Napoleon Dynamite TV Show Address Song- Funny!

Napoleon Dynamite Address Song (From the television show which was aired on FOX but unfortunately didn't continue for long) It always had me in stitches! Love it!

AND I find myself wanting to sing it in my English classes...

Vlog #5: At School

At the small eikaiwa school I work at. It's a relaxed place, we have a lot of students but I know almost everyone's name so far.

Cooking: Takoyaki

Japan living: what to do with local ingredients? Takoyaki was cheap and delicious.

ESL With Young Learners

That's pretty much what I do with the little ones. I try to change up the names and also incorporate storytime. Really high level students can already basically read and we practice activities that mimic spelling. They're capable of so much, it's just a matter of finding out what level the little ones are at, I feel. It's still really new to me but I think I'm doing basically the same as the guy in the video. :D

Other Helpful Sites About ESL for Young Learners:

Everything ESL.net

http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/pre_school_information_99051.php

ESL Songs and Ideas for Young Learners

Good for ideas but the sitemaster is promoting her book and CD

http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/eslsongs.htm#CD1

Rong-Chang.com, ESL, EFL For Children

http://www.rong-chang.com/kids.htm

ESL: Why Games, Stories, and Movement Activities Work

http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/Articles/Teaching_ESL_Preschool_Ideas_and_Tips_for_Successful_Classes.htm

Vlog Day # 4 Ballet School, Deliverymen, Creepy Neighborhood

Vlog Day #3 Biking and Ghosty House

Enjoying Local Trains

Do you enjoy watching the countryside flash by from the Shinkansen? Well, just imagine how much longer and more intimately you could enjoy it by spending much extra time heading to your destination on local trains~! I visited Tokyo, and money was tight, so I chose this route. One way on shinkansen runs about 105 dollars from where I live. Round trip for one person on local trains ran about 120 dollars or so. So I had a great savings of about a couple hundred dollars. Bus takes about the same amount of time and there' no transferring involved. Huh. Oh well it's a good experience. Enjoy this video I just compiled.

I'm no professional, just warning you.

Vlog Day #2

These videos probably aren't going to have a lot to do with teaching. The teaching is going to be much more basic... I'm still working on my online lesson (well, still need to get to it) and work starts on... this Saturday! I got my schedule. It's like high school all over again, except I'm the teacher. And I don't have to control 40 student classes, I think the max is 4 or so. Most are doubles or privates. So its more like my college tutoring gig except I get to make lesson plans from the books and incorporate my own topics into them.

Well, for now, enjoy Vlog Day #2. I'm still getting used to this Vlog thing.

Around my New Home: Japanese Apartment Tour!

I really apologize for the fidgeting. I don't know how to do video editing (so more than one take is out of the question). But in the future I hope to learn those things. I have a feeling there are going to be too many things going on for that though.

Real Live Classroom Videos

People can't take shots like these in class anymore, it's illegal because of the issues of people not wanting to be broadcasted, but these must have been taken before it was banned. These classroom shots are a great resource.

Thank you Daniel-sensei!

http://www.youtube.com/user/danierusensei

My Youtube Channel

So... I'm trying to make a body of work for both students and potential employers. It's quite small now, but starting this youtube channel is a part of that. I also might post videos of my pets and other things I like just for fun and to show a little bit of what my life in America is like.