An Educational Adventure in Prague

This week we were able to present a English lesson to a third grade class at a local elementary school. The lesson focused on verbs, and was divided into 3 parts. We first played a game to help the students practice saying their hobbies and to get to know their interests better. Then we played a game where the children had to guess what verb or action another student was drawing on the board. Finally we played a game where they had to act out the verbs presented.

The children seemed to enjoy the activities, however their English level was much higher than we anticipated so the games may a been too simplistic for them. We also had a few discipline issues. There was a lot of talking during the last two games, and some students were having their own side conversations. Since it was not our classroom we felt hesitant to discipline the students. However this was a learning experience and going into the classroom we really did not know what to expect as far as their English comprehension level, or their behavior.

Italy..

last weekend I traveled to Italy and it was amazing! It’s my favorite place I’ve been and I definitely want to go back. I loved the Italian culture, food, and not to mention shopping. It didn’t hurt being in the fashion capital of the world, well maybe my wallet a little, but when in Milan…

We found a really cool area/district of the city which had a river and restaurants and shopping on both sides. We had great meals, and loved shopping “the fake stuff.” We haggled the price down for some gifts we bought which was fun, although I’m sure they are probably still making a good profit.