Day 4 Special Feelings

Just because it's nearly Valentine's Day, I honestly did not mean to entitle this post as anything that is pertaining to feelings!  Except that, yes, I did feel quite special last Saturday and you'll understand why.  ☺

Last Saturday, I attended the IRA meeting at St. Paul's and it was a really good experience.  First, I won a $3.00 coupon to spend on classroom novelties.  The only one I got to keep though was a test tube slime (that I got for $1.00) because I gave my $2.00 earnings to my co-worker's daughter, with whom I got to hang out with for the entire event.  So, that was my first special feeling: I felt pretty favored/lucky because I don't usually pick the winning tickets/coupons/raffle prizes.  

Next, I watched a presentation by a Panel Theater from Japan.  They were extremely talented and amusing with what they did.  Although, there was a language barrier, everyone could understand talent and fun!  So, that was my second special feeling: happyness (I do know how to spell this word, but I made a solemn vow to spell it this way more than three years ago).  Because I was with my co-worker's nine year old daughter who was so eager to participate with anything fun and amusing, I was compelled to participate briefly in one of the parts of the presentation, where we got to observe a super amazing optical illusion.

Finally, when the final raffle came, I won a gift bag with a book that I had been wanting to purchase and read.  It is called Scarlet by Marissa Meyer.  I felt very lucky/favored once again.  

How can I use this in the classroom?

From what I can take away from the IRA meeting, I think if I could create a simple version of the panel presentation or ask a panel theater on Guam (if there is any) to present to our ESL team, then perhaps, our students would appreciate and enjoy it as much as I did.  

My IRA ticket

Presentation with black light.  This was very cool!

Presentation about how to cook Takoyaki.  Also, very cool!