Afraid to be a teacher? Me too!!
BUT…..I did it. And YOU can too! Enrichment is only as awesome as those willing to participate. The body of Christ needs all its limbs working together and so does Enrichment.
I was terrified of teaching but you know what….I realized I am already a teacher! I taught my kids how to walk, and talk, and color outside the lines.
Let me ask you this…. What do you enjoy doing? Now, come and share that passion with a whole new generation. Get excited! Make it fun! Cry before hand if you are nervous and little people make you anxious, come and rock that class, and then go home and take a nap to recover from your social anxiety……is it just me that needs to do those things? That’s cool.
I have no idea what to teach…. I got you covered. I already made a list. Close your eyes and point, then add your own little flair.
Rock painting
Any crafts- I literally brought a bucket with random supplies and let them create to their hearts content!
Community helpers- you can have weeks where you teach and weeks where you have those helpers come visit
Sensory bin fun
Cursive writing
States and fun- teach fun facts, do projects about the states
Legos
Friendship bracelets
Perler beads
Drawing
Journaling
Woodworking
Baking sweets- cookies, cupcakes
Food tours-cooking food from different countries
Nature fun- you could do a field trip to hawthorn hollow or river bend at the end
Architecture with unusual mediums- marshmallows, sticks, paper mache, etc
Circle create and share- each week you have a different focus, a story/a drawing/anything really and one student starts and every few minutes you pass to the next student and they continue to add to it. Each student shares at the end of class and you can see how the involvement of those around them helps create twists and turns in each new focus
Painting
Glass work
Dioramas
Gym- hello…..we have a giant parachute….take me back to Kinney Garten! if ya know ya know
Pokémon fun
Knitting/ crochet
Science experiments
Anyone certified to teach a first aid class? That would be cool annnnd useful
Geography
Bible stories
Canning food
Gardening
Oh my goodness, I could keep going. I started teaching when I asked my kids what kind of classes THEY wanted to take and I met their need. You can do it too!
I know you can….and it’s gonna be awesome! So come and be the hands and feet of Enrichment this semester and let’s make it the best one yet!
And I will bring tissues if you want to cry. 🤷♀️