Today I arrived at my placement, and soon our class was back to reading their pirate book. Once again we broke into groups, this time different groups than last week. I like this because it gives students a chance to work with different peers. Also, once again I'd like to add how much I like the breaking up into smaller groups to read out loud idea. I really think it takes the pressure of reading in front of the WHOLE class away. My mentor teacher has great visual props that go along with the book as well, like a big pirate flag, treasure chest, and some illustrations of the story. I love that because it gets the students more excited about continuing with the story and I'm sure helps the visual learners imagine the story better.
They then began working on creating a treasure map, the first step writing out directions of how to get to the treasure. It was great to see the imaginations these children have. They incorporated geography terms into their islands as well which I thought was great. Also, it presented an opportunity to teach how to spell some new words. And the students don't even realize how much they are learning because they are so focused on creating the coolest directions of how to find treasure on their islands. A lot of fun.
In art class they continued working on their rock art/cave painting/Native American drawings and finished them up. One girl who was having a lot of trouble last week ended up having one of the best drawings/paintings out of the whole class. I loved seeing how happy she was with her work after almost being to the point of tears last week. I walked around and talked with the students about their drawings and why they chose the animal they did (because it was supposed to represent who they are). Overall another very fun project.
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