am
veeery happy.
Yohana
Perez Garcia, Spain.
This
teacher enjoys her lessons more!
Although
I only bought your book on
Monday, and today is Wednesday, I want you to know how valuable
I have
found it to be.
I
have used a couple of the games in
school already and the children loved them. Equally
importantly, they were learning and reviewing their English
at the same time. Can I admit that I also enjoyed my
lessons
more?
Gila
Goldberg, Jerusalem, Israel.
She feels
more confident and enjoys the planning now.
I really
am so glad I found your stuff...it has completely changed the way I
feel about teaching now. Before
it was something I had always stressed over....the
planning, that
is....although I am both Celta and PGCE qualified I still found myself
very stressed
until every lesson was planned...which could take for ever.
Since
discovering
your materials I sit down to enjoy the planning...and love the
teaching. It
uses the fun approach I believe in through the theatre work I have
done, and
you have given me the confidence to know it can be applied to language
learning for this age group. The kids love it and so do the parents!
Joanna
Simm, France
I
have had GREAT success with your program, and want to thank you for
your attention to detail.
Pamela
Findlay, Canada
He saves
time and feels less stressed!
Thanks
Shelley. Your
resources are already saving me
heaps of time and lessening
the anxiety from having such a hectic and
mixed teaching schedule. I'm teaching kindy (4 students) , elementary
(15
students) and middle school (50 students).
Anthony
Bennett, S. Korea
(3 to 5
and 4 to 12 teaching resources)
Will says "English Language
Games for Children" is worth far more than I am
asking! I want to keep it that way.
I
have been able to download all of the ebook and
bonuses. I have already started using them.
I appreciate your teaching philosophy. It kills me to see kids bored
with
English. This curriculum
is worth far more than you're asking. I know, I
have been scavenging the net for ideas and lessons for the past 4
months! It's a relief to have such an archive of games
and pictures.
I also want
to thank you for your professionalism. The customer service you offer
is
personal, very refreshing in this age of recorded phone
menu's and
automatic notification emails.
William
Thomas, teaching in rural Japan
This teacher says "English
Language Games for Children" is the best!
I have
looked at many, many books regarding activities and games. I have only
found one that is any good. I love
your book. It is excellent!
Thomas StPeter, Chicago
Now his classes are too fun
to miss and the children are disappointed when they have other teachers!
Your
games are amazing!!!
The other day the one girl showed up looking really really sick and I
asked
her if she was ok. She could barely stand up straight, so I asked her
if she
wanted to go home. She said she didnt go to any of her other classes
today,
but she came to school
just to attend my class, because they are too fun to
miss! Needless to say I was very touched!
Recently some of our classes got allocated different teachers. I
accidentally went into one of my old classes, and everybody yelled
"yay".
Then I realised my mistake and the
other teacher walked in and they all said
"aaaahh". I was a bit embarassed for her sake, but really
pleased otherwise!
I really like how adaptable
many of your games are for different language. I
can use the same game with different age levels and language structures,
and
they work equally well.
This teacher prefers to be anonymous so as not to hurt the other
teacher's feelings.
This
parent can't believe her children still remember vocabulary from an
isolated lesson six months previously!
Six
months ago, my four year old and my seven year old spent 20 minutes
with Shelley using these techniques to learn colours; I was amazed to
find that they still remember them all today!
Julie O’Devlin, Salisbury, UK
She saw a
change in her pupils behaviour, even the problematic ones!
After
purchasing and using the 101 games e-book, I see a big difference in my
group of 6 year olds. We played our new games I truly saw a a change in their
behaviour.
They participated and were very excited, even the boys that I had
problems with. Now at every lesson they ask: What new game are we going
to play today?
Sylvia Karagiannis, Athens, Greece
Thanks
and congratulations because I have found the materials most helpful,
and also inspiring.
Alejandra Morales, Mexico
This
teacher created a closer bond with her students!
You
know in my country, cause of the culture, teachers and learners often
have a very long distance with each other. And I realised that English
games using in my lecture make our
relationship become closer and
better, and I am very pleased for that.
Phuong Thuy,
Hanoi, Vietnam
I
just wanted to tell you that i am having great success with the
games! I am so glad I bought that ebook. I've been using the bonus book
of large-class games, and they are so much fun!
Liz Clayton
Bangkok, Thailand
This teacher notes how
adaptable the games are!
Your
games are such
great fun and adaptable for all ages. The kids
enjoy them
immensely. They are the perfect fit for my students and my style of
teaching.
Dominique Guihenneuc
Italy, 2007
The kids
love it!
Firstly
I should say how fantastic I think the ebook and resources are, I
use them for every lesson and the
kids
love it, when I arrive for the
class
they are clamouring
to know what games they will be playing this
time...
Claire Wilding
Teaching in Spain in 2007
This
teacher enjoys being a "guru" for others now!
I
finally succeeded in checking the material. They are amazing
and
interesting as well. They can really make a revolution in my
lessons as I see the surprise on the teachers faces. I enjoy
impressing them. Also the big confidence
I have when I am
using
your games that even some other teachers adapt them in their classes.
Thanks
a lot again Shelley, I appreciate your ideas. They are
WONDERFUL!
Rami, China, 2006
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Your
pupils will love you!
