This week was my first experience teaching Autumn Adventures. I really enjoyed it. It was a bit odd, because there were only 8 students and three teachers. Jason had 4 in his group and Matt and myself each had 2. Man o man, the two girls in my group were so quiet. It freaked me out a little. One girl was 5 and the other was 8. The 8 year old, Ashley, would not answer questions directly; she whispered them to her mother.
After lunch we all went on the hike together. The 8 children were all so curious; it was great. The 5 year old, Faith, who was in my group in the morning totally changed personalities. She was asking questions, talking out loud and just overall enthusiastic. It was nice to see.
It was a good first time for me. I was a little nervous, because I was unsure of the material to be covered. I look forward to the next Autumn Adventures.
The hike was fun...
ReplyDeleteAnd Faith sure did change her mentality, or was it the smores at lunch? She was running on a head with the 2 boys from my group and they all had a blast!
Oh man I would LOVE to have such a small group for Autumn Adventures! How strange that they were so shy. Usually the increased one-on-one attention they get in those situations gets them more into it. I'm glad things improved for you on the hike. They sure do seem to love that part! And who the heck wouldn't?
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