| An ESL lesson (memory helpers for kindergarten and | | | | or a tongue sticking out of a mouth.E A comb or |
| phonics level).Young ESL learners need to be | | | | part of a rake (Also Korean letter T). Act out |
| exposed to several methods to help them learn the | | | | combing and raking motions..F Part of a flag |
| alphabet. I teach the alphabet while making the | | | | (tae-guk-ee in Korean)G Grandfather bean (kong in |
| phonics sounds and trying to illustrate the large and | | | | Korean). Draw a bean with a little T -shaped walking |
| small letters with my hands and body. The children | | | | stick. Then act out grandfather bean for the children. |
| can come to the front of the class and do the same. | | | | They love it.H Is big I fallen over.I Is big H fallen |
| I/they draw the letter on the board, of course, or | | | | over.J A fish hook. Sketch in the barb and eyelet.K |
| use a big chart/poster. Ask the kids to say big A, | | | | Fallen over K looks like the Korean letter for J.L An |
| small a, big B, small b, etc. Don't introduce the word | | | | elbow (L bow).M Upside down W, or a "bum".N Fallen |
| capital at this stage of their development. Big is | | | | over it becomes a Z.O Is the mouth or eye or eye |
| fine.Kids like the hand gestures and body positions | | | | glasses.P Is like a golf club. Act it out.Q Is like a fan |
| very much, physical learning. For example a W is two | | | | (bu-chai in Korean).R Is a fat man walking with no |
| Vs, then flip it over and you have an M. (Put two Vs | | | | head.S Snake, spaghettiT Walking stick or gun (also |
| together at the finger tips and you can also make a | | | | like a Korean letter).U Half an m or w.V Half an M or |
| diamond and then a square.) Elbow is an L and a bow. | | | | WW An upside-down M or two Vs or Us.X Part of a |
| Two children holding hands is a capital H, etc., etc. | | | | fence or two people kissing. Sketch the missing |
| This is kinesthetic learning (body and mind) at its | | | | faces.Y Sling shot or swim suit, etc. Sketch in the |
| best. If you are good at sketching all the better. | | | | missing parts.Z A fallen over N or lightening |
| Always a winner.A tentB "bum" (un-dong-ee in | | | | (electricity) or snoring Z-Z-Z-Z-Zs. |
| Korean)C Moon or nose ring of an ox.D Half a circle | | | | |