Hello Little People!

Well it's been a while, but I'm going to get back into blogging now that I am actually teaching again and so far enjoying every minute of it! 

This year I have been given a class of four year olds. It is my first year at a new school and although I have a lot of experience of different levels and ages I have never taught any group lower than six years old. Obviously there are similarities with teaching children of this age, but there are also significant differences. For instance, most six year olds can write something in their own language and use a pair of scissors reasonably well, but many four year olds (certainly here in Spain) will not have learnt to write and struggle with the necessary motor skills required to cut shapes out of paper with a pair of scissors.

I feel like writing about this situation, as despite being an experienced teacher with various qualifications, this is a little bit of a jump into the unknown. I have observed classes of very young learners and seen them around other schools and they all appear to be constantly hyperactive and noisy! I've always thought that it must be a nightmare to get anything done with these classes. Having knowledge of young learners behind me, I have a head start on someone completely new to the situation, but I think that this will be a great learning experience and I hope that I will still be positive about it after my first classes and beyond.

I want to keep a sort of journal of the classes on this blog in the hope that the reflection will help me get the best out of myself and also that I might attract some comments to assist me in my very young learner teacher development! So, here's to routines, songs, miming, drama, fun, noise, hyperactivity and hopefully, some learning! 

I've had the kids for two 60-minute classes this week and it has been a lot of fun, I'll blog about my experiences so far as soon as I can. If anyone reading this has experience of pre-school teaching and wishes to share some 'top-tips', please do, I'd love to hear from you!