January 14, 2020
Feliz año nuevo – Back with a colourful bang
¡Feliz 2020 a todos! All our classes started back this week and teachers and students alike a full of beans and have muchas ganas to get the new year off to a good start. The first week back is always a good time to a bit of revision. It helps boosts the kids´confidence by reminding […]
Read More ->November 3, 2017
Dealing with discipline issues in kids classes
Discipline in the classroom can be tricky at times, particularly with younger learners. However, it is necessary for class productivity and student satisfaction, as well as student safety. I recently had to deal with a child who was demonstrating challenging behavior. At first I let it slide however it soon turned into a free for […]
Read More ->September 16, 2017
Keep it simple
Our classes started back this week. It was so lovely to see lots of the kids coming back again this year and really great to see lots of new faces. This week, as it was the first week back for everyone and the first week for some kids, we were doing lots of revision. As […]
Read More ->September 2, 2017
Classes and timetables
We are currently running classes in St. Joseph’s boys National School, Mardyke, Cork and St. Catherine’s girls National School, Bishopstown Ave, Cork. See timetables below. If you are interested in starting Spanish classes in yours school please contact us via the blog or on kidzlingo@gmail.com. St. Joseph’s boys National School Monday: […]
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August 24, 2017
Contact details & new students
Hi all, We are very excited about starting a new year of Spanish classes. I’m so looking forward to seeing all the old face and hope that we will have lots of new faces too this year. It’s important that I have up to date contact details for ALL students and particularly for new students […]
Read More ->September 26, 2015
Games in the language classroom
When teaching young learners it is so important to make the class fun. In order to keep them focused you need to keep them engaged. Games are the best way to do this for young learners. Simple games like pelmanism; matching games or memory games. These games can be adjusted to level. For very low […]
Read More ->March 18, 2015
Hello! ¡Hola! Olá! Bonjour!
Welcome to Kidzlingo! I decided to set up this blog to provide a space where language students and teachers alike can find ideas and tips for learning and teaching languages. I have been a language teacher for over twenty years and more recently worked as a teacher trainer and director of studies. I teach English, […]
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