Global Knowledge - Engagement Event
On November 11, 2016 in Poe Hall from 10-11 a.m, I was able to work with 4th and 5th grade students in the Read to Lead program. I assisted my peer Taylor Winnix with the activity she created called "Across the World." For the activity, students were given a map and were told to walk around to different stations, each one a different continent, and complete different tasks. The main goal of the activity was to visit all of the continents and learn a little bit about each one along the way. The photo to the left is of a student and I learning about Africa. Our first task was