Teach one person or a class in beginning crochet

Teaching A Beginner Class or just a person...
Passing on your love of crochet is one of the greatest joys!
Since your class is free, I recommend you check out the site offered by the Craft Yarn Council of America called: "Each One Teach Two."www.eachoneteachtwo.com The idea is, after you teach them how to crochet,you challenge them to teach two other people. And with March, NationalCrochet Month, just weeks away, what better way to celebrate??? :)
I recommend keeping the first lessons simple, concentrating on the basics of crochet, explaining why such things as counting, turning chains & such are important. Let them each make a simple square and then as a collective youcan join them for a quick lapgan you can donate to someone in need (who perhaps attends your church/religious institution). After that you can increase the project difficulty based upon how quickly they progress withtheir lessons.
For supplies, there is nothing more gratifying to a beginner than watching aproject grow quickly... stick to large hooks (H, I, J) and worsted weight(size 4 based upon the yarnstandards.com measurement chart).
I also recommend you stop in at your local library to see what they have avaliable for loan, then take this information, along with the other booksalready recommended in this discussion, and create a handout for yourstudents to use as reference.
I hope this helps,~Dee StanzianoCGOA Professional Member/Mentor..
My two cents...spend an hour,depending on the student or class on holding hook (pencil like or knife like,teaching slip knot then chain, if things are really rough for the person, crochet off the finger to start and build confidence, if possible, let them get "good" at making a super long chain that is fairly uniform and untwisted, then begin to teach single crochet, explaining the concept that crocheting is building upon, hence our work is getting taller...First projects: cat or dog collar,hair tie,fancy tie to gift wrap, scarf,doll blanket)