English Summer School started this week! So far, we've had two students a day, but our last week we're going to average 7 to 10, ranging from 2 yrs. all the way to 11. It's going to be tough to figure out lessons for that.
So far, the oldest kid we've had was 6. We've been doing mostly alphabet, colors, and numbers. Yesterday, our kids were very active kids who needed energetic activities to get them engaged. Today, we had two quiet girls. I find the quieter kids more challenging. Active kids will learn if you get them running around, and you can tell they're learning because they'll shout what you're trying to teach them if they get excited enough. Quiet kids are another story. You can't tell if they're learning much because they don't speak. We had to do activities where they showed us things, because we couldn't get a peep out of them.
I'm looking forward to the bigger groups. They're challenging, but more fun.
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When you get the wider age-range groups, since there are two of you, perhaps you can split them up by ability.
ReplyDeleteThe quiet ones probably feel intimidated by a foreigner speaking to them in a language they don't understand (I would). If they keep coming to summer school and get to know you better, they'll warm up to you!