Which age group do we target?

Teaching Different Age Groups: What Works And What Doesn't?


Elementary School Kids: (Ideal group to target)
"At this age, a lot of role-playing is very effective, as the students like to see themselves as tiny adults. Playing games where they role-play adult occupations is fun and an easy way to include the target language. The lessons can now also include a competitive aspect as this age group does not shy away from competing with each other." 

"When planning a lesson for an elementary class, it is all about the balance between energy, brain work and friendly competition. Have a few high energy activities in the lesson but split the room into teams to add a competitive spirit. To balance the high energy parts have some puzzle and quiz activities where individuals can shine and show their skill. 

Although this age group may seem like they know it all and like to take on adult roles, never forget they are still children so keep all the activities light-hearted and fun. Even though these lessons take on a more competitive role than kindergarten, keep in mind the goal is for the students to enjoy class and have fun while learning.

Junior School Kids: (Harder group to target)

Don’t let the junior age group make you think it is easier teaching older students. It’s not. Teaching this age group has its challenges as does any. Being a teenager is not an easy task, and with so much change going on, their confidence is up and down. You will find that your juniors have begun to care about other people’s opinions and how they are seen by others, so make this lesson a comfortable place to be a teen.

The best way to make this lesson work is to make it relatable. The first lesson will always be awkward no matter what, as the students are getting to know you and their classmates. Use this first lesson to get to know them. Do this by doing a quiz, or a questionnaire to find out their favourite movies, music and things to do in their free time. Once you have this information, you are able to get to know their world, and they have had a chance to learn about each other often finding common interests. Not only can you make use of the students’ interests make use the popular media channels they interact with. 

https://www.saxoncourt.com/blog/teaching-different-age-groups-works-doesnt/

• From the information above I recommend we target the 'Elementary Age' as they look at becoming like 'tiny adults' wanting to do the things their parents do. They are easy to teach general problems to if they are fun and competitive, as they haven't formed specific characteristics for likes/dislikes on teaching.
• With Elementary it is a very broad group of ages, so we would possible need to narrow it down to 1 or 2 grade unless we make variations of the project so we target all elementary kids. Ranges from Grade 1-6 and Ages 6-12, with that being quite broad we may want to focus on 4 grades and have 2 different variations of teaching or we focus on the one.