had my first english class with 5-9 years old japanese kids.

what can i say??totally different when i was with sunday school kids,

when the kids came in,they were like wondering who is this person here instead of their usual teacher,but the kids and me became great friends after that..lol,felt a bit intimidated with their mothers watching us,but soon ignored them as time went by.

nanami came in first,she warmed up to me quite fast i must say,a bit shy at first but after doing high fives and talking to her,she was ok,next came in aju??and a-something (shoot!!i forgot their names),and of course,they were shocked too to see a new person standing there instead of their usual teacher..but after doing the same things i did with nanami,they too warmed up to me,ariasha was next..mix japs and brazillian i think,the oldest,and then ayaka..the shy one..toshiya the only boy was absent today.

the kids were still a bit shy so i had them sit around a circle and did some simple warm up exercises(by this time i was exhausted from just all the greeting..lol) had them clap their hands,shake them.,jump,etc...when i made sure they were warmed up we sang the hello song...just learned in on the net and was glad they had the song in the center...the kids were a bit reluctant a bit cause they dont know the song,but after going through it with them once,they got used to it with the actions and all..

next,i taught them body parts,eyes,ears,hands..etc...once i made sure they knew their parts we did the hokey pokey song,a bit relieved they learned the song b4..ariasha was not so active compared to the others..worried me a bit,but as Usha said we can cater to each and everyones feelings..just make sure they enjoy themselves..which im sure they did..i hope

after that we went to our sits and showed them flashcards of animals,made sounds and asked them to guess ..and then placed the cards on the floor and had them pick out the card which i ask them to find...in between thought them how to say thank you,here you are and welcome...

was running out of ideas...had the kids pass a ball and had them asking questions like how are you when they pass the ball and i'm great!! when they received it...this continues with other several phrases ...

Usha helped out by suggesting them to throw the ball and say out any english word they know,they kinda liked that as we went faster and faster...then we had them say their sundays till mondays...and ended the class with goodbyes.

i.was.exhausted.this is my first time teaching kids in this way and it was tiring.i did find out about esl and methods of teaching kids on the internet but reading them on the internet and actually doing them out is very very different...the activities that are done passed by more quickly than what i had expected..so i was constantly thinking what to do next..etc.

tried to talk in english most of the time but i guess it was a bit impossible for them,so i just stressed on the english words and sentences i wanted them to know,not sure if i have the energy to do this again but the kids were adorable.need lots and lots of preperation for this kinda stuff man...teaching kids and entertaining them is harder than it looks..