This week I taught my Social Studies lesson, I introduced the topics of maps to the students. I was nervous about making the topic too complex especially since it was new to them, but they understood the material pretty well. It was difficult at first to find a topic that I could make interactive and keep the students engaged. The MT advised me that the curriculum for Social Studies was pretty complex and bland. In my lesson I had the students go into groups where they were to follow a classroom map and find the hidden treasure. Luckily the activity went pretty smoothly and the students really enjoyed the hidden treasure, which were stickers. This time I did not run out of time like I did with my last lesson, I feel like I better paced myself and made sure I was not running behind. Aside from my lesson the students are exploring the lifecycle of a butterfly and now have caterpillars in the classroom. We took a moment to explore the caterpillars and note some of the characteristics they had. I really enjoyed watching the students being excited about the activity because it reminded me of when I did it in school and how fun it was to release the butterflies.
The class has also been discussing gratitude and what it means to be thankful for something. At first, the students kept thinking about tangible items. They would give examples such as toys and video games, they soon understood that we can be thankful for things we can not physically hold such as life and our health. This topic made for a great class discussion and once the students had a better idea of what gratitude is, it was interesting to see their insight on it. So, next week we have off so I will definitely take that time to brainstorm for next lesson plan which is Math. I think this subject is pretty straight forward and there are a lot of fun interactive activities you can do with math so I am excited.
I hope you all enjoy this next week we have off from our field experience 😊
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