HOW TO ORGANIZE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN ENGLISH FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN QUAN HOA TOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL

I INTRODUCTION Reasons for choosing topic Vietnam has been developing its reach to catch up with the civilization of the world of humanity Therefore, the request must be set up before the qualifications and competence of the generations, especially the younger generation To broaden their perspectives and exchanges with other countries in the world, the conditions to consider first is language proficiency Which language to the country can communicate with each other using todays’ English language or in other words it is an international language From the economic relations in the scientific literature table are now using English Young generation of civil servant students and other classes of society are confused very much in his base language The ability to use English in their work as well as in communication with foreigners is very limited For foreign language certificate is only a matter dealing, form not really qualified personal and each not really aware of the importance of language learning Recently, the perception of people about the importance of English has improve somewhat, but from many teachers are still confused in how to organize teaching Especially at the elementary level, the interest in learning and teaching English was not really high, sometimes with the ideal that elementary students are too young to learn a foreign language According to my opinion reverse this completely wrong, a new baby could talk, ability to learn and remember the words very quickly According to research by evil scientists abroad, children aged to years old learning to speak a foreign language the most effectively According to my experience I think that elementary school students accquire language better than students at different ages Because at that age, students reach their native language, are interested in studying and analyzing the language Research purposes From thinking in students’ mother tongue, they can apply to language learning They also due to longer remember all the excitements, curiosity and novelty and especially the language of a different teaching them how to bring new efficiency to discuss issuses and concern For each group of age has the different content knowledge and language teaching forms For students at the ages of junior and high school market imparting knowledge much easier in the future Elementary students must so in order to convey knowledge simply and easily to understand and remember We can not teach classic method is to guide students to read vocabularies and teach grammar by giving formula to student self- assembly For the cognitive structure of primary pupilsare learning in the model, the formula is not effective, but learning how to “Learning through play, learning to play that” But remember how to play effectively, it must depend on the form of the teaching function As well as Math and Vietnamese, English for elementary students are required inspire the students in the class to deepen their knowledge to help you remember all longer There have been many forms of organizational learning the game, but the game just tired of the lesson to intergrate into the curriculum of evil brother to reinforce lessons For a long time, I concern myself and comfortable to hold an English rewarding playground for elementary school students This is a useful playground, motivating teaching and learning of English teachers and students To participate in the playground good caliber with such large organizations are themselves teachers in each school should be able to organize for the students of proving the same playing field In order to improve the quality of teaching and learning English in elementary subjects, causing much excitement for elementary school students to improve their foreign language skills to the younger generation, creating momentum for the development of the country I myself have a small initiative to countribute to building systerm innovations teaching methods I would like to present the following content themes: “How to organize extracurricular activities in English for elementary students in Quan Hoa Town Primary School” Research objects - The students are in grade at Quan Hoa Town Primary School - Students’ book: Tieng Anh - English songs Research methods - TPR (Total physical response) - MAT (Model  Action  Talk) - The suggestive approach - The communicative approach II CONTENT Basis for argument Devirved the purpose, requirements and based on the theoretical basis to teach – learn English at primary schools, foreign language subject in general education environment, required the essential contents on the following aspects: education, ideology, morality, fostering cultural knowledge and training communication skill in English These aspects are closely related to each other Through extracurricular activities will create a good communication skill for each student in English and communicate well through the themes of each unit The relation among such contents is characteristic of English subject that teachers and learners need to be aware in the process of dominating subject At mountainous primary schools, learning foreign languages in general and English in a particular subject is a new subject To help