RE: The First Day of ESL Class Resources
You are really multi-talented @mandelsage. I'm totally impressed at your artwork and your classroom. I looked through my old posts and see a basic trend that about half are about education and half are about mining the heart. I will continue to post either an English talk-tip or learning/ teaching experience half the time and the other half some things on my mind personally.
Thank you for this wonderful comment. I'm mutually happy to see a teacher in Brazil engaging students. Your class must be a blast. I taught college students for a while. If I had an adult class I would do a lot more mystery role plays. Like before they walked into the class I would use tape to outline a human figure shadow on the floor. When students walk in they start asking questions. Then in groups they have to solve the mystery. That kind of stuff I can't do with kids. Everything is rated G for general audience.
Jinu was a surprise as he came just at the time I was about to head out for home. At first I really could not recognize him because he was so big. In that last three years he shot up like a rocket and he must have been exercising and eating well. I had to look up to him to talk. Also he coudn't speak much English three years ago. I didn't teach him much either but just being there he overcame that feeling that English is impossible and he started to study by himself. It was awesome.