From
5 year old Heather Smith, Canterbury, UK.
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Your
pupils will remember you forever!
We
are both missing you a lot. Victoria's French is really
keeping
her ahead in school and she’s
getting As all the
time, and
it's
helping me as well
because lots of French people come into
my class at school! The French people say to count up to 20 and it is
really easy as I can count up to 60! Wish you
were here, love
from Vicky.
Hannah
Watson, Canterbury, UK
It's a
great resource for teachers who have just qualified too!
I am
finding your book fascinating. I have just completed my TEFL
training course and started applying for jobs here in France and I am
so glad I stumbled across your ebook!
Jane
Burnham-Airey, France, 2006
This
teacher found the games helped with her class of 60!
I
teach in China in a small city and my class sizes are 60 plus
students. I
teach 1st through 6th grade. I had been giving
lollipops as rewards for them being quiet and responding. But this
Monday I used your game of clapping and having them
tell
you the number
and it
worked wonderful,
better in one class then the other but I
didn't have to give out lollipops which was a big change and I wasn't
always telling them to sit and be quiet. I look forward to using the
other information and games.
My
husband teaches at another school here
and he
used one of the games with his
classes and again it was a success.
Susan
Dickinson, teaching in China, 2006
This
teacher finds the games easy to understand and perform.
I
don't know how to express my gratefulness for your kind. E-book for large
class is really useful
for my teaching. We often have about
50 students per class. Sometime it makes me confused to keep whole
class in control. I found your games simple to understand, easy to
perform and very useful for target language.
Phuong
Thuy, Vietnam
The games
help students with learning difficulties!
My
daughter Aurore has learning difficulties and since coming to your
classes she has gained
in confidence and has improved
in all subjects
at school.
Mrs
J. Brown,
Canterbury, Kent, UK
She found
the answer to her boring textbooks!
Thank
you for writing this book. I have been teaching English in South
Korea for one month now. I had been at a total loss for how to teach
the young students. The school has
textbooks
that we fly through and
are not
very interesting.
The students seem bored and always want to
play Uno instead of study English. Everyday has been exhausting as I
try to figure out a way to both educate and entertain the students.
Today
I worked harder than most of my previous
days, but I had fun and I was excited about the games we were playing,
because I knew they were fun and educational. The
kids liked them and I went home feeling like there is a chance I
can thrive teaching and not just survive.
Thank
you so much, you have given me more
than hope, you have provided an answer to my big question:
How do I teach?
Jovita
McCleod, South Korea
She
earned the respect of her pupils!
Last
time when I was playing one of your games I heard one my pupils
say to another: This is the best teacher in our school.
Before I used your games, my pupils didn't like my courses, but now,
when I get into the classroom they greet me with a nice smile, and when
we have break , they come to see me and talk to me with what I taught
them.
Naima
Chraa, Morocco
This
teacher is now excited about English teaching!
Brilliant!!!
It is amazing how many games you can use in just one
lesson. I can't believe I am actually excited
about starting with the new unit. To be honest I am extremely happy
with these ideas. I haven't stopped recieving compliments
on my teaching
in the last week....
Fº
Javier Marín Millán, Spain
The games
are transformational for homeless children living on the street.
For
my experiece, street
children
cannot sit down
for 40 minutes and concentrate on the text books or on the blackboard
or listening to the teacher, because their life on the street mostly is
to roam here and there almost whole day.
But
after trying your games we found that the children like them very
much as they keep them fun and enjoying the whole 40 minutes and
demanding to continue beyond the time set.
The
children were enthusiastic and motivated to participate fully.
After the session I asked them how they felt about the games. They
said, "Really
great."
Teachers
form other classes also shared with me what had happen in
their classes. They appreciate your games and said that you deserve
congratulations.
Amani
Masuki, Mkombozi Center, Tanzania
Excellent
customer service from Teaching English Games.
Your
customer service is excellent.
I'm glad I made the purchase. It has been well worth it already, and
I've
only scratched the surface
Nick
Harrison, Tapei, Taiwan
Not much
preparation time needed and easy for the children to understand
First
of all let me thank you for your games. I have tried some of them
and I must say they worked very well. My students were really
enthusiastic. I find them quite usefull in they since that there's no
much
time needed for preparation and the rules are easy for the students to
understand and follow. Also, I have learnt a lot from your class
management notes, you are a real
expert on teaching.
Angel
Huerga Garcia, Spain
Simple
and effective and a bargain!
What
wonderful material you've got in your e-book! I've got a rich stock of
flash cards too but you've got some
incredibly charming ones there. And the games are simple and so
effective. I
started with prepositions and just did the very first one and the kids
went crazy.
But they didn't want me to keep a score because they didn't want to run
the risk
of losing!
Anyway, once again many thanks! Never had such a bargain before!
Hana
Quin, a Czechoslovakian teaching in Greece
Their
grades excel and even their attitude is improved!
I
need to tell you that your games make my classes come alive. Children can't wait to have
another session of their English lesson. Some of them come
by bike or walk for 1/2hour just because they can't afford to pay
transportation. These village children are speaking English and even their parents couldn't
believe that their children are capable of speaking an International
language that they even can't understand. Their grades at
school excel and even their attitude is improved because I always ask
them to stick to the game rules. Thank you
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