A little encouragement after an exhausting first week back.
This week I found out what after school specials I will be teaching. The teachers get paid a certain amount depending on how many kids sign up for their class. So, Monday after school I will hanging out with 10 5-7 year olds, dancing to Justin Bieber in our socks on the drama stage. It's going to be a blast. In the second class, I'll be reading kids stories and they will either draw or write responses to it and sometimes create their own alternative ending. This class is for 5-6 year olds and I've got 8 of them. On top of those two classes I found out my tap/ballet class I teach elsewhere got enough kids in it to continue through the fall. I feel very encouraged. Needless to say, it will be a busy fall but I am very excited to try my hand at these.
I've found some great children's books and I know a lot of authors from my time at work but does anyone have any suggestions? Even though this class is for 5-6 year olds, they're all a grade ahead. I'm willing to research just about anything!
Anything by Tomie DePaola is good...I also like to check out the award winning books for the year. Here is one site to look at. http://www.underdown.org/childrens-book-awards.htm
ReplyDeleteLove you both,
Sam