Back to Elementary School

My students get three days off this week so I get to visit random elementary schools. It is always nice to go back and see the little ones. They have no fear of English yet and they will always try and speak to you whether you want them to or not.


Tuesday

I visited an elementary school where the first graders knew greetings, feelings, fruits, animals, colours and could answer questions like “What colour do you like?” It usually takes them a while to get to that level and so it was a nice change. I went to the school with Chloe (an ALT from England). It was nice to teach with someone else as you get to see how other people act in the classroom and steal an idea or two.


Wednesday

I was at Izumi-minami today. I have visited the school before and it is one of my favourites. My first class was with the special ed class who love English. We sang a song, played a game, read a book and they even had time to talk me into giving them my favourite animal stickers! I love them!


Thursday

Today I visited Tatsuda elementary school with Walter. I like Walter; he is very quiet but super cool. He is from New York, speaks amazing Chinese and Japanese and listens to heavy metal music! We had such a laugh teaching together as we got into a USA vs UK debate and he enjoyed sticking magnets all over my David Beckham picture as I pretended to get angry. The kids loved it and it made teaching them even more fun.