After teaching my class the "Doubles Rap" only a few short weeks ago I thought it fitting to create a video for my students to remember me by after I am gone (but that encouraged them to learn as well). I asked the other STU interns to join me and this is what we came up with in two afternoons. The kids haven't stopped singing it since.
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Since grade two is representing the traditions of Kwanzaa in this year's holiday show we created unique painted tinfoil corn in art today. Each corn represents a child in the African American Tradition. As a fun addition to math workshops I have created an estimation jar. Students place their estimation in their math journals is they have extra time and want to try for a jellybean sticker.
I believe that an important goal in my teaching is to have students collaborate with and learn from others all around the world. It is important that students learn to give back to those around them and not take anything for granted. I am excited to work alongside great organizations, such as KIVA micro loans, to teach students how to help make change and think globally. Having students choose and monitor the loans we give as a class also incorporates a responsible understanding of money from our math curriculum. I think it is so important to think globally and act locally at any age.
During this internship I have taken over the grades 3-5 technology club and begun to teach them simple movie editing skills. We use Windows Movie Maker for our personal creations and iMovie for our daily announcements. The students have loved this opportunity to learn and create!
This week's field trip to King's Landing Historical Settlement brought with it fun memories and a new challenge for me as an educator: bus behavior. My students are great but even I can get squirmy on an hour-long school bus ride. I decided to try something a little fun and brought some of my favorite books from home. Students loved the opportunity to read and took one per row to read to their partner. My heart was warmed to see my little readers helping each other out and teaching each other their strategies! What great learners!
My guided reading group made these fun little "ad" family flip books today to help them review their ad blends.
Today we focused on punctuation in both writing and reading. We looked at the period, question mark and exclamation point with a sheet I custom made to fit our inside jokes and each student's interests. From hockey, to video games, to unicorn and boy bands the kids had a great time reading their sentences with the proper emphasis!
I have learned how much a document camera can help me with my teaching. I often use it now to read at the mat, show students how we use our math manipulatives, etc. I recommend this technology to anyone working with children, it has made it much easier for students to see what we are learning and is a great tool for students with visual impairments.
For teaching odd and even numbers I created mitten manipulative sets. We used these mittens to play several station games after we read the story "Missing Mittens". I have been continuing to implement this manipulative into our weekly stations and the students love them. |
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