There were a number of subjects to choose from that we were allowed to teach, as long as it was taught in English. I chose cooking and art. I had a total of five lesson plans:
1. Mickey Mouse pancakes
2. Bookmaking
3. Paper folding costumes from around the world (It’s a little long, but I don’t know what else to call it)
4. Sandwich making w/cookie cutters
5. Recycles collages
Mickey Mouse pancake was the first class I taught, I had to start off with something really fun, and who doesn’t love food…I know I do! If I’ve learned anything from teaching, it’s that food is one of the best ways to bribe students and make them behave. That being said, the students loved this class. It was one of my favorites too! I think one group burned every single pancake but still ate them and took the leftovers home. Note: never underestimate how much elementary school kids can eat, they may be small but they ate enough pancakes for a small army.
After the pancake lesson, everything else was a breeze. Our co-teachers were really great, and so were the students. The students came to class every day and participated in all of the activities. We had little to no discipline problems and I truly looked forward to going to school every day. The closing ceremony was really sweet, a few students spoke/read a short talk on what they liked about the camp and we all watched a slide show of the two week camp. My EIC experience was awesome and gave me a fresh perspective of what English class should be - all English AND all fun (whatever, I know its corny).
*on our last day we had a "market day" and some of students bought goofy hats with their fake money, that's why some of them are wearing fuzzy, blue, fargo hats.
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