Teaching preschoolers
Ages 3–6, online and off: attention spans, TPR, puppets, parents — and lessons that feel like play.
Articles in this topic
How to teach English online to a 4-year-old (and stay sane)
A realistic playbook for online lessons with 3–5 year olds: lesson length, activity rhythm, props, parents and what success actually looks like.
August 2, 2026 · 8 min read · Read →
Attention spans by age: planning lessons around real children
How long kids can actually focus at 3, 5, 7 and 10 — and how to slice lessons, games and explanations to fit inside it.
July 28, 2026 · 6 min read · Read →
TPR for the smallest: 15 move-to-learn games for ages 3–6
Total Physical Response is THE method for pre-readers: fifteen command games, how to sequence them, and the online adaptations.
July 20, 2026 · 6 min read · Read →
Puppets and props: the co-teacher that never gets tired
Why a sock puppet outperforms most edtech with small kids, what belongs in an online teacher's prop box, and five puppet routines.
July 10, 2026 · 6 min read · Read →
Parents in online lessons: from awkward extra to secret weapon
Where parents should sit, what to ask of them, how to handle prompting and translation — and turning families into your retention engine.
June 30, 2026 · 6 min read · Read →
The first three lessons with a preschooler: a survival script
Minute-by-minute plans for lessons one, two and three with a 3–6 year old — building trust before building vocabulary.
June 18, 2026 · 7 min read · Read →