I finished up my third week of teaching in the village of Deir al Hatab yesterday. I'm amazed at how fast the time is going, despite the often lengthy feel to each day. I'm thinking of ways to celebrate the one month mark for myself as well as my students. A solid month of classes with lots of learning feels like an achievement worth recognizing. In the very least, I'm thinking of naming a student of the month for attendance and progress; I am lucky to have quite a few stellar candidates.
The oldest class has made huge strides in just the past week. We worked on answering why questions, conjugating regular present tense verbs quickly, mastering short vowel sounds for reading and spelling, and even wrote a short drama. I had a few new additions to this class this week which served to highlight how much my class has already learned. It was a very inspiring week!
My two younger/lower level classes are going well too. They learned two new songs, "The Hokey Pokey" and "If You're Happy and You Know It." Both were huge hits and helped the students practice their new vocabulary focused on the body and people. We started doing a little bit more reading this week. Although some students read quite well, there are a few who don't. I have the students reviewing phonics and simple sight words, so I hope to have everyone up to speed soon.
I aim to take some better pictures and videos next week, but hope you can enjoy the following brief clip.
The oldest class has made huge strides in just the past week. We worked on answering why questions, conjugating regular present tense verbs quickly, mastering short vowel sounds for reading and spelling, and even wrote a short drama. I had a few new additions to this class this week which served to highlight how much my class has already learned. It was a very inspiring week!
My two younger/lower level classes are going well too. They learned two new songs, "The Hokey Pokey" and "If You're Happy and You Know It." Both were huge hits and helped the students practice their new vocabulary focused on the body and people. We started doing a little bit more reading this week. Although some students read quite well, there are a few who don't. I have the students reviewing phonics and simple sight words, so I hope to have everyone up to speed soon.
I aim to take some better pictures and videos next week, but hope you can enjoy the following brief clip.
I loved that clip! I have no doubt that those kids are not only learning English and culture from you, but absorbing a bit of the amazing, beautiful spirit you carry yourself with! xo Mom
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