Monday:
This week we experienced several early childhood education lesson plans. As a class we all took the mindset of this age group, and with this mentality we listened and reacted to what we were taught.
Today we enjoyed learning from Miss Aliyah about the different continents. We learned that there are seven different continents and are named Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. In order to remember the continent’s names we learned a song. We also learned that there are several different characteristics about each continent and certain animals that live there. Like how Antarctica does not have a permanent human population, but houses penguins. We watched a ‘brain pop,’ a short movie which that described the continents, and even got to draw a map to the destination that matched a description.
*It was also spirit week and our day to dress today was Kindergarten day and Nerd day
Tuesday we made our cards for our pen palls. The animal for this card was a frog, and the images popped out of the card when it was opened. We made the card pop out by cutting slits in an already folded piece of paper. The slits were then unbent out, in the opposite way of the fold. The image of the frog or heart could be pasted on the card. They were adorable and will be a great surprise for Valentines Day.
Wednesday, Miss Megan taught us about the names of animals in Spanish. One of the ways she got the students involved was to initially have them draw a picture of their favorite animals. We learned that a dog is a perro in Spanish, cat is a gato, and other Spanish animal names. We also had to pare up animals with similar characteristics, like farm animals or mammals. We even learned that in other countries the sounds that an animal makes is said in other ways. We practiced making animal sounds in Spanish.
Miss Kim taught us about shapes. We learned all about what each shaped looked like, the characteristics of it, and its name. Also, we listened to a rhyme or song that told us how to draw each shape. She had us use the shapes to make pictures and also allowed us to practice drawing them on the board and on paper.
Thursday, Miss Casey taught us about firemen. We learned what to do if there was a fire in our school and she showed us practical steps to keep us safe at home. She told us to make a plan of escape form our home and to change the batteries in our fire alarms. Firemen use oxygen tanks and masks, that might look scary, but are used to keep the firemen sage as they try to save others. We also learned how to dial 9-l-1 in case of a fire.
Miss Meghan taught us about part of speech. We learned how to identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. The characteristics of each helped us to understand how to write sentences. Nouns are subjects, verbs are actions, adjectives describe nouns, and adverbs add to the verbs. We were able to write a sentence and find the parts of speech by the end of class. We even wrote our own sentence with all of the parts of speech and then had to draw a picture that would use all the parts of speech.
Friday
We went to the elementary school to be with our pen palls. When we were there we helped them make a valentines-man out of hearts. They had to cut and paste the hearts and according arms together to make the man. It was great to see the creativity of first graders as they drew on the face. Everyone was excited to see the finished product and to then draw, talk, and play with their pen palls. Afterwards we gave our cards to them. It was cute to see their reactions upon opening the card and seeing the images pop out. We also received valentines that they had made for us earlier. Due to the pep rally schedule we had to leave early.
In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.-- Eric Hoffer
This week we experienced several early childhood education lesson plans. As a class we all took the mindset of this age group, and with this mentality we listened and reacted to what we were taught.
Today we enjoyed learning from Miss Aliyah about the different continents. We learned that there are seven different continents and are named Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. In order to remember the continent’s names we learned a song. We also learned that there are several different characteristics about each continent and certain animals that live there. Like how Antarctica does not have a permanent human population, but houses penguins. We watched a ‘brain pop,’ a short movie which that described the continents, and even got to draw a map to the destination that matched a description.
*It was also spirit week and our day to dress today was Kindergarten day and Nerd day
Tuesday we made our cards for our pen palls. The animal for this card was a frog, and the images popped out of the card when it was opened. We made the card pop out by cutting slits in an already folded piece of paper. The slits were then unbent out, in the opposite way of the fold. The image of the frog or heart could be pasted on the card. They were adorable and will be a great surprise for Valentines Day.
Wednesday, Miss Megan taught us about the names of animals in Spanish. One of the ways she got the students involved was to initially have them draw a picture of their favorite animals. We learned that a dog is a perro in Spanish, cat is a gato, and other Spanish animal names. We also had to pare up animals with similar characteristics, like farm animals or mammals. We even learned that in other countries the sounds that an animal makes is said in other ways. We practiced making animal sounds in Spanish.
Miss Kim taught us about shapes. We learned all about what each shaped looked like, the characteristics of it, and its name. Also, we listened to a rhyme or song that told us how to draw each shape. She had us use the shapes to make pictures and also allowed us to practice drawing them on the board and on paper.
Thursday, Miss Casey taught us about firemen. We learned what to do if there was a fire in our school and she showed us practical steps to keep us safe at home. She told us to make a plan of escape form our home and to change the batteries in our fire alarms. Firemen use oxygen tanks and masks, that might look scary, but are used to keep the firemen sage as they try to save others. We also learned how to dial 9-l-1 in case of a fire.
Miss Meghan taught us about part of speech. We learned how to identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. The characteristics of each helped us to understand how to write sentences. Nouns are subjects, verbs are actions, adjectives describe nouns, and adverbs add to the verbs. We were able to write a sentence and find the parts of speech by the end of class. We even wrote our own sentence with all of the parts of speech and then had to draw a picture that would use all the parts of speech.
Friday
We went to the elementary school to be with our pen palls. When we were there we helped them make a valentines-man out of hearts. They had to cut and paste the hearts and according arms together to make the man. It was great to see the creativity of first graders as they drew on the face. Everyone was excited to see the finished product and to then draw, talk, and play with their pen palls. Afterwards we gave our cards to them. It was cute to see their reactions upon opening the card and seeing the images pop out. We also received valentines that they had made for us earlier. Due to the pep rally schedule we had to leave early.
In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.-- Eric Hoffer
