ESL Training

MOST Ministries

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Camp Overview

• Overnight Camp– Classes in morning– Activities in afternoon

• Longer periods of recreation, music, crafts• Homework and free time added to schedule

– Evening devotions and dramas

• Day Camp– Students arrive in the morning and go home

at dinner time– Ages vary from 3-70+– 50-75 students normally

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Daily Schedule Day Camp

• Breakfast• Campers arrive 9 am• Opening devotion• Class starts 9:30-11:30• 11:30-11:45 break• 11:45-12:30 class• 12:30-1:15 devotion lunch• 1:15-2:30 reading and conversation• 2:30-3:20 session 1• 3:20-4:15 session 2• 4:15-5 closing with drama, devotion and singing

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Schedule for Overnight Camp

• Breakfast• Campers arrive 9 am• Opening devotion• Class starts 9:30-11:30• 11:30-11:45 break• 11:45-12:30 class• 12:30-1:15 devotion lunch• 1:15-2:30 reading and conversation• Craft, music, drama and recreation time• Homework and free time• Dinner• Evening devotions with drama, and singing

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A Day at ESL Camp

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Sessions: Crafts, Music & Recreation

• Session 1(Day camp)– ½ the students go to recreation– The other ½ will divide into halves

• ½ do craft• ½ do music• Switch ½ way through the allotted time

• Session 2– Switch groups do the same

Drama is done during the music portion

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Drama

• Done each day with one of the classes– Performed at the closing devotion– Practice with drama coordinator

during one of the music sessions

• For the closing program each class will perform a drama– Classes will work on these throughout

the week

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Crafts

• Can be planned using the theme of the day or the Bible story

• List all supplies that will be needed– Ask your congregation to donate

those items

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Music

• Pick songs that go with the Bible lesson or the theme of the day

• Meal blessings

• Have copies of the song book for all the students and team members

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Recreation

• List your host facility info– Park?– Field?– School?– No grassy area– List options

• Softball• Frisbee• Group games

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Devotions at Camp

• Opening, Lunch and Closing– Singing– Prayer– Bible verse– At lunch a blessing on the meal– Closing will include announcements

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Placement Evaluation

• Do not call this a ‘test’ but an evaluation

• Done prior to classes starting• Serves 2 purposes

– Lets the students warm up to the teachers

– Helps with placing students in the correct class

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Placement Evaluation

• Activity or craft taking place while students are waiting to start process or while they wait for their class to be assigned

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The Evaluation

Sample Picture Page for ESL Camps

Evaluation Materials #1

Insert your testing information here

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Teacher’s Sheet

• Included on Team Leader Web Page

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Student Sheet

• Included on Team Leader Web Page

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Class Placement

• 6-10 best class size

• Mix of boys and girls

• Similar ages

• If possible keep friends together

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Student Materials

• New Testament – God’s Word

• Advanced or Beginner Reader

• Journal/notebook

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Teacher Material

• Cling-on White Board• Dry erase markers• Oxford New Picture Dictionary-1

per class• Curriculum• Copy of student book• Copy of the Bible

– NOTE this is not the same translation used in the curriculum

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Preparing Lessons

• Pick Discussion Activities from Reading and Conversation 1st

• Then you can select which English activities and vocabulary to teach

• Pick one more activity then you think you will need

• Each activity has B,I or A listed by the title-these represent what level of student– Pick the letter that represents your class

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The Lesson Plan

This is an excellent tool to help you plan your lessons

• List activities/discussions

• Materials needed

• What vocabulary you will teach

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Activities

• Look at activities and estimate how long it will take to do

• How many you need to do to fill time

• Add 1 more– This is used as a back-up if one

activity is a flop– Prepared if class goes smoothly and

you have left-over time to fill

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Icebreaker

• Used to get the class talking

• Very fun

• Fast moving

• Review of previous vocabulary and/or grammar point

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Vocabulary

After you select the Reading & Conversation activities want to do, you will then select the vocabulary that will be necessary to accomplish the conversation part of class

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Idiom

• Hard to do

• Something the student wants to use

• Use it in a sentence

• Find a similar idiom in their country

• Use it through out the day

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Grammar

• Very small part of the class

• Use the grammar point as you teach vocabulary

• Be prepared to answer some grammar questions-a general grammar book is a great tool to have in class

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Writing

• This is a wonderful way for the students to open up to you.

• Given every other day– Giving you a chance to read the

assignments

• Give it as homework or as part of the class– If homework expect the assignment to be

longer in length– In class this will limit what the student writes

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Reading and Conversation

• The text in the curriculum will vary from the Bible we give the students

• There are transition questions to help tie in the English theme to the Bible story

• Helpful to have one of the students read the Bible story from their own language, so they understand

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Homework

• Optional

• Can be the writing assignment

• Does not have to be given daily

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TPR

Total Physical Response• Stand up• Sit down• Walk to window• Pick up blue book

All are examples of TPR• Use as icebreaker• Especially useful for the lower level

students

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Corrections

• Done only in the classroom

• Demonstrate the correct way to pronounce, if they still mispronounce, it may be due to the inability to form the sound

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Rewards

• Verbal praise is the best form of rewarding the student / class for a job well done.

• Small stickers

• Pieces of candy

• When doing team activities, have the winners take a bow

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Closing Ceremony

• This will be designed with the host

• A completion certificate will be given to each student signed by their teacher/s

• Families and community is invited