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Adios Puertollano

June 22, 2014 By Tamara

You may not have known the name of the town that I've lived in for the last 7 seven months. Mainly because I never fully mentioned it. The second school I was placed with for my BEDA assignment was Maria Immaculada in Puertollano. Puertollano is a very small town about 1 hour and 15 minutes south of Madrid on the AVE high speed train. It was once a thriving coal mining town … [Read more...]

Teaching Primary Students

May 18, 2014 By Tamara

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Primaria: Primary students Age range: 6-12 years old 1st of primary: 6 years old  2nd of primary:  7 years old 3rd of primary: 8 years old    4th of primary: 9-10 years old     5th of primary: 10-11 years old    6th of primary: 11-12 years old Classroom Size: 23-28 students Classroom dynamics: Their personalities range from class to class. You will find some freakishly … [Read more...]

Teaching Nursery Students

April 3, 2014 By Tamara

classroom in spain

Infantil: Nursery students Age range: 3-5 years old Group 1: 3 years old Group 2: 4 years old Group 3: 5 years old Classroom Size: 23-26 students Classroom dynamics: The students usually will sit in groups of 4- 6 around tables. The tables may have their  names taped to the desks. This is very helpful when dealing with large groups of students. For example in my school … [Read more...]

Al Campo: Country Living

February 25, 2014 By Tamara

So many people in my new town have second homes in the country side or beach homes in Malaga. I've received so many invitations to visit "al campo". One of which came from my "dueños" ! They are a very lovely couple. In my head I referred to them as my "abuelos" :) On a lovely sunday afternoon I made the trek up to "my abuelos"  country home for lunch and site seeing.  I drove … [Read more...]

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