Chapters 4 and 5

Well I have been feeling that teaching has been going smoother. I felt that last friday was probably my best day ever since practicum has started. It was autumn adventures and a bunch of first graders came from Fort Wayne. Tanya and I decided to decrease the stations to 10 minutes each and that was the best decision ever! Then they went on a hay ride and we had plenty of time for a hike. It was really fun to see all the kids get excited on the hike. I felt that some of them retained the information from the morning lessons because on our hike they were talking about spores and pointing on things that they had just learn. So that day left me feeling up beat!

While reading the book it made me think of all the factors that are involved to a child learning. Community is a big part of a child's learning abilities. I found Friday such a good day to teach because the kids were excited to learn and the adults were really nice and helpful and also willing to learn. I find it a lot more helpful when the adults are engaged and willing to learn themselves. The kids learn from example so when the parents and teachers are enthusiastic and happy to be where they are, they are showing their kids that it's "cool" to learn. haha or something like that.