8 super useful tips in teaching beginner esl lessons online & it is not what you think

8 Super Useful Tips in
Teaching Beginner ESL
Lessons Online & It is Not
What You Think
Daniel Anthony DiDio
Helping Online ESL Teachers To Be Successful “Going Solo” To
Teach Kids Is My Passion!

8 Super Useful Tips in Teaching Beginner ESL Lessons Online & It is Not
What You Think
onlineeslhustle.com/beginner-esl-lessons
First, beginner ESL lessons can be tricky for “Solo” teachers when teaching them
online. Mistakes happen so don’t beat yourself up about it and focus more on the
student, not the material. I know you want to make a great rst impression with
the parents and the student. I’m a little stiff for the rst few lessons so stay loose
and have fun.
Thus, focus on basic things you want to do with your student in the rst 10 lessons.
I will show you an example of these things with my real private student named
Menar.
8 Tips For Your First 10 Beginner ESL lessons
1# Use of the Platform
2# Bring 2 Favorite Things to Class 3# Complete Sentences
4# Talk Time
5# Ask Student Questions
6# Encourage the Student to Ask Questions
7# Have Fun & Joke Around
8# Homework
8 Super Useful Tips in Teaching Beginner ESL Lessons Online & It is
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1# – Use of the Platform – Get the student comfortable with the platform like
using the mouse and how to change colors. Use a platform where the student and
teacher can change colors. Colors catch the students’ eye and grab their attention.
Usually, this will help keep the students focus on the screen more.
Furthermore, show your students how to use stamps like hearts, stars, and arrows.
Also, my students like the drawing feature so they can use circles to circle the
words when reading, This will keep your students engaged in the lesson.
I have tried many platforms for teaching ESL online to kids but I found that Zoom
works best for my students and it is free to use. Zoom training is great and it is
“Live Training”.
Best Online Tutoring Software (Platforms) To Use
1# Zoom
2# Hypersay
3# BrainCert
4# WizIQ
5# TutorRoom
6# LessonSpace
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– Bring 2 Favorite Things to Class – The teacher and the student should have 2
toys they bring to class. This helps to get to know the student.
When I enter the classroom I say hi to the student by waving my 2 stuffed animals.
Furthermore, I encourage my students to bring stuffed toys to class. This helps to
start a conversation with the student about colors, animals, or what they do with
their toy.
Also, try to use toys throughout your lesson to reinforce sentences or grammar
structure. It really helps students to remember the material plus it is fun for them.
2#
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Try teaching with puppets for grammar lessons and blending words. This will really
make it engaging for your students.
List of Toys For the Classroom
1# Mr. Potato Head
2#
3# Any Dress-Up Items or Funny Hats 4# Puppets
5# Super Hero Action Figures 6# Toy Microphone
7# Toy Baby
8#
Mini Basketball Set
Dolls with Different Out ts
9# Fingerlings from Baby Monkey to Untamed Raptors
10# Fisher-Price Classic Farmer Says See N’ Say
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3# – Complete Sentences: Be strict in making the student speak in complete
sentences with your beginner ESL lessons. Correct them immediately. For
instance, I use my ngers to show each word so it is easier for the student to make
short sentences. For some students, I need to break down each sentence into 2-3
words at a time and that’s OK.
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Many of my beginner ESL students forget to use articles in sentences like a, an, and
the. That is why you really need to focus when your students are speaking. Try to
use some complete sentence games when they are struggling to speak in complete
sentences.
It really helps to sing the sentence back to the student so they get the ow of the
sentence. This will help with students that are speaking in a choppy way.
List Of Common English Grammar Mistakes
1# Her/his/its
Correct: Her dress is pink. Incorrect: His dress is pink.
(I see many students get his and her mixed up all the time)
2# Me/I
Correct: I want strawberry ice cream. Incorrect: Me want strawberry ice cream.
Incorrect: Me want strawberry ice cream.
(These are very common mistakes with lower level students.)
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3# This/that/those/these
Correct: That is my bike. These are my toys.
Incorrect: Those is my bike. This are my toys.
4# Subject/verb agreement
Correct: The dog chases the cat. The dogs chase the cat.
Incorrect: The dog is chases the cat. The dogs are chase the cat.
5# For/Since
Correct: I have lived in China for 8 years. I have lived in China since 2011.
Incorrect: I have lived in China since 8 years. I have lived in China for 2011.
6# Future tense
Correct: Tomorrow we will go to the park.
Incorrect: Tomorrow we go park.
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7# Incorrect preposition
Correct: 0n January 11th, I will be ten years old.
Incorrect: In January 11th, I be ten years old.
