Daisy, the Mr.Men and Stickers at Mkwiro Primary School

Daisy joined us in Mwkiro as a teaching volunteer and tells us of her experience:

Daisy (right) takes a break after class with her fellow volunteer teachers

"Today was the first day I lead a lesson. Tutoring small groups in the class had been really rewarding as the children are all so lovely and really enthusiastic about learning; but leading a lesson itself seemed incredibly daunting! However, it turned about to be much easier and more enjoyable than I imagined.

We reviewed adjectives, did some exercises in their books, the group read aloud some ‘Mr. Men’ books and came up with some amusing sentences to describe the characters – Mr. Happy has a rather large body!

We also played several games including ‘STOP!’ in which each group has to think of ten words each beginning with a particular letter, then will shout “STOP!” once they have finished (or before as the case may be!). There is often a lot of cheating which makes it funnier.

Generally the lesson went well until I made the fatal mistake of handing out stickers to the entire class. I was literally backed into the corner whilst children fought to get a sticker, hid it and then proceeded to try and get another one!

I really enjoyed the lesson and tutoring on the whole. The children are so funny, happy and always seem pleased to see you."

Daisy, the Mr.Men and Stickers at Mkwiro Primary School