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Teaching without coursebooks in a public kindergarten with Magdalena Jóźwicka  Another webinar I participated in was about teaching without a coursebook. The webinar was conducted by a teacher who works in a public school in Poland. The teacher does not support using course books. Actually, she does not like using it but she follows the curriculum.  She follows the lesson topics and tries to prepare English lessons according to these topics. She pinpoints the advantages of lessons without coursebooks. In this way teacher saves time. There are only two books the teacher prefers: Hello Kids and Mini Bingo. These books provide lots of good materials both for children and teachers.  According to the teacher in the lesson, other materials can be used instead of course books such as flashcards, resources found by teachers, whiteboard, handouts, and so on.  In my opinion, using coursebooks can be interesting and it makes teachers' work easier.  The books to be used in ...
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  Webinar- Action songs with Marta  Szymańska  Hello! In today's post, I would like to share my reflection on this webinar. In this webinar, Marta  Szymańska mentioned that songs can be used as an educational tool. S ome teachers may be afraid to sing in class but they need to remember that children know no shame, don't question anything. They only enjoy and spend a good time. When teachers work with children they should be  fun and energetic. Because children are the best audience.  The presenter also mentioned if you want to use a song in your lesson know the song you use and love it! Believe in yourself!  In addition, songs are a good way to learn a language. The key point is that you have to choose them ca refully. It is the most enjoyable way of teaching.  Suggested songs: Silly Zoo Melting snowman Penguin song and etc. Thank you!
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  Webinar- Classroom Management Hello everyone! I am going to write about classroom management in this post. The webinar was conducted by  Paulina Andruszkiewicz-Glińska.  First of all, I would like to say that it was a really interesting webinar. Classroom management is one of the most important things a teacher should know. Sometimes teachers can't do this. In this webinar, she showed us how to manage the class and how to find an appropriate way to use them. She mentioned it is important for teachers to have everything in mind. Because everything can happen. She also gave us some techniques that can be used in the class to make it interesting such as songs, hand signals, and so on. She also emphasized the importance of discipline and mutual respect. Before teachers enter the classroom, they should define their rules and be explanatory. One of the most important elements is that teachers should not ignore the wishes of their students. No teacher ...