students in grade step into the basic concept in the subject as well as become familiar with a new language, requires teachers to be very skillful in introducing new contents, teachers need to use teaching aids in order to illustrate exactly Actual situation For elementary school students are learning English are also new and gently knowledge, they are first introduced so very excited Until now, the consciousness and perpective on the importance of the subjects of evil English student parents were very progressive The investment of time as well as economic subjects for this study were some what changed in a positive direction so that the teaching was somewhat less tedious For an audience of elementary school students should acquire all the level is limited, they have not really experienced in the study and consolidate knowledge was imparted Unable learning methods machinery but how they are straightforward and easy to remember to make them interested in learning and not be pressed them into rigid mold, it will not bring the desired effect, but also can lead to counter productive The majority of cases are of interest for each step for English, investments facilities for teacher training and school supplies for students Especially implementing professional activities linked to the English teacher bring great results for teaching Some teachers also have limited English teaching method innovation and machinery stereotypes, not change much expertise in teaching methods even under heavy textbook knowledge and according to the program, the teaching hours also carry many forms of machinery, no director sput There are also a number of new teachers to be acquainted with the object of primary pupils should also embrarrassing mothods Some view on teaching methods for English has not been uniform, sometimes controversial spot is not good leading to many difficult to learning and teaching and learning resuls is not high Although the leaders were very interested in this subject taught in primary schools, but also difficulties in organizing the contest to creat exchanges English padded force for the development style movement of teaching and learning English in school levels, especially in primary A playground rewarding and fun just to help them learn from each other but to give them the motivation to learn and improve teacher proffessional and enthusiastic about their achivements, if there was achieve real power to strive no chance for student and teachers to assess and confirm their results of their teaching and learning Beside the information specified in a number of weeks per teacher (23 periods / one week) characteristics of this course is to say litter more to influence health Which to organize the learning activities for students lively, teachers have to invest a lot of time and effort learing English, the more truly scientific and effective Solutions * Solution 1: Teaching students dancing and singing in English * Solution 2: Organizing English club activities * Solution 3: Organization of the playing field for students in English * Solution 4: Organizing outdoor activities as fitness class, team work From the above results are not satisfactory for the capacity of the students I have concerned and found the document, refer to colleages and lead from experience through the lesson to boldy change teaching methods To creatively explore practical applications, enhance the quality of teaching students, capacity to fulfill their inherent Today I want to bring my own experience to share experiences with colleagues in order to improve the quality in teaching and learning English in primary school so that the students may feel much more interested in the subject of this study Over time practical experience and psychological exploration elementary students I found most of them are evil loves to sing and love so exciting So organizing games for children while teaching is evil the essential indespensable in teaching English for elementary school students Learning methods and taking part in fun activities will help students deepen knowledge and excitement in learning more From the study of psychological age to apply the correct method of teaching, I have declared myself searching and reference materials to teach English to children in all forms dull, consistent with the characterstics of subjects this study Teaching English through songs are highly effective for elementary school students the English singing, dancing, or playing organized them by subject theme, clubs will effective and more efficient This is a playground for the show the pressure after the stressful school students and also give them lessons usefull and interesting From access to innovative teaching methods and applications boldly taught me was to find a number of specific measures follow: 3.1 Teaching students dancing and alternative exercises In the hours when there is more space transfer students to stand up exercise (A short exercise) I have replaced some of this activity by a number of dance or the imperative for learning English bird The singing and dancing at the same time help to deepen the student newspaper, the question, there is a better reflection of activites This is the teaching methold TPR (Total Physical Response) They have been singing and dancing activities in English instead of physical activity each time moved more space Specifically: * Students often dance a dance