Hello Everyone!

It is already week two! Woot woot! Today we traveled to the all girls Catholic school. I must admit i was a little nervous… When we got there we met Gabbie and Rose, they are super nice and very helpful. We had a quick tour and were told the history of the school. The school goes from k-12 which was great! I love the younger grade and miss teaching them. I taught primary  and elementary ages at 4Cats for a couple years.

We were asked to come up with a game for an english class with girls (ages 15) to help them change sentences into past tense. The girls were super into it and it was fun to answer their questions about Canada.

One of the teachers was away sick and Gabbie asked us if we would teach a lesson on” The Outsiders.” I had not read the book since grade 8 but remembered the key points. We made a Venn diagram to compare the book and movie. We did the same for comparing the greasers and socs. Finally, we finished with interviewing a character. With both of these activities the students used our “think, pair and share” exercise. The girls could choose their favourite main character from the book and ask him/ her 5 questions. They also shared with a partner to help construct answers to the questions. The girls were great and had many questions for us about our education what we were doing in Mexico and much more.

I felt at home with the students and loved their energy. We ended the day busing back to TEC with younger and older students. The younger girls were age 10 and full of energy asking us questions and getting to know each other.

Today we had to work on the fly and it is a part of teaching that I love. It challenges me to get out of my comfort zone and try something new! I also believe as a teacher it is a very important skill. I am looking forward to tomorrow and spending more time with the students.