Day 313 | Friday, November 6 | 2009

The Book Loft...

Today has been busy but great. I taught kindergarden class at West Elementary today and it went well (for the most part). There was a substitute teacher and it appeared that the kids were pretty rowdy because of it (and probably because it is a Friday). I taught the class the alphabet in Spanish and some of the boys just were not able to focus or pay attention. They would just play around with each other and boast "I can burp the ABC's in Spanish!!!"

Good thing was that I was able to get them to focus by this little clapping rhythm I picked up on -- I would clap the little three-step rhythm and then the class would automatically clap it back to me. I have also learned to focus on activities in which the children repeat something that you say right after you say it, a sort of call and answer game. That way, the kids get so preoccupied with the game they forget about drifting away and acting up.

After class, I picked up Caitlin and we went to Columbus to see about getting her computer fixed and also to see her family. It was great to see Mark, Susan, Robin, Derek, and (yes) even Penny just for a little bit. We went out to eat dinner with Mark and Susan and it was great to spend some time with them. After that, Caitlin and I went to the Book Loft for a while too before driving back to Athens.

In Athens, we met up with Evan for a little bit before going to bed. Great day!