8# Irregular plurals
Correct: I saw two sheep in the valley.
Incorrect: I saw two sheeps in the valley.
9# Confusion over gender
Correct: My sister will be coming to Manila. She is happy.
Incorrect: My sister be coming to Manila. He is happy.
10# Misuse of plural
Correct: I’ll nd my mom in the mall.
Incorrect: I’ll nd my moms in the mall.
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11# The/my/his
Correct: I am going to the car now. He drove his car to the beach.
Incorrect: I go to the car (the car is yours). He drove the car (the car is his) to the
beach.
12# On/in
Correct: I was born in 2011.
Incorrect: I was born on 2011.
13# In/at
Correct: The train departs at 7:00 p.m. It is in 20 minutes.
Incorrect: The train departs in 7:00 p.m. It is at 20 minutes.
4# – Talk Time – I use the time after the beginning song to talk with the student.
You can role-play saying Hi, How are you, or any basic conversation you want the
student to learn. I bring back my stuffed animals to make it fun for the student. This
gives the students a little free talk time. Now, parents want more talk time in their
child’s lessons.
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You want to relate the conversation time to the curriculum or the students’ life.
Many students around the world like the same things as cars, bike, and balls. Think
about where your student lives and bring things to class that the student might
like. This will help to make a strong connection with students.
Sometimes it is hard to come up with ideas for talk time. Here is a list of ESL
conversation topics for beginners. This has over 150 conversation topics for ESL
students.
List of ESL Conversation Questions
1#
2#
3# What do you like to eat?
4# Do you have a dog?
5# Do you like ice cream?
6# Do you play phone games?
7# When is your birthday?
Do you like cake?
Do you have a bike?
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8# Who is your best friend?
9# What color do you like?
10# Where do you live?
11#Do you like to go to the park?
12# Do you like to do homework?
13# What hobbies do you like?
14# What animal do you like?
15# What year are you in school?
5# – Ask Student Questions– Try to ask the student questions at least every other
slide. Try to relate beginner ESL lessons to the students’ life. Like with numbers,
pets, and colors. Remember to keep it simple and think about when you were a kid
and what was important to you.
Try to ask the student questions related to school, pets, family, hobbies, where
they live, what they want to be, foods, colors, and holidays. This will help the
student make the connection between their life and the material.
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– Encourage the Student to Ask Questions – After you ask the student a
question get them to ask you a question back. If the student doesn’t understand
how to ask questions then model it for the student. For example, I start the
question off with: “Teacher Daniel” What is your favorite color? This prompts the
student to ask me a question. Later on, they will be asking you many questions by
themselves.
Also, create worksheets to ask questions based on your lessons this would really
help with students that struggle with asking questions. This is an excellent
resource for your ESL toolbar. Here is a great site for creating ESL asking questions
worksheets.
6#
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7# – Have Fun & Joke Around – I start to do this more in the last 5 lessons of the 10
lessons. The rst 5 lessons should focus on setting the boundaries with your
student. Also, using the platform, and getting them to speaking in complete
sentences all the time. I look for opportunities to joke around and have fun with my
students to get them laughing.
Use some ESL classroom games that you can use in your online ESL classes to kids.
You want to have fun English classes.
1# Pictionary
2# Who Wants to be a Millionaire
3# Odd One Out
4# Animal Alphabet Relay
5# What Will You Bring On Vacation
6# Describe an Object without Naming It 7# Guess the Action
8# Unscramble Words
9# Cat Dog Counting Game
10# Linking Letters and Words
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Adding games that relate to the material will help juice up your lessons. It gives you
the excuse to have fun with your students.
8# – Homework – Give them homework that relates to what they are struggling
with. I make customized ashcards that the student is struggling with for each
lesson. If a student is struggling with a certain phonic sound then I will give them
homework on that. Remember to check in with the student to make sure they are
doing the homework.
Moreover, ESL homework worksheets are a simple and effective way to give
students homework to make sure they understand the material.
Remember to try to balance the homework you give students with what they are
already getting at their school.
These are the 8 things I focus on when I do proper Beginner ESL Lessons to kids.
After ten lessons with the student create a video showing the students’ progress.
Finally, make an attractive offer for parents to buy the rst 10 lessons. You need to
give 110% during this time. This will be how you will sell more lessons to students.
Also, you need to come up with a system to show the parents that their child is
improving. That could be every 10 or 15 lessons. You want to keep that spark and
motivations going so the parents feel you are making an impact.
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Let’s end this with a quote “It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as you do
not stop”. – Confucius This is so true when it comes to learning a new language.
Helping online ESL teachers to “Go Solo” is my passion.
🙂Happy Teaching
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