On Monday, I met with my child tutee for two hours. Due to the fact there were 8 or 9 children around the table we were able to hold everyone's attention for two hours by playing interactive games to develop English vocabulary. This post details the first hour.
I arrived at 5 p.m., all the children were outside playing. I thought they would not want to come in for their lesson but to my pleasant surprise they all came in when I started walking toward the house. In the previous sessions, it has been a group tutoring session so this time I printed materials for everyone so we would not all have to read off of one sheet. The vocabulary building set I chose was on common places. For example, bank, restaurant, supermarket, school were some of the words. I think knowing these words and their function is essential for living in Tallahassee. We began by going through each flashcard together. First reading the word together, then covering what the purpose of that place is. Any words they brainstormed that were associated with the place I asked for them to write on the card. We made drawings of different scenes for some of the places. I asked when they were finished drawing to label the drawings with the English vocabulary words. Based on their reactions, I think they enjoyed the lesson and demonstrated improved comprehension of the relevant vocabulary.
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