Summer time tutoring!

I had asked some parents at the end of the school year if they would be interested in me holding some tutoring times in the summer, and was quite surprised with the amount of positive responses. So I was really surprised when ALL of them eventually bailed.

At first I was a little bummed, but came to love true 'relaxation' of not needing to plan lessons or keep track of progress. But as the summer is coming to a close, well at least for us teachers, I thought that I could use a few tutoring sessions to just get my head back in the game. (and also my wallet wouldn't mind either!) So I sent out a last email to parents of my most recent class offering tutoring again... But this time I went straight to the lingo that every parent loves to hear... Things like 'I already know where your child left off, so it will be easy for me to help get them further'... 'get your child a head start on 2nd grade content'... Ect. And I got some bites!(I also up'd my original price since I marketed it being more intense then a regular session)

I had my first session today, and am very proud of how it turned out. I not only have some cash in my wallet (finally!) but also have 3 more sessions lined up. This one was 2 hours long. I know that seams intimidating at first, but with keeping it fun and ending with a small craft, the time went rather quickly. We hit on time for math, 2nd grade HF words, a comprehension page, read the 1st chapter of a Junie B. book, did a retelling activity on that... And finished with making a bottlecap magnet to display her work at home. I put everything we did in a folder with some extras to do at home and sent that with her along with a small pocket chart from the dollar section at Target. (her mom is going to make flashcards with the sight words that she had trouble on for the pocket chart)

All in all, it was a great time catching up with one of my former firsties and making a little extra cash! Now for some weekend fun with my fam! Night ya'll!


Day 4... Check!