A week of teaching...and then let the games begin

   This was my first week of teaching, I taught 7 classes of 1st graders and 2 classes of 3rd grade. I began by teach the 1st graders about opposites, thinking that it might be a little bit difficult for them based on what one of the 1st grade teachers had told me. I was wrong! The activities that I had planned turned out to be to simple for my classes that I taught on Monday and Tuesday so I decided to scratch most of the lessons and change it to be more difficult for teaching the rest of the classes. I found some new activities that would take their learning to the next level and it turned out that my activities we to difficult for the other classes that I taught on Thursday so as I was teaching I changed the activities to fit the level of the children in the class. Teaching the 1st grade classes on Friday went very well! I found some new activities and focused more on the speaking and listening with the children instead of the topic so heavily.  I have a feeling that my Friday classes will be much better than my Monday classes because I will figure out what works and what doesn't by the time Friday comes.

  Teach 3rd grade was amazing though! I thought I would like the younger children better just because that is what I am used to teaching, but the 3rd grade is my favorite so far.  I  taught two different 3rd grade classes, one on Monday and one on Tuesday. We discussed maps and I had the students help me draw a map of their classroom and then had them think about their bedroom at home and draw a map of it. They really enjoyed the activity and one of the teachers said that her whole class wrote about it in their journals that week. I can't wait to teach them again!
    Next week I am teaching eight classes of 2nd grade and two classes of 4th grade. I will be teaching the 2nd graders about shapes and the 4th graders about the seasons. Oddly, it was very difficult for me to write and create the lesson plan for 4th grade. I don't really know why the only thing I can think of is that 4th grade is out of my certification or maybe I was just thinking to hard. We will see how this week goes with teaching.

   This weekend were the big games at KU and it was so much FUN!!! I forgot my camera, but Pey had hers so she let me take pictures.They were played at the Olympic stadium which was cool in and of its self.  I went to the rugby game and the soccer game. I was not able to go to the hockey, baseball, or basketball games because they were on Friday.  The game on Saturday were so much fun, I went with Pey, Natalia and their KU buddies. We didn't sit down at all and their chats are crazy....I'm sore today, how pathetic. We won both of the games and after each team won they thanked all of the fans for cheering for them, it was so sweet.  Once the games ended we came back to Anam where the Alumni paid for students to eat and drink for free at certain restaurants. The KU buddies were so great they are some of the nicest people I have ever meet. I had a great week and am ready for the challenges that teaching in Korea brings.
 Oh I forgot to say that this week is the big English performance and evaluation at my school so the stress will be high and should be interesting. Philly is in charge of the play the students are going to perform. Its very cute, but she is so nervous.

The Ants in the play. They are so funny!

Also I get to go home this week, just for the weekend, but I am very excited. The jet leg should be insane though, wish me luck.