It's now the middle of June (when did that happen?!) which means that summer is upon us. In less than one month from now I will be teaching summer camp.
Last year, summer camp was pretty easy to plan because 1.) We didn't have a budget and 2) The co-teacher wanted everything to be super educational.
This year, not only do we have a budget but I also have to come up with fun themes to do.
So, I have decided for the older kids (4th-5th grade) to do a "Korea's got Talent" type of theme (kind of) and have the students performing most of the week. They will make music videos, short dramas, fashion shows, and an "Iron Chef" segment, and then randomly thrown in there on the first day--science experiments. They will also make their own 'commercials' and if they're anything as humorous as the commercials on the TV here I will be entertained greatly.
This is going to take a LOT of planning and organization but if I am able to pull it off it will be a pretty fun camp. And I will have some fun videos to show as well.
Then, the next week I will have 2nd and 3rd grade students. This won't be nearly as advanced as I have to make it fairly easy for their level of English. I haven't planned entirely yet but I believe it will be something along the theme of "On the farm." They can learn animals, foods, and general farm stuff. Like I said, I haven't really thought to much about this one yet.
I have also been busy with other lesson plans as we're pretty much finished with the text book for the semester and won't start the next segment until mid-August. I have to admit that almost every moment of the entire day is busy with lesson planning. Despite being drained by the end of the day though, I don't really mind.
Last year, summer camp was pretty easy to plan because 1.) We didn't have a budget and 2) The co-teacher wanted everything to be super educational.
This year, not only do we have a budget but I also have to come up with fun themes to do.
So, I have decided for the older kids (4th-5th grade) to do a "Korea's got Talent" type of theme (kind of) and have the students performing most of the week. They will make music videos, short dramas, fashion shows, and an "Iron Chef" segment, and then randomly thrown in there on the first day--science experiments. They will also make their own 'commercials' and if they're anything as humorous as the commercials on the TV here I will be entertained greatly.
This is going to take a LOT of planning and organization but if I am able to pull it off it will be a pretty fun camp. And I will have some fun videos to show as well.
Then, the next week I will have 2nd and 3rd grade students. This won't be nearly as advanced as I have to make it fairly easy for their level of English. I haven't planned entirely yet but I believe it will be something along the theme of "On the farm." They can learn animals, foods, and general farm stuff. Like I said, I haven't really thought to much about this one yet.
I have also been busy with other lesson plans as we're pretty much finished with the text book for the semester and won't start the next segment until mid-August. I have to admit that almost every moment of the entire day is busy with lesson planning. Despite being drained by the end of the day though, I don't really mind.
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