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Hi, I'm trying to come up with people and characters my Polish children (aged 6 to 9) can identify with, and pretend to be in class. I'd like four 'male' parts and four 'female" and so far, I've got: For boys: Chuck Norris Incredible Hulk Aladdin? For girls: I am clueless....Pocahontas? Any ideas?? ...

Good idea. Actually, each open lesson will be 90 minutes long. Three different classes, three different 90 minute open lessons.

Thank you everyone!

Thank you Fairy Godmother, I mean, Sally, for your great ideas. They're really really helpful. It sounds like you've done this before. I was thinking, in fact, of asking our director if I could limit the length of the "open" part of the lessons. For the younger ones, it's a lot of pressure for them....

Thanks for your feedback. It will be three different open lessons, one for each group, hour and a half lessons

In a little over a month, I have to have a lesson to which the students' parents are invited. This is for three different groups: Starter children (aged 6, 7, 8 ,9), a Starter 2 class (aged 9 to 11) and a Starter 3 class (ages 9 to 11) -- or are these two latter groups considered Beginners? -- for a...