January 15, 2013
I love these kids, teaching them is a real challenge though. I don't have enough time to plan the lessons every day, so I basically find my number of materials, keep energetic, and improvise the entire time. It's really stressful.
I feel like I should blog more, since it's been a few days, but I need sleep. Who needs sleep? I need sleep!
I have some really really sweet kids, but it's hard to keep them involved sometimes, the groups are too diverse. My first few groups know too much, and I struggle to figure out what to teach them. My last group knows hardly any English at all, and I struggle to teach them to speak up.
My first lesson was kitchen, and it went pretty well (when it wasn't chaotic). The kids all went away from that lesson thinking I'm crazy for "listening to bread and butter."
Today I taught the kids to play Follow the Leader. It was a lot more involved, and the kids learned really well, but I'm worn out. I can only jump in place for so long before my cane becomes more a necessity than just merely nice to have.
Oh well, I'll get the hang of this eventually.
Elizabeth (Zabe)
No comments:
Post a Comment