I've been waiting to do this activity ever since I thought of it, and it was well worth the wait -- particularly because two children said this was the best Writers' Club session ever!Receiving a letter is lovely. I enjoy every part of it - the anticipation, seeing something in the postbox, seeing that it is addressed to me, opening it and reading it. That's why I decided to bring that to the Writers' Club. I asked each of the girls to bring an envelope to class; I brought the rest.For me, the first and biggest surprise was that children don't know how to address an envelope! My instructions were poor - simply because I didn't realise how clueless they would be. Many children wrote the address at the back of the envelope. Several others wrote their names in big bold letters and then somehow squeezed the address in below. Many didn't know that a stamp would normally be stuck at … [Read more...]
Catching Up: Workshops
The more workshops I conduct, the more I realise how much I learn from them and enjoy them. The last workshop post was about a guest at the Writers’ Club, but a lot has happened since then.Writers’ ClubAt the Writers’ Club, I am constantly struck by the role experience plays in the way I organise my sessions. For at least the last three years, in an attempt to get children to explore different genres of writing, I also push them to explore all kinds of stories when it comes to reading. To do that, I choose a theme for each month, and the theme for the first month was adventure. When I corrected their notebooks, look at the lovely surprise that awaited me!The girl who reviewed it picked up a copy from the library. Unfortunately, the book is currently unavailable, which is why I haven't linked it here.Omkar CBSE SchoolA workshop on grammar can either be dull or great … [Read more...]