Education continues...

Yes...education continues....both for the students and for us!  We continue our daily trips to Munoces....with some interruptions!(see a later post)...and are working with three classes....kindergarten, 1-3 grades, and 4-6 grades.  We have only met with the kindergarten twice...the first time we had 4 students and the second time we had 13.  I think we will just keep thinking of things that will keep them busy and learning...and if they learn some English that will be a bonus.  With only 14 of them and 3 of us we might have a chance.  They are adorable and a delight.

 Grades 4-6 are pretty attentive and are soaking up most everything we throw at them.  We are trying to branch out beyond the conversational phrases we taught them last year with some new verbs and nouns.  Almost all the students were in our class last year and remember an amazing amount on conversation.  We are also introducing the alphabet, dictionary skills and written words this year after trying to stay strictly verbal last year.

The 1st through 3rd grades are proving to be the biggest challenge because of their wide range of maturity and foundational skills.  We are dividing them into grade groups with Kimberly teaching the 1st graders, Linda the 2nd graders, and Warren teaching the 3rd graders.  That is working out pretty well except it's difficult to find a place to teach where another group isn't causing a disruption.  Kimberly ended up teaching in the sun on Monday and nearly fried!  We have little white-boards to carry outside with us under the trees and we're making it work.  Once again, they are adorable but keeping them focused when we have them for an hour and a half is difficult.  The 1-3 and the 4-6 classes alternate with each getting a longer class every other day.  The 4-6 graders can handle it pretty well but that's a long time for 6 year olds!!