Today we tried to split the kids up into two groups as instructed on the paper, so one group stay inside for Chinese class and one group get to run outside. But the students who were chosen to stay inside loudly complained that it’s not fair and they want to go outside. So we decided to give the kids the choice to stay inside or not due to their strong opinions. 2 kids stayed, and 2 later joined towards the end of class. The hand off was a bit difficult since I needed to leave but the kids did not want to go outside where the other teacher will be watching them. I got the kids out but they got away from me to run back in. I informed the teacher outside and she went in to get them.

Teach kids the 5 tones of Chinese. Helped kids identify and pronounce different tones. Learned a few new words with an emphasis on pronunciation. Did some drawing activities. Did a wrap up talking about what they liked about the lesson.

Class was pretty chaotic. I got there and was told the auditorium where the class is supposed to be, is not available today due to w school event. Then we were going to go the class outside. But there are a lot more kids outside and they’re running wild already. The teachers talked among ourselves and thought we could split the kids up. And then we found out the auditorium event happens at 4:30. So we thought we could get the kids in the auditorium to do the class after all. But then older kids started filling up the auditorium in anticipation of the event. Another teacher came to help me get the older kids into a corner. Another teacher was helping me get the kids in from outside. But a lot of younger kids didn’t come in. Eventually, two kids came to class and the other teacher told me to just start first and she’ll get more kids in so I started and then soon after the two kids parents came and got them and then there were two kids who wanted to do the class and I just did some of my lesson plans with them Until the end of class, but I was a little bit stressed out because I have planned my lesson around having the auditorium then I realize I can’t have it and then I realize I could, but there are other older kids and then it was hard to get kids already running free to come to a lesson.

I teach some kids breathing and yoga movements

Good

Learned to read and write some Chinese words. Did drawing activity

Went well. Kids were well behaved

We learned the concept of iconicity, learn to write and pronounce a few Chinese words and did a drawing activity