Tailor-made diversified teaching activities to lay a solid foundation in English and fly higher and further

Taoist Ching Chung Primary School (Wu King Estate) is located in Tuen Mun District, New Territories. It has always been adhering to the purpose of "promoting learning and nurturing talents", using a proactive attitude and interesting teaching activities to make the learning process easier to "get into the brain" and provide students with the highest quality education. Principal Wu Siming leads a professional teaching team and is committed to consolidating students' English foundation. During the suspension of classes due to the epidemic, the teaching team even spontaneously filmed teaching videos to continue to improve students' English proficiency.

Create rich context and strengthen Phonics training

To effectively improve students' English proficiency, it is necessary to create a rich context for students. Therefore, the school hires an additional foreign teacher at its own expense to give students more opportunities to communicate with foreigners. Principal Wu pointed out that in order to consolidate the English foundation of primary school freshmen, the training of English pinyin (Phonics) is particularly strengthened: "Effective learning of English pinyin can improve students' pronunciation, spelling and word stringing skills, which will be of great help to their English reading ability in the long run. At the same time, in addition to foreign English teachers teaching the first-grade English courses, additional classes will be provided after class to give students more learning opportunities and make a good transition from kindergarten to primary school."

Strengthen creative writing and induce interest in learning

In addition to paying attention to the English connection of primary school freshmen, the school also provides sufficient support to students in primary three to primary six. Principal Wu explained: "Learning English is not only about understanding grammar (Grammar), but also improving communication skills." Therefore, the teaching team will provide a platform for primary three and primary four students through English dramas to allow them to speak English boldly and learn conversational skills. As for Primary 5 and Primary 6 students who submit sub-tests, the English course focuses on creative writing training, teaching students about the structure and skills of writing. Principal Wu pointed out: "We found that students often failed to perform well in the composition test due to lack of inspiration. Since the school began to teach students creative writing skills, the students' composition level has improved greatly." In addition, the teaching team will also carefully evaluate each student's learning progress and provide appropriate storybooks according to their different levels, supplemented by worksheets for extended activities.

In addition, the teaching team will also call parents to discuss their children's English learning situation with them and improve the effectiveness of learning and teaching through home-school cooperation. The school also has a "Parent Class" every month. If parents complete designated "tasks", such as reading with their children, telling stories, etc., they will receive certificates. This can promote parent-child relationships and increase students' interest in learning. Through continuously optimized education methods, students can achieve success in their studies and fly higher and further.

Designing the Read & Sing Program using music as teaching materials

A few years ago, the school launched a one-year "Read & Sing Program". Due to the satisfactory results, the program has been continued to this day. Principal Wu shared: "Teachers first select some classic folk songs or catchy children's songs, and then adapt the learned vocabulary into lyrics, and sing and learn with the students, so that students can more easily understand the content and the application of English vocabulary. Because music can make people easier to 'get into the brain', it is of great help to students in learning English."

Homemade table games to enhance learning engagement

At the peak of the epidemic, all students in Hong Kong had to stay at home and take online classes, and classroom activities were forced to be cancelled. In order to avoid affecting the students' learning progress, foreign English teachers spontaneously produced English teaching videos and uploaded them to YouTube for students to review the past, learn new things, and continue to learn. Principal Wu expressed his appreciation: "I am very touched by the teacher's selfless dedication. The video has even been uploaded to the public media so that the public who are interested in learning can also benefit."

In addition, the teaching team has also specially designed interesting and diverse board games. The game content not only contains subject elements, but is also customized for students. For example, the name of the protagonist of the board game is changed to the name of the classmates to enhance their sense of involvement. In addition, teachers will also lead students to publish relevant English publications. The content of the publications will match what they have learned in class. Illustrations and the name of the production unit will also be added. This will not only improve students' English skills, but also help them understand the production process and structure of books, achieving interdisciplinary learning.