Parent's Guide

 Helping your child with English

Tips to help your child enjoy English and learn more:

• Introduce English phrases into your day, e.g. say Have a nice day, Good morning, Good night, etc.
• Use the Tiger Team online materials at home with your child – here you can find songs from Tiger Team to sing at home, stories and English language games you can play together.
• Practise English with your child in an informal way, e.g. naming foods in the supermarket or singing English songs in the car.
• Set up an English corner at home with English story books, CDs of music in English and photos of cultural references from English-speaking countries.
• For celebrations like birthdays, make greeting cards in English at home with your child.
• Help your child to label objects around the house in English with Post-its®.
• Focus on what your child does well in English – praise them by saying That’s great! / Well done! when they learn a new word or song in English.
• Make a picture dictionary with your child by writing vocabulary in a notebook and drawing pictures next to each word.

Tips to help your child use the internet safely:

• Whenever possible, accompany your child when they surf the internet.
• Bookmark your child’s favourite websites so that they can find them easily.
• Establish clear rules and times for when your child can and can’t use the internet.
• Ask your internet provider to set up a parental control device and configure your browser to filter unwanted websites.
• Encourage your child to speak openly with you about using the internet and their areas of interest online.
• Make sure your child doesn’t give personal information such as name, address, etc. online; tell them to always ask you before giving their details.
• Ask your child not to share their passwords with others.
• Make sure your child’s work station is correctly set up to avoid back problems and eye-strain.

To access free online activities for Tiger Team use the code in the front of the Activity Book.