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Make Learning English Fun For Kids

Updated on January 9, 2014

Getting Children To Concentrate Can Be Hard So Make Learning Fun

It can be hard to get a child to concentrate on learning something new, so to encourage them it helps if you can make the experience fun.

If you want your child to learn English, try and turn it into a game and think of things they will enjoy to help engage their mind.

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Some Tips And Ideas To Make Learning English Fun For Kids

As any parent or carer knows, it can be hard to hold a child’s attention for any period of time. Because of this, if you really want them to learn something you have to make it fun for them.

We know that children find it easier to pick up new languages than adults, so if you want your child to learn English then the younger they start, the better.

Here are some tips to help encourage them to learn the language, and make your job easier as well:

Sing Songs: Learning a new song is a great way for a child to absorb information. There are plenty of language-based songs you can find online, or learning-through-music cds you can buy. If you’re feeling particularly creative you could even make up a song yourself to incorporate words and phrases you would like your child to learn. Most children love to sing and dance, so they won’t feel as though they are being pressured in any way.

Favourite TV Shows: Most children are only too happy to sit and watch TV if you let them. Whilst it is not a good idea for them to do this all the time, if you get them watching something which speaks to them on their level you can at least congratulate yourself that you are helping them to develop their vocabulary.

Read Them Stories:All children benefit from being read to, and if you let them look at the story as you read it to them this will also help them to recognise words and make it easier when it comes to learning to read and write English, as well as speaking it.

Arrange Group Activities: Children tend to be pretty sociable, so you may find it is easier for them to learn English if they are doing it in a group. Perhaps you could take them to a special language class, or simply arrange to get together with friends who also have children who are learning to speak English, and do some of the above-mentioned activities together. It also helps if you can get them interacting with other children who speak English fluently as they can then learn from them during play.

Play Games: Word games such as Scrabble are great fun and a brilliant way to teach new words and phrases, as well as getting kids to think for themselves at the same time. You can generally get child-friendly versions of most games, so have a look to see what is available. Whatever you choose, a child will always learn better through play when they don’t feel they are being pressurised too much.

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Top Ten Nursery Rhymes

Here's a list of ten favourite nursery rhymes - what's you favourite? Is it here?

Humpty Dumpty

Sing A Song Of Sixpence

Rock A Bye Baby

Little Jack Horner

Little Bo Peep

Mary Mary Quite Contrary

Baa, Baa Black Sheep

Mary Had A Little Lamb

London Bridge Is Falling Down

Ring A Ring o' Roses

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Some Favourite Children Books

Here are some of the more popular children's books - are your favourites here?

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin, Jr.

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

Corduroy by Don Freeman

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise

Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

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