song “Follow me” to present some simple activities that evil children learn and these are the lyrics: Follow me, follow me Stand up, stand up Follow me, follow me Sit down, sit down Follow me, follow me Stand up, stand up Follow me, follow me Wave your arms Follow me, follow me Bend your knees Follow me, follow me Turn right, turn right Follow me, follow me Turn left, turn left Follow me, follow me Jump up and down Follow me, follow me Turn around Follow me, follow me Stand up, stand up Follow me, follow me Sit down, sit down Follow me, follow me Stand up, stand up * Purpose: They are exciting through music and dance lyrics to help reduce the stress of the previous lesson and create exciting atmosphere for the next class At the same time enables the limb joints and knee, they are going to avoid fatigue Especially students remember and inculcate the phrase activities: Stand up, sit down, wave your arms, bend your knees, turn right, turn left, jump up and down and turn around * Students often dance a dance song: “Head, shoulders, knees and toes” to express and remember how to say the words only some parts of the body Here are the lyrics: Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knee and toes, knee and toes Head, shoulders, knees and toes, eyes ears, mouth, nose Or as another song (teachers can turn from the position of the song to practice reflective of the students to hear the words) Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes And eyes and ears and mouth and nose Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes * Purpose: When they sing at the same time touching parts of your body when prompted to This will help you reduce stress fatigue before and after class to help them review and remember how to say the words of some parts of the body * Student often dance in the dance song: “Do it the way I do” to express and remember how to say the words just some normal operations as simple as the following lyrics : Clap your hands high above, it the way I Clap your hands down below, it the way I Roll your hands high above, it the way I Roll your hands high down, it the way I Wave your hands to the right, it the way I Wave your hands to the left, it the way I Point your hands to the left, it the way I Point your hands to the right, it the way I * Purpose: When they sing simultaneously active language song structure This will help you reduce and evil tired after the previous lessons and spitritual comfor to the next class and help you review the evil speak evil words about some of the activities: Clap hands, roll hands, wave hands, point hands and some phrase words and words: right, left, high above, down above 3.2 Organizing the English playground for students For each case, at least one year should also organize exchanges English school level or twice It can be organized according to the block or blocks grade students have the opportunity to learn each other exchanges Student will participate in the contest learn knowledge by answering questions like the entertainment program on TV: The magic hat, Who are millionaires, three stars, the road to the Olympia, ringing gold or meetings mystery gift In addition to participate teams contest, the contest participants also have the participation of the audience, which encouraged the children and engaged learning, deepen the knowledge learned, additional knowledge lacking intergrated into the program indispensable part exam consists of gifted talents such as singing and dancing, recitation, drama in English Soak the environment to speak to not be embarrassed to practice communicating in English * The following illustration is as an English exchange program for students block on the occasion of the anniversary of 26/ 3, founding Ho Chi Minh Commninst Youth Union Time is 45 minutes * Preparation: Teacher prepare programs content, questions, answers, preparation of equipment: radio, speakers, projectors, system question and answer preparation Prepare rewards to encourage students Students participate interviewing the knowledge learned, sing bad songs or songs learned nearly identical to the program Students include six children with two teams: Step 1: individual contest, you have minutes each for this section - Each student will introduce himself/ herself (Greenscreen: Hello, my name is I am from class .I am .years old ) - Then you will sing songs an English, can dance illustration - Each student will answer lots of questions by selecting the number on the screen These questions can be formulated as follows (This part can be set acoording to how the questions are based on the program “Who is a millionaire” Question 1: How I response in English when people greet me with a question “Good afternoon” A good evening B good morning C goodbye D good afternoon Question 2: How I ask you “Gấp sách lại” in English A go out B close your book C open your book D sit down Question 3: How I ask you to answer by saying “It is rainy today” A.how are you? B how old are you? C how is the weather? D what is your name? Question 4: How you respond when you say “Nice to meet you” A I am fine, thank you B See you later C Nice to meet you too D good morning Question 5: I ask you how you respond “I am nine years old” A What is your name B How is the weather? c How old are you? D Good morning Question 6: When you say goodbye to someone how you say? A goodevening B, goodbye C good night D good afternoon 