One of my favorite methods of reminding kids about classroom rules is to draw pictures on the board. The kids always think it's really funny. At the same time, I tell them the rule in the most basic language possible and have them repeat it. Then I write the rule on the board by the picture. I keep thinking that I should just make a poster rather than drawing the pictures on the board time and again.
(By the way, apparently my stick figures resemble Korean cartoon characters that are really popular among very young children right now. The kids think I'm really cool for drawing them so well. I wonder how long it'll be before they realize that drawing stick figures is generally not a criterion for being cool.)
The kids were exceptionally loud yesterday and today, to the point that it made me cringe whenever they opened their mouths, so this was my attempt to communicate "NO YELLING!" to my very little students.
By the end of each day, I had them all whispering "NO YELLING!" to each other. I consider that a success. Tomorrow is a holiday, so we'll see if they still remember when I see them again on Thursday and Friday.
6 comments:
I have enjoyed your posts about korea and you are located where my son was born. Woo Seong came home to the US when he was 6 months old... I love the photos and I was in Korea one year ago bringing home his baby brother.. Seong Jin.
I would love to ask you a few ?? about Korea for their baby books..
Can I contact you?
Thank you,
Melody
Hi, I've been following your blog for a while. I'm interested in one day teaching in korea. so u don't speak korean? I've visited Korea several times, and only know a few key phrases.
good luck with your class.
why didn't you try that with youth group???
Melody, I'm glad you've found my blog interesting. I am no expert. I can only share my own experiences, but if that helps your sons to understand their birthplace, I would be delighted. They come from a beautiful country, culture, and people. Feel free to email me anytime at emherbert(at)gmail(dot)com.
Hi CKP. Thanks for stopping by and leaving me a message. I'm glad to hear that you're interested in teaching in Korea sometime. Please do your research well before committing to a school. There are very good schools and very bad schools here in Korea, and there are many more positions than there are teachers, so you can afford to be picky.
I can understand some spoken Korean, and I can read, but I don't speak much, and I never use it in the classroom.
It's good to hear from you. Drop me a note anytime!
Jane, I always assumed that I spoke the same language as the youth group members. Please don't tell me I'm THAT old. I didn't realize I should have resorted to pictures. Now you tell me! That's information I could have used 6 years ago!
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