Wonderful. This class has quickly become my favourite. I really like this school. I have a great relationship with the kids. We always have fun and learn a lot. I feel really accomplished as a teacher when teaching this class.

Started of by refreshing expectations, after that a 10 minute quiet free draw. I then explained the topic of the day assisted with pictures and a short video. We made our first drawings. Then a movement break, then our second drawings. Wrap up and then clean up. Easy peasy, straight forward.

Class today went much better than normal. Often this class can be challenging for me with some very high energy disruptive students. Today I spent extra time making sure kids knew my rules for the classroom and I held kids accountable who were behaving disruptive. In the end class went much more smoothly.

Before entering the classroom we went over expectations. After coming inside and sitting we went over expectation again. I opening the class with a 10 minute. I then introduced the topic of the day and we made our first paintings. Then a movement break, then second painting and clean up.

Perfect. This class always goes really well and it’s great to see the kids learning more and being excited about chess

Introduction and classroom expectations were done over. The kids played their first game of chess, half way through we took a break for me to answer any questions and to introduce the lesson of today. After that we switched partners and played untill class was over

Wonderful. Maybe the best class I’ve taught. We had a lot of fun and this class is a great way for kids to learn and be creative

Today theme was “nocturnal animals” I started the class showing examples and watching a small video. Our first drawing was a night time scene. We than played a small game for a movement break. Our second activity was making Halloween cards featuring nocturnal Halloween animals.

Today was fine, this is definitely my most challenging class. The kids are very energetic and rebellious. This class requires a lot of planning and effort. I keep the kids busy with hands on activities and they have fun.

Today we done Halloween crafts, making monsters and Halloween themed characters using craft supplies

Excellent, straight forward. It’s great to see the kids improving and enjoying chess more

Same like always, introduction + classroom rules. We played our first game of chess. Half way through we took a break for me to answer any questions and introduce the topic of today aided with a small video. After that we switched partners and played untill class was over :)

Really good, after last week I wanted to put extra effort in preparing a class that was fun and engaging. The kids enjoyed this kind of creative hands on activity much more than learning art techniques. They stayed focused and had a lot of fun. I think I will stick to this style of class

We did a craft class, sometimes the kids struggle to stay focused and seated when we are painting/drawing. So this class was very hands on. We built “recycle robots” from craft materials.

Today was slightly chaotic. The challenge I had prepared for the kids at the start turned out to be not so enjoyable for them. And unfortunately I think it set the tone for the lesson. Near the end I felt a little stretched thin as many kids needed individual attention, either with their work or to regain focus. However the lesson still went according to plan and i believe everybody had fun and learned something.

Today’s lesson was on “observation”. To start the class I began with a challenge, rapid fire trying to copy famous paintings with crayons. For each painting the kids were given one minute. After that I introduced the main topic of today, painting still life. I had brought flowers and set them in the middle of the table for the kids to observe and paint. Half way through the class we done a movement break. After our break I tasked the kids with shading their work. Near the end of the class kids got distracted and I had trouble keeping their attention. To end we talked about our paintings as a group.

Really well, everyone was in a good mood including myself, we all had a lot of fun. It’s great to see the kids are improving at chess

Same like always, greeting and small expectations refresher. Play some chess, take a break to introduce the lesson of today aided by a video, then back to our second game where we switch partners. For conclusion, a small recap on the lesson of today.

Easy peasy no problem 👌

5 minutes silent free drawing at the start of the class while going over expectations. I introduced the topic of the lesson and we made drawing based on the topic. Half way through I did a movement break. We continued the lesson and to close we put all of our art together and talked briefly about it.