10 Step 2: For the audience: Teachers put pictures on the screen and ask students to read English words and then spell the word If the reader finds out the word and spell it correctly, he/she can get a gift Time for this section is about 10 minutes The words given to students are suitable for all learners to participate, not challenge them more The image is made in the image of school supplies such as: books, pen, ruler, or pictures of family members such as: father, mother, sister, brother or photo of the weather as sunny, windy, cloudy, stormy, snowy Teachers make pictures with the question suggests the numbers of letters in the word in the way of playing the “Magic hat’’ For example: Question 1: This is a letter word to say about a school supplies Teachers can make the ink image on Slide presentation suggested for students if neccesary P E N Question 2: This is a word that consists of letters, talking about a phenomenon of the summer weather Which consume more often us feel hot S U N N Y Question 3: This is a word composed of three letters about a toy that boys liked to play Teachers can make imagines on slides for students to suggestions if needed C A R Question 4: This is a word composed of letters, talking about family members Teachers can put images into slides for students if neccesary M O T H E R After students complete their answers for these questions, teacher gives specific answers and there will be prizes for the audience Depending on the 11 circumstances in wich teachers may choose some questions according to the theme Part of this exam questions and more student participation as possible Step 3: Excution team (Each team consists of children) * Preparation: Teacher prepare for each team play a big white board, marker pen, a box of school supplies such as: pens, rulers, pencils, books, toys, boats, robbot, cars, dolls This section each team of 10 minutes playing the same part of the game “Three interior of stars” each team was appointed secretary to record the reading from his friend, another who touch it in the box and picked turn the map in the box and read the names of the objects touched her (not to be seen) Pen, eraser, book, pen, robbot, ball and another student will be supported, so things have been reading the wrong name in the correct location And so every 10 minutes to see which team they are going to pick up and properly be called many things over the name, spelling more words Example: *First team: Some student use hand in glove box cointaining evil things such as: pen, book, car, doll, robbot .Whe the student touch pen and picked up (without looking at things) shouted: Pen: Student are appointed as secretary to write the word pen If students make mistakes, they have to pick up the items in the basket called wrong whereas if both read and write properly, it is called for in the right basket, so on until all the things *Second team: Include items in the box: doll, car, ruler, eraser, ball Form of play is similar to the first team, just change a few other things for your team After both team have completed this contest is for you vount evil things right and write the correct name from: Right: one, two, three Wrong: one, two, three * Purpose: When organizing exchanges, they take the test and evil children attend have the opportunity to learn from each other very much Each individuall will introduce themselves as more confident than when introduce in 12 English, student have the opportunity to impact, environmental exposure to speak English And the children attending will hear you say, additional knowledge is still lacking her They are reviewing the words, sentences, questions and answers, better reflexes with English When you participate in dancing and singing in English will give you more evil spirit of excitement, more and more favorite subjects Teacher organizations are playing so much is ready enabling environment for children to learn English is extremely rewarding and fun, learning efficiency will be great increased After each play teacher for the last point and synthetic teacher announced individual and the team, presenting a gift to encourage the spirit of their learning 3.3 Organizing English club activities We can organize under the theme, theme activities weekly, monthly Student will participate according to the grade or class, each month we have a theme for students to grasp and exploit The theme can mix together and arrange themselves teacher to suit * Example: The first we test different student studying sport theme “Alphebet” We can set for each student or group learning each name corresponds to the name of letter to the children themselves remember his theme of the class Each operation of the game, we called them by topic and the students also have to remember the name of your theme In doing so they are really eager to learn and easy to remember emulation words, deepen their knowledge English clubs can attract elementary school children participated most of us teach English songs Each of these topics we teach them one or two songs in English * Example: This is a club meetings English for about 40 minutes After all songs students have learned to read English letters from A to Z we will call each student with a letter and student self- introduction their names (I am I am ) and the other student remember his name then teach them to sing the song “Alphabet” Let the children singing in groups, individually singing songs When they sing fluently about the alphabet song teacher let student to play “Apple pass” 13 Student put into a circle The teacher shouted: “Let’s sing” the student sang “Alphabet song” While singing the students handed each an apple when the teacher shouted “Stop” student stop singing Lyrics stop the apple in your hand what is it they introduced “Hello, I am , Nice to meet you The remaining children would shout “Nive to meet you” Finally, they played “Question – Answer” A Student stand up, other student can say any words or questions to the students learned that answer For example: (Students S1, S2, S3 is the board ) S1: Hi! How are you? S: I am fine S2: Hi! I am C S: Hi C I am Q S3: Nice to meet you S: Nice to meet you too S4: Goodbye S: Bye, see you later We give them turns to the board in response to you statemnet Once more content has more questions, more questions student to dialogue For each article we have more questions and answers such as: questions and answers about name, age, weather * Purpose: They review the letters, how to greet an dintroduce his name, how to get acquainted when they met, how to ask and how to say goodbye At the same time help them better reflexes to communicate in English When student are learning the theme song for school supplies (School objects) Unit in (New English book grade 3) teacher held for the children to play games “Go to the bookshop” Student will be named after the only school supplies: book, pen, ruler, eraser, pencil In groups of five groups of to children Each group is named respectively in the name of school supplies as they were name, each of you to remember my name Teachers stated rules and modeling play once, then the student also observed playing, refereeing, they not call you any names that come or not to be named, have to jump around the classroom Teacher wants to buy a book, the teacher would shout “I want a book”, student keeping the book will run again next teacher positions Teacher 14 wants to buy two dimensions it would shout: T wants two rulers two student named set is a ruler will run back to the teacher After all the only coral school supplies, the students will take teacher to “go to the Bookshop” Student would shout the phrase “I want ” so that others like him * Purpose: And so, instead of several student plays the buying school supplies: Go to the book shop and called the name of the only school supplies And the students are gives them deepen vocabulary and speak fluently than from just school supplies: book, pen, ruler, eraser 3.4 Organizing more outdoor activities as gymnastics lessons Student enjoyed participating in the activities and the activities that we give students experience in English Aim to teach student some of the only activities not only in teaching but also to give them the real operation Example: The command for students lined up, forming, a circle, sit down, turning left, turning right and going annoying to give students a platform for student activities learning by playing: - Make a line / Make two lines 15 - Make a circle / Make two circles / Make a small circle / Make a big circle - Stand up /sit down / turn left / turn right - Run fast / run slow / jump /sing / touch your head, shoulders / knees and toes how to organize activities: According to the methods of MAT (Model-> Action-> Talk) The teacher models, shouted orders and the student to follow orders Then teacher organized students ordered several activities It can be arranged in a variety of forms, changing the way organizations to avoid boring game, in every activity, students have acquired a certain knowledge The student has been said to hear you speak and activities Can mix all the activities like singing and dancing English sport activities Students singing dancing, playing traditional game using the comands in English For example: After finishing Unit (New English book grade 3) teach the students have been asking others to stand up (Stand up, please!) to sit down (Sit down, please!) can be expanded to teach some others imperative such as: Make a line/ Make two circles/ Make a big circle/ Turn left/ turn right When most lessons teachers can give students 10 minutes to play, the children will learn through play activities useful First teacher must form, chanting the simple imperative: - Make a line - Make two lines - Turn left/ turn right The student singing and dancing the dance song “Head and shoulders, knees and toes” I can point just body parts in the lyrics to make them better reflection for listening For example: head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes Replace with: head and shoulder, knees and toes, knees and toes - Make a big circle! then the teacher for the children to play games The teacher models the imperative coral - Sit down! - Stand up! 16 - Touch your head! your knees! your shoulders * Purpose: This activity help the children have the opportunity to experience reality, they say the practice is imperative: Stand up, sit down and interactive activities Through fun activities they needed to review the words: Stand up, Sit down Or after finishing teaching Unit (New English book grade 3) students have learned the number of nights, we can apply the above and add operation count from one to ten The teacher to student classified into two to three rows and the student scores 17 - Make a line! - Let’s count from one to ten - Let’s sing: Let’s count from one to ten - Students sang: “Let’s count from one to ten” One, two, three, four, five, Jump Six, seven, eight, nine, ten jump One, two, three, four, five, Jump Six, seven, eight, nine, ten jump One, two, three, four, five, Jump Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, jump One, two, three, four, five, Jump Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, jump Once finished and finished singing the score a student can play the game as part of activities on * Purpose: This activity helps the children have the opportunity to experience reality, they say the practice is imperative and interactive activities Through activities they are reviewing the neccessary depending on the activity, each post that teachers use in part on the experience you count the numbers, counting competently, say and imperatives: Make two lines, let’s count, let’s sing in particular review sample questions The application for each post or a specific part teaches students each object depends very much on the organization of each teacher With the perpective of a small article I can not describe in detail each unit or each lesson is supposed to consult colleagues and flexible application to fit with each theme topic of his teaching and accordance with the conditions of his students The effect of innovation initiative After reseaching and applying this reseach topic, I find that students’ learning results have improved a lot, and become higher than the beginning of the year, presented as below: • Before applying the innovation initiative: 18 Class Total of students Mark 910 3A 26 3B 24 Mark 78 Mark 57 19.2% 10 38.5% 11 42.3% 16.6% 10 41.7% 10 41.7% Mark under • After applying the innovation initiative: Class Total of students Mark 910 3A 26 3B 24 Mark 78 Mark 57 34.6% 15 57.7% 7.7% 33.3% 13 54.2% 12.5% Mark under III CONCLUSION, PROPOSAL Conclusion After a process of applying new teaching methods for students especially students in grade I have organized assessment and comparison of the learning outcomes of students To compare the results statistics of student learning in the first period, the learning outcomes of students in the second period was much higher number of students achieving greatly increased as above From the comparative results of two semesters, students with monitoring academic progress of students in the class I noticed that his initiative is feasible In the experiment, the teachers and the students themselves are very interested in the teaching and learning Students learn in an active way, the teacher is the only organization operational guidelines So I wish that your initiatives widely applied in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning English in primary school We look forward to colleagues enthusiastically received and suggestions for improvement over my initiative Proposal As I am researching this topic, I find myself very eager to contribute a small portion if his experience in building teaching English approach systems at primary school So I look forward to your initiatives that many teachers have 19 known and applied in many primary schools So I strongly recommend to the level on the following topics for the implementation of this success * School: The school pays more attention to the English dapartment, funding for the contestorganized exchanges annual school – level in English * Education department: Application for preventation review and reduction of dietary regulations for teachers teaching subjects tauhgt in English, instead of the more extracurricular For English teachers have the time to invest in effective lesson, the teacher should arrange a maximum of 18 periods / a week Needing professional consistency between clustersof schools and teachers in a specific way There are concrete plans at the beginning of the school year for the English contest With such teaching and learning English new elemetary effective implementation of the program when the English systerm for 10 years I look forward to the enthusiastic leaders who may be interested in helping my initiative to promote optimal efficiency I sincerely thank the leadership and enthusiastic colleagues to help me with this topic I look forward to the review comments of the leaders as well as colleagues in my initiative to more complete I sincerely thank you! Quan Hoa, April 29th, 2018 HEADMASTER’S CONFIRMATION This is my own innovation initiative I surely not copy from the others’ The writer’s name and signature Nguyen Thi Hang REFERENCES 20 Student’s book English 3- Education Publishing House Teacher’ s book English 3- Education Publishing House Five-minute activities- A resource book of short activities with illustration by Andrew Wright- Cambridge University Press Website: Pham Minh Youtube: English songs for kids, games for kids in English 21 ... to building systerm innovations teaching methods I would like to present the following content themes: How to organize extracurricular activities in English for elementary students in Quan Hoa. .. to hear you speak and activities Can mix all the activities like singing and dancing English sport activities Students singing dancing, playing traditional game using the comands in English For. .. Teaching students dancing and singing in English * Solution 2: Organizing English club activities * Solution 3: Organization of the playing field for students in English * Solution 4: Organizing