Since I last updated the months have flown by... New Years, Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day and now President's Day. Only three months are left now before I return to the PNW! So here are some photos of life in Korea of late.
I taught our Harry Potter themed winter camp for three weeks during December and January. It was broken up into three days a piece per class, with the exception of two extra 3rd and 4th grade classes. The students learned words that related to magic,such as: wand, potion, witch, wizard and broom. Of course it was a hit!For the week, each student was assigned to a house just like in Harry Potter: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. They learned how to make potions by mixing various soda and fruit juices and adding fun things like gummi worms (of course this was for the Belch Potion). Owl posts (post cards to Nikki Teacher) were written by the students to cement the new vocabulary and to rate the activities. In addition, we played numerous games where they used their home-made magic wands to command their fellow students to "freeze, dance, sing, or jump." The photo of the kids all sitting down was a partner game. A cross between musical chairs and freeze tag, they students had to walk in two circles until the music stopped. Once it did they had to listen for the English command (shouted out by my little helper) and the partners had to pose together as the command stated. The first pair won 50 points for their team. The team that had the most points at the end of the week was given a prize (competitions always increase the attention span of the students).
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