Today I had my first hour with a local primary school, assisting a teacher in English. Being the first day, I didn't have to do much but tell some very small and cute 5-6 year olds to be quiet, behave, sit properly on their chairs and speak in English - not Catalan or Spanish. They sang a song about saying hello, what's the weather like today - it was sunnnnnnnnnnny! They played a game with colours and guessing animals and then got to look at all the fun cards with monsters, vampires and bats on. After all this, an hour had passed and it was time for the goodbye song.
I didn't just learn a bit about this children in that hour though. I learned that an hour goes a lot faster when you're helping out with a class of adorable children than it does when you're in a Catalan lecture. Being an assistant is just as important as being a teacher. Kids say and do the funniest things. Children really are quite clever.
Credit to the kids, because they're not allowed to speak in Spanish or Catalan and have to try to understand everything we're saying to them - so telling them off is an ordeal when they don't quite understand you, so you have to talk with your hands. It's all good fun though :).
Credit to the kids, because they're not allowed to speak in Spanish or Catalan and have to try to understand everything we're saying to them - so telling them off is an ordeal when they don't quite understand you, so you have to talk with your hands. It's all good fun though :).
I can't wait for my next session; it's so much more exciting being here and knowing that I don't just have university work to do, but something else to help me in the future!
