Hello!
I'd like some advice for a class I teach in Japan.
The students are grade 5 with one student grade 6.
It is a class of 5 girls and 1 boy. The class is 50mins.
Firstly, the boy is definitely special needs, I'm not sure which one specifically because no one at the school/parents has informed me, but for example if he thinks he doesn't do a good job..if the environment is stressful or something is different to the usual he will beat himself up. Last class, I thought it went awfully…but my boss didn't say anything. She sat in on the class. I tried to do the usual but it was very stressful. At the end of the class 2 of my students both had really bad reactions. The boy went into a corner and started hitting himself hard on the head. Secondly, I asked one of the girls who usually helps me clean up after to clean the boards but instead she just started wiping the board with only her hand and screaming.
I don't want this to repeat it was hard for me and probably hard for the students. I want to know if anyone has any advice to improve upon from this situation?
Usually they are pretty good, they work well with group activities like puzzles and sentence scrambles but if it's competitive it doesn't work. Also, they loveeee love love to draw. It gets a bit carried away but if they can draw they will probably draw the whole class lol.
Anyways if anyone has any advice for teaching them I'd really appreciate it.
Let me know and I can answer any questions for curriculum and such as well.
They are currently using a textbook called English Time 2. I've been told to teach them how to read mainly.
by Leather_Collar_6948