Morning class at Graceland/O’Donnell was, I suppose, typical. The children went right into their classroom and Kellie and Karen started the English lesson on body parts. They started with a game of “head-and-shoulders-knees–and-toes” with the ladies and dispatched me to make more copies. By the time I returned, they had moved into the lesson in the English book. I looked for my seat again between Evangeline and Norma. But Evangeline was absent. It is probably for the best since she was more suited for a beginner’s class. But I will miss her and will wonder how she fares since I feel I made a personal connection with her. Norma still needed my help. She is also barely even with the rest of the class. So, for Norma, I was given the task of making flash cards (!!!!) with the vocabulary of body parts on one side and my expert drawings on the other. I was also given a Scrabble card game. We worked independently from the rest of the group with the flashcards and the Scrabble cards. She had problems with the sounds of “m” and “n,” “b” and “g,” and “k” and “t.” The scrabble cards worked well with this exercise. “Cat” became “bat” became “hat” became “sat,” etc. Kellie was impressed with my flashcard technique and may now give me more teaching duties and less Xeroxing. A volunteer can only hope.
Later at lunch, the conversation scenario was much as it was before with the other group. Who am I and what was I doing there. I am getting better at answering questions and am learning more about the ladies in the group. They are all significantly younger that me and we may not “hang out” but there is a good rapport.
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