"Hi everyone..
Update from Kerala
Yesterday I conducted 4 sessions in a school( I have mentioned about the school before).
It was a very intrstng day.. I am teaching them English..So I discussed with the teachers and decided that I would not speak our regional language. The kids were informed that I dont know Malayalam.
First session was in scnd standard..It was very difficult to make them understand things in English...I taught them basic etiquettes...We played a noun game...introduced overselves and role played the etiquettes we discussed...Same happened in the third standard..With The fourth standard kids..same things were done and an additional activity was story telling..Also the students sang songs...The first standard kids were so restless..They were taught basic etiquettes...we couldnt play any games..
There were kids with disabilities...one of them writes only curved letters...So he doesn't know how to write English alphabets.. I called him to the front and asked him qstns...His classmates transalated and he answered...Then I took him near the board and asked him to write A..He started drwng Something...I held his hand and made hin write A-Z.. His frnds were clapping when he was writing and the boy was smiling..He often smiles..I made him pat his shldr saying he s a good boy ..He then went to his place and wrote every letter he knows, called me and asked me to check...We again clapped and encouraged him..There was another kid..She also has a similar problem with sentences..She was also made to do the same...she then went to her place and tried to write ""Have a nice day"" which was written on the blackboard...
The kids there are so good. They help each other...they take care of these kids with disabilities...They do things for others that the grownups even don't think about...
The first session started at 10 am and the last session came to an end by 4 pm..."