Visitors who come have to organize their stay and lessons by themselves. We have been teaching very basic things. For example how to present themselves to each other, ask for the name and nationality, ask for their age and the age of their brothers and sisters. The children are of different ages, but in general their knowledge of English and Math is unbelievably limited. The children are sometimes quite motivated while repeating what was just said before.
If a teacher doesn't speak Portuguese, it is no problem at all, perhaps it will even help, and for sure he or she will learn some Brazilian Portuguese. Some of the young children love copying the map of Brazil and the Word map, they have done it quite often, but some are still asking to do it again and we didn't stop them.
Once we played with dices to learn about probability, another day we let eggs float in salt water. Sometimes at the end we let them watch BBC documentaries in English on the computer, but to play computer games is not allowed. Everybody has been behaving surprisingly well.
If there are some children just coming and going or hanging around at the window, they understand when the teacher wants to close the doors or windows to have less confusion. If there is something else you know and want to teach, like painting, singing, playing an instrument or whatever, feel free to do it. If possible, try to teach some English words while teaching other things. Some general information: Constructions? If you want to change something in the house, don't hesitate, just do it, Emerson and Poro will help you.
Water 20 L for 7 Reais and gas at the shop down the street on the left. Osias lives nearby and owns a pick-up and can make any transport for 15 to 20 Reais. Put them away when you are not around. The white board markers dry out fast, you can add ink to it by taking apart the markers. If ink runs out, they are available in stationary stores papeleria in Portuguese.
