Halloween with Grades 1 and 6

The 31 st of October is Halloween, a western holiday. Traditionally this day was believed to be the day when the spirit world is closest to our own. It is also the day before Hallows Day, a Christian Saints day where they pray for people t

Building a farm with Grade 2

This week I taught Grade 3 and Grade 2. I was so happy with how the Grade 4s reacted to their lessons on building a farm, that I decided to recreate it with then younger years as well. We started off recapping farm animals and different ty

Building a farm with Grade 4

Fourth week in Tanghu, farm animals galore! This week I taught the Year 4s again. It was so lovely to see all the classes I taught the other week again, especially since so many of them remembered my name and the activities we played. This

Building a farm wiht Grade 4

FourthweekinTanghu,farmanimalsgalore! ThisweekItaughttheYear4sagain.ItwassolovelytoseealltheclassesItaughttheotherweekagain,especiallysincesomanyofthemrememberedmynameandtheactivitiesweplayed.Thisweekwedidsomesimplevocabforthem.Wedidarecap

In which a lion escapes from the zoo

A new week at Tanghu, wherein a lion escapes from the zoo... This week I finally got to teach Year 6! Year 6 was such a wonderful year to teach, their levels of English were amazing, and their enthusiasm for learning was really encouraging

First classes and Teachers’ Day

This week saw me teach my own classes for the first time. I taught the lovely year fours about “getting ready in the morning”, and the grade fives about “summer holidays”. They were all so polite and well behaved, and I was thrilled wi

First classes and Teachers’ Day

This week saw me teach my own classes for the first time. I taught the lovely year fours about “getting ready in the morning”, and the grade fives about “summer holidays”. They were all so polite and well behaved, and I was thrilled wi

Ceri's first week class observing

Wonderful life in Tanghu Elementary School

Ta-Ta For Now

Goodbye

Exam Season

Keep Going!

Children's Day

Looking at some amazing students.

Where Your Value Lies

This past week I spent time with Year 3. They are always a lot of fun to teach and this past week was no exception! We had a look at different sorts of routines that we can do during the day. We also watched a video about Larry the cucumbe