My Monday Class

Yesterday was my first solo English class. Every other Monday I teach 2 7-year old first graders. Yesterday I decided we would learn about clothes. We went through some handouts with pictures and the words to learn "jeans" "t-shirt" "bracelet" etc. Then I had them describe pictures I cut out of my US weekly magazines, do a few worksheets to work on hand writing and spelling and lastly we played dress up and asked eachother "What are you wearing?" and aswering using "I am" "She is" "You are" etc.
If I had a teaching background, this would be a piece of cake, but I don't so it will be interesting. There are lots of websites to help, but if any of you know a good set of workbooks that focus on reading and writing, that would be fabulous! Help me all you teacher friends! One of my students, Miyuu, is much more advanced than her friend, Yuuki. Miyuu can write and read and sound things out. Yuuki is still working on her letters and can't read very much so I'm thinking I'll need two different sets of books.
I think I'll enjoy teaching though cause I'll get to meet some Japanese people, see their homes and get to know them. Plus, making a minimum of $30/hr isn't so bad. I'm hoping to take over another girl's class when she leaves in May. That class makes 10,000 yen/90 minutes.
Since I'm not working here besides teaching and babysitting, it's nice to feel like I'm contributing some. In Norfolk and in the past, money wasn't so much an issue cause I was making as much as Glenn, but now we have to think about it a little bit more. Especially since when we do go out to eat or go shopping it is much more expensive. (I haven't bought shoes or any clothes since I moved here. Almost 2 months ago.) I thought it would be fabulous not working (don't get me wrong, at times it is!) but I think that will be my biggest adjustment living here- being a housewife. I guess we took for granted when we were DINKs and now we're just SINKs.
Speaking of sinks, back to the laundry....