Sign Language Class

We are part of a homeschool group here in Virginia, and one of the moms is actually studying to become a sign language interpreter, and she has offered her skills and knowledge to us homeschool kids. Once a week all of us meet up for our class, currently there have only been two classes (this coming week being the third)

I have to say, I've never been to a class this fun in my life! Our teachers name is Tina, and her teaching style is just brilliant. We all sit in a circle on the floor, each kid/teen having their own note book with the days lesson plan. Honestly though, it's not what you would call 'text book learning' because we all learn how we want to. My philosophy is that kids learn the best when the subject is introduced to them in a 'fun' way. Smiling, laughing, and enjoying themselves while learning will allow the person to look back on this experience and think fondly of it, and especially since they had fun- it's more easier to remember what you've learned. For example, Joshua and I were working on some math problems, instead of doing the boring math pages that you often dread, I'd say things like "There are 58 people, but 17 of those people were bitten in a Zombie Apocalypse, how many are still human?" Joshua likes zombies and he thought the question was funny, so he was more willing to learn and figure the problem out. In the future when doing other math problems, he can relate it to a fun experience he had and now enjoys doing math.

The class is fun and creative, it feels as if you are willing to learn and it's fun to find out more. We've also played games and have done other activities in the class which is also rather enjoyable too. Joshua didn't even want to attend the Sign Language Class at first, but after watching us all laughing, he wanted to join in. Only nine kids attended the first class, but then the following week it was at least thirteen to fourteen children and teenagers.

I have learned so much already, we've even started having conversations (with our hands!) it's a fun concept.