Idea — Young learners need predictable structure. Classroom routines are not just management tools — they are repeated language events. The same phrases, every lesson, become internalised without explicit teaching.
Example — ‘Good morning everyone. Sit down. Open your books to page…’ said identically each lesson becomes the language learners expect, recognise, and eventually reproduce.
Try — Identify three classroom routine phrases you use every lesson. Write them on a card and display them. Use exactly those phrases every class for one month. Notice when learners start saying them.
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