TEACHING WITH BEAR

Getting started with Bear

The Benefits Teachers’ comments: –Children want to communicate and interact –They identify English time – helping to clearly mark the lesson –Can be used in lots of different ways (songs, topics, rhymes etc…) –Acts as a link between the teacher and the students and the students’ world outside the classroom –Brings in real-life emotions –Brings in imagination –Changes the atmosphere and dynamics

The Benefits Additional Benefits: –usually brings about positive responses –delights children and sustains their attention –used to establish a non-threatening environment –helps children to understand their own behaviour and its consequences –used to show acceptance and develop children’s self-esteem –supports children’s many ways of learning (V.A.K) –an effective visual tool for facilitating meaning –provides opportunities for language use and exposure in natural contexts –creates opportunities for natural repetition of language –enables you to include more local and cultural information