Tutoring was a blast. My Pre-Primary friends and I had so much fun together, as we learnt Maths, Science and Mandarin. I developed my capabilities as well as my patience with my 5 year old buddies. My main capabilities that I developed are collaboration and creativity. Looking at the world from a pre-primary perspective, it looks pretty fun. You are able to develop your creativity, through fun ways of learning, such as making jelly, with a maths and science lesson included. We had the chance to play lots of games with choices on what path we chose, expanding our creative skills. In pre-primary, you can’t get very far doing a task without the help of some friends, whether that be reading a book, playing outside, or even just playing on the iPad. The class that I was with are very good at collaborating with each other. I have improved massively on my teaching skills, especially with my resilience. Explaining something so a 5 year old will understand was presenting its challenges in the first week, but as I have got to knoe them, it has become easier for me to understand them and knowing how to get down to their level so they can understand. I found it challenging to communicate with them, as everyone wanted to talk at once and wanted their voice to be louder than everyone else’s, but I used leadership, and we all took turns with equal amounts of time and empathy given to everyone. I would like to showcase my understanding of these kids by asking them some questions about their time with me. This shows my growth in curiosity skills as I am asking for another perspective on the tutoring.
