I find it hard to believe that my field experience is over. The weather this week was again nice and we spent a lot of time outdoors. The children seemed to again to enjoy their time outside running and playing.
Within the classroom, I wrapped up my experience with a small group lesson on outer space. They had been learning about different planets everyday, and I helped expand their knowledge of the planet Mercury. I worked with about one or two children at a time. During this lesson, we covered a small circle with glue and sprinkled dust onto this tiny planet. We discussed the “warm” and “cold” sides of the planet and how these temperatures vary with night and day. We also talked about how the planet has craters, much like the moon, and is covered in dust. In addition to learning about Mercury, we made a space scene where we used vocabulary words, such as rocket ship and astronaut. We added these pictures to our dark sky and were able to add stars of different colors, such as red, blue, brown, yellow, and white. We also reviewed which start were “warm” and which were “cold.” I think that this lesson went well and the children seemed to enjoy it. The children did a very good job remembering the differences between the stars.
Field: 7 hours
Support: 1 hour
I know your field experience was a little rough this semester but I’m glad you were still able to take a lot away from it. It is always beneficial to have those “different” experiences so you can see the whole realm of teaching! Your Outer Space lesson sounded fun too, I’m sure the students will remember it!
Good luck with the rest of the school year. Great Job this semester!
Comment by jbartha09 — April 24, 2008 @ 7:55 pm