What an amazing day. I was a bit worried about working with class 10 as these children are 15/16 years old. Thinking about Ellen and her friends at Cavendish, I could not think of anything worse than teaching that age group. But these kids were not spoilt by the media and what we take for granted in the Western world. They were innocent and child like in every way. Very curious about how we arrived in India, aeroplanes and trains.
We spent the morning un-packing our cases, Sister Jancy was mesmerised by what we had brought. I explained again what our plans are for each class and showed her the resources. She is so gentle and caring, immaculatly dressed and calm. She has such a grace about her. The children idolise her.
Lunch was a treat, in the UK you rarely get a chance to grap a sandwich. Here everone sits down at a long table and eats a full meal. They laughed at our banana sandwiches.
After lunch it was my turn to teach..... I was amazed by how calm I was and how I just got straight into it. Vexillology - The study of flags... This was our first lesson.. First I explained why we have flags. The children copied things down in their English books, we then went onto the fun part. Making the flags, the kids loved it. They were so excited by the paint and what they were going to do.
As they finished one flag they had the opportunity to make another one. I bluetac each one on the board, even the teachers joined in and made flags.. They loved the handmade paper. I gave the class a quizz about flags when we they had finished painting. Each correct answer they got a flag card. When they had finished I got the kids to move all the tables and we played indoor games with some of the equipment we purchased, it was too hot to go outside.
At the end of the school day (2.30) I created a display. Sister Jancy's eyes were popping out her head. All the teachers (especially the male ones) stood and starred at me balancing on a chair putting up the display.
Great first day teaching.
Karen x
We spent the morning un-packing our cases, Sister Jancy was mesmerised by what we had brought. I explained again what our plans are for each class and showed her the resources. She is so gentle and caring, immaculatly dressed and calm. She has such a grace about her. The children idolise her.
Lunch was a treat, in the UK you rarely get a chance to grap a sandwich. Here everone sits down at a long table and eats a full meal. They laughed at our banana sandwiches.
After lunch it was my turn to teach..... I was amazed by how calm I was and how I just got straight into it. Vexillology - The study of flags... This was our first lesson.. First I explained why we have flags. The children copied things down in their English books, we then went onto the fun part. Making the flags, the kids loved it. They were so excited by the paint and what they were going to do.
As they finished one flag they had the opportunity to make another one. I bluetac each one on the board, even the teachers joined in and made flags.. They loved the handmade paper. I gave the class a quizz about flags when we they had finished painting. Each correct answer they got a flag card. When they had finished I got the kids to move all the tables and we played indoor games with some of the equipment we purchased, it was too hot to go outside.
At the end of the school day (2.30) I created a display. Sister Jancy's eyes were popping out her head. All the teachers (especially the male ones) stood and starred at me balancing on a chair putting up the display.
Great first day teaching.
Karen x
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