Friendly English Grammar Teaching for Young Learners

Learning a new language is a complex thing for children. Current belief that children are the best recipients for new knowledge can even give fewer solutions if the way of teaching is not appropriate with their age. Teaching English for young learners plays its role to make it straight on the right way of teaching English which is friendly for children. There is one part of some crucial English materials that must commonly attract the teacher's attention like "is it right to teach grammar to children?" or "how to tell them to use grammar in correct way?". English teachers have their own teaching style but in this matter, it cannot be ignored that every materials delivered, every approach applied, and every technique done, they should be child-friendly. By considering the characteristics of children, English Education Department students of Muria Kudus University are asked to create games to teach grammar for young learners in friendly ways. This is a descriptive research which compiles the data of friendly English grammar teaching for young learners from the English Education Department students as the data source. The result of the research is described based on the three ways of teaching grammar for young learners: 1) Noticing; 2) Structuring; and 3) Proceduralizing. In conclusion, teachers naturally have their thought of making everything fun in the classroom, especially in early grades. Teaching grammar can be still a fun activity if it is considered in some friendly ways.