TUTORING & DRAWING

I tutored Rafael today, a six year old who I also met during my work experience at the primary school Ysgol Mair. I helped him with his school work. He had maths and a book to read. For the maths work he had to count coins to reach a certain amount. There was a grid with coins and he had to go from start to finish. However I miss read the instructions and didn't mention to Rafael to end at the finish block. We sorted it out in the end and all was well. It gave me a wake up call to read the instructions carefully because this can relate to my exams. I will need to carefully read the questions and not rush and miss out important detail. Every point counts!
The book he had to read was about the life cycle of a swan. I thought he read very well, it was fast and fluent. While reading the book with him I also learned things about swans like baby swans are called 'cygnets'. It makes you realise that knowledge can be learnt from a variety of places and we shouldn't be quick to judge. Just because something seems childish and simple doesn't mean we should dismiss it.
To end the session we went onto the creativity side. We took out some coloured paper and drew swans but it was a little bit more difficult for Rafael so he drew trees and game characters.
It feels nice to just draw and let time slip away. You get to improvise and be creative. That is why drawing is one of my hobbies.