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Ages 3–12

Make your childlook forward to it.

Children don't learn English by studying it. They learn by using it. Songs, games, movement and cards — the words hide inside those. The child plays; the language follows.

Ayo teaching a kindergarten class

What a lesson looks like

Circle time

We open with a song and greetings. Everyone speaks; nobody waits their turn in silence.

Cards & games

New words arrive on cards and settle through play. The child doesn't memorise a word — they use it.

Movement

We stand up. Words stick when the body moves — nobody learns sitting still at five.

Small groups

Quiet children disappear in a crowd. Groups stay small so every child speaks.

What will change in your child

This is what parents ask most. The honest answer: change is slow but visible. A typical timeline looks like this.

  1. Month 1

    The shyness breaks

    Your child starts saying English words at home, unprompted. No sentences yet — but no fear either.

  2. Month 3

    Sentences arrive

    Set phrases settle in: I want, I like, can I have. They can ask for what they want in English.

  3. Month 6

    Conversation begins

    They answer questions in English. Vocabulary passes 300 words. Cartoons go on without subtitles.

  4. Year 1

    Answers come without translating

    They stop translating from Turkish in their head. That's the real threshold — everything speeds up after it.

A short play

This is how I teach: no memorising, the words hidden inside a story. The English in the speech bubbles is the first phrases a child picks up.

Help!İmdat!Thank you!Teşekkürler!
Roar!Kükreme sesiA stick!Bir sopa!
I'm coming!Geliyorum!Take this!Al bakalım!
The End

Show your child

A small version of a game I use in class. Three modes and five topics, so it fits your child's age. Works on a phone too.

Word Game

Three games, three skills: listening, reading and spelling.

How shall we play?
Pick a topic

Sound needs to be on

What parents ask

My child knows no English at all. Are we too late?

No. Ages 3–7 are the most productive window for accent and listening, but a child starting at ten will speak within a year. The only late start is never starting.

Do you speak Turkish? What if my child doesn't understand?

I teach in English — but I can tell when a child is lost, and I'll bridge with a Turkish word when needed. No child is left sitting in confusion.

How long is a lesson?

It depends on age: 30 minutes for 3–5, 40 for 6–9, 50 for 10+. A small child's attention doesn't last beyond 30 minutes, and pushing it is pointless.

Do we need to do anything at home?

I don't set homework. One request only: ask your child what they did in the lesson, and be pleased when the answer comes in English. That's all it takes.

Online or in person?

Both. In person is clearly better at younger ages. From about eight, online works very well too.

The next scene is your child's

Let's meet for a free trial lesson. Your child thinks it's a game; you hear their first English sentence.