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Teaching Modules that Give Children (and Teachers) the Repeated Practice They Need to Build Confidence in Using English.

Soleh English Junior Adventure (SEJA) features learning activities based on catchy, short songs. The engaging, easy-to-play, easy-to-conduct games with plenty of variations are designed to help learners expand their vocabulary, improve communication skills and enjoy using English. They also benefit from the playful approach and repeated practice that support effective learning. SEJAKIDZ is customized for children 5-9 years.

This module is customized for Malaysian teachers who handle English learning sessions for pre-school children.

SEJAKIDZ has three (3) levels as shown in the photo below. Each level can be completed in the span of 3 months (ideally, once a week for 45 minutes.) Here, I will share the content and flow for Level 1: Ready-Steady.

Level 1 Ready-Steady has 4 mini songs containing questions and polite expressions. I have included 3 quick games that do not require preparation or props PLUS 5 card games that help teachers make learning session fun and effective. Master these games and you can improvise the content to suit your teaching needs – beyond English class!

Take a look at the class flow. Of course, regular daily dose of good English is what we want, but once-a-week SEJAKIDZ class is still workable. I strongly recommend that teachers use the phrases and vocabulary, sing the songs and play the games outside the allocated SEJA session. Remember, REPETITION IS THE KEY TO MASTERY.

Begin the class with a simple warm-up exercise that involves movement and speaking out loud. Do a quick review of the previous lessons before introducing the new content. Display the picture cards on the board/wall as visual aids.

Next, introduce your LESSON OF THE DAY (songs, phrases). There are four songs in this level, with melodies familiar to everyone.

This is how I would structure a 45-minute session:

Two classes combine for a weekly SEJA Session at a private school in Kuala Lumpur. No chairs and tables can fit a class that can accommodate fifty plus students, so they sit on the floor. Hence, we have to design learning activities with the people, landscape, architecture, culture and environment (PLACE) in mind. Explore the PLACE concept here.

MashaAllah, tabarakallah! The current weather corresponds with the current unit. I have selected two songs from ICS DVD Set – “Rain is a Blessing” and “The Helpful Spider” and expand them into listening, speaking, reading and writing activities.

These brochures are A4 papers folded into three columns. Print them double-sided. It’s a simple, save-the-tree effort 🙂 Amal soleh inshaAllah!

In the last unit, students practiced the “I can/ I feel” phrases. If you have downloaded the Learning Pack, well done! So this Rain & Spider set will be a natural continuation.

What’s inside this set?

Here are the song lyrics. For the Rain song, I selected the first stanza only for writing practice and inserted the du’a as well.

The Spider song has two stanzas. Since the diction is quite high, let’s stick to the first one for now.

Welcome to the first brochure! How to introduce this unit? Talk about the weather, the rain, the sun. Blessing is a big word yet it is easy to say it. How would you define blessing to your young learners? I tell them, blessings are good things from Allah. Ask them for examples.

Practice 1: Arrange the Words Here, the focus is not how fast they can rearrange the lyrics. You can choose to focus on the CAPITAL letters, the end marks, the spacing.

Energizer: Doodling Time Free drawing time! No rules, no guide. Just doodle and draw.

Practice 2: Matching the Movement This looks childish at a first glance. Add a twist, take it to another level. The mission is to switch hand. Right-handed will use their left hands and vice versa. Priceless moment for the children 🙂 This is the time to insert values like repetition, patience, gratitude. You know, all the good stuff!

Practice 3: Rhyming Rain No explanation needed, right? Go ahead and expand this activity.

Enrichment: The Du’a Put the correct signs (fathah, kasrah, dhommah, syaddah).

===================== Rain Brochure Ends====================================

You are now set for a high-impact 45-minute English class!

Next brochure, “What’s the weather like?”

Download the file here: Rain Brochure Y2&3.

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SEJAKIDZ Level 1: Ready-Steady

Teaching Modules that Give Children (and Teachers) the Repeated Practice They Need to Build Confidence in Using English.

This module is customized for Malaysian teachers who handle English learning sessions for pre-school children.

This is how I would structure a 45-minute session:

Here are some of the items you can find inside the Level 1 Module Kit (Ready-Steady).

To purchase this kit (RM 350.00), please contact us via Whatsapp at: 6013 966 3301

Y2-3: Rain Brochure (45-min)