【英文学习】Helen O’Grady 海伦奥格雷迪戏剧学院，让孩子勇于开口说英文，主动表演主动学习

这是小芭乐可爱的英文外师, 两位老师可以说是戏剧细胞满满的老师,

表情、动作、舞蹈、手势, 都非常的到位, 尤其芭乐妈特别喜欢两位老师的表情张力,

夸张的表情深得小芭乐的心, 而且表演和活动式的课程更是小芭乐的最爱~

先来说说,

今年9月的时候,

芭乐妈带小芭乐去上「Helen O'Grady 全英语戏剧学院」的英文课~

那边没有桌子椅子, 只有好大的一个正方形空间, 有别于传统的教学模式,

就是翻开课本老师在台上教, 孩子在台下跟著念, 跟著写~

芭乐妈感觉是老师不在乎你的孩子是乖还是不乖, 进来就是一个大舞台,

尽情的发挥、尽情的表演, 抓住一个既定的目标, 用各种肢体动作或方式学习英文~

那天小芭乐第一个到, Teacher Mat问说What is your name? 小芭乐回答I am Ernest.

芭乐妈在坐捷运往教室的路上都在教这句, 还好他有记起来, 马上派上用场~ 哈哈~

Teacher Mat的教学风格很有趣、幽默、活泼, 表情非常的有张力, 动作也很到位,

语调一下大声一下小声, 吸引孩子, 真的好会带动~

Teacher Mat用表演戏剧的方式, 和孩子互动, 学习英文~

第一堂课开始前, 小芭乐提早10分钟到教室熟悉一下,

休息一下等待上课, Teacher Mat看到他, 也开始和他互动,

非常懂得如何亲近孩子, 给孩子暖身的老师~

每一个孩子都是非常有自信地念出英文, 而且越念越大声,

有些开始的时候很害羞讲英文, 可是Teacher Mat说课程进行到中间,

孩子就开始会跟他慢慢互动, 说出几句英文, 和Teacher Mat一起互动,

有些孩子可爱的比手画脚, 但是在英文的小环境里面, 大家都影响到那个氛围, 会一起大声说出来,

芭乐妈觉得超棒的!

每一个都抢著举手要表演, 小芭乐也不例外, 举的手是最用力最高的那一个,

然后跟著老师, 好大声地念出英文~

有follow芭乐妈的朋友, 应该都知道小芭乐的学习模式非常不喜欢呆板的模式,

他喜欢在日常生活中、旅途中、游戏中学习, 小芭乐这样的学习模式,

芭乐妈观察到他比起在对著课本学习的成效还大, 也更有兴趣主动学习~

这一堂课的主题围绕在flower,

手上的花是这堂课表演的道具~

跳了故事剧般的flower舞,

还有说有关flower的句子~

小芭乐要求妈妈和老师照一张,

他太喜欢Teacher Mat了,

也应该说这种英文戏剧课程太适合小芭乐了, 用动态的戏剧方式, 学习英文,

让小芭乐都很期待下一周英文课的到来~

常常问芭乐妈, 甚么时候要去上Teacher Mat的课?

在Helen O’Grady 英文戏剧课里面,

小芭乐很享受在课程中, 跑啊! 跳啊! 翻滚啊! 爬行啊!

其实除了大动作, 也有缓缓伸展的柔美动作,

像是The cat miaw miaw miaw~

这周主题围绕在cat, duck, dog,

将每一个动物表演出来, 音乐一下, 大家就跳起来了~

甚么表情, 说甚么英文台词, 是要从哪里跑到哪里, 整堂课很专心的再听老师的指令,

英文渐渐的越来越有自信大声说出来, 勇于表现, 表达自己~

小芭乐的眼睛都是盯著老师看, 看看老师接下来要做甚么动作,

虽然看似热闹的课, 但是Teacher Mat有他的一套方式,

让孩子静下来, 从高亢的情绪, 进入到缓慢的动作~

今天来了个活泼可爱度报表的女老师,

带著大家一起唱,

The little penguin can walk they cannot fly.

On the ice it swing and slide.

The aeroplane can fly.

表演完老师都会夸张大声的称赞大家

Good! Big action! 或是Well don! 或是Good job! 或是Excellent!

孩子就会呈现出一脸有成就的表情~

I am little seed. What do I need.

Give water. Give me sun. Growing tall is fun fun fun!

大家一起表演小种子, 表演小种子慢慢长大,

慢慢升高变成大树~ 超好玩的~

玩中学, 学中玩, 这样学对英文的印象最深刻~

有人说小芭乐小一了还在上团体律动英文班?!

其实看起来好像在唱唱跳跳, 其实是非常有内容的~

整堂课的灵魂人物就是外师,

他要引导孩子敢说、敢讲、敢演、敢做,

孩子在轻松没有传统教室拘束的环境下,

可以大胆的跟老师对话, 和同伴一起表演~

这一次有翅膀道具, 孩子们尽情的表演, 尽情地说英文,

I cannot fly. The dog cannot fly.

The penguine cannot fly. It walk walk walk.

The bird can fly. The aeroplane can fly.

整堂课在飞、在爬、在蹲著走, 一面表演, 一面学习英文~

小芭乐现在越来越有自信大声地回应老师的问题了,

也越来越融入英文上课的环境, 也开始大胆跟老师用英文说话了~

虽然目前小芭乐懂得句子不多,

但是芭乐妈觉得胆量最重要, 敢开口最重要~

芭乐妈觉得这种英文戏剧课程, 不在于孩子多会说英文或是表演,

芭乐妈觉得能够在每一堂课中学习到英文表达的勇气与自信, 那就是最大的收获,

小芭乐从小个性活泼, 精力旺盛, 身上像似装了金顶电池一般, 有用不完的体力,

「Helen O’Grady 英语戏剧课程」正是提供一个正向的平台给孩子展现活力,

无论「动的」「静的」孩子, 都可以透过戏剧的方式表达自己情感的~

最后和大家分享一小段老师写给他们班的一些评语:

I have had a great time with this class today. I was so happy to see that everyone was brave today. Everyone at some point or another pushed themselves to do something challenging today. That is a fantastic achievement. From that achievement, we can see that their confidence had developed a great deal over the weeks they have been together in class. Teacher Matt and myself are very proud of them all as I am sure you are as well. Something I was also really pleased with was having a question from one of the parents. I was asked 'how can I keep my child engaged?' This is a fantastic question! As you can see, even is teachers often battle to keep the children engaged but how we manage to do it for most of an hour and a half lesson is trough imaginative play and story telling. I suggested that - just as we do in class - you could turn an everyday activity into a fun adventure. Perhaps you could try to give the activity a story, fit with characters, humorous voices,imaginative settings and games. Every child will see the world like a story with magic and extra colour. Simple things like eating dinner or doing homework are often adult activities and thus, there is no room for dragons or lava or magic castles; this is where the child will lose interest. We teachers have a very important rule in our lessons: 'make it fun' and that is when the child will be engaged and enjoy participating in class. I hope this advise is worthwhile. I am very thankful for the question. This is brilliant when you parents and we teachers communicate and come to conclusions together as a team. Thank you. It also gives us the teachers and you the parents a chance to assess the children's development and know the next steps for further improvement. I have had a wonderful time in class today.

Today's class was packed full of energy. Everyone used their energy to form a brilliantly positive atmosphere. Because of this, we were able to fill the room with laughter and fun. My cheeks even hurt after class from smiling so much. I was very proud of everyone today for being brave and pushing their comfort zones to try new activities and challenging techniques. Benjamin demonstrated fantastic confidence all through the lesson today. Particularly in our story drama where he was very brave to share his ideas. Lyman and Ian were brilliant in class and I am so happy to see them even more confident than last week. Both of them were able to communicate better with me and they were fully focused through the whole lesson, always with a smile might I add. Ryan was also very very confident in class today and this helped him in our movement. He was able to use and express with his body with strength. I was also very thankful for the great example he set for our new students. Thank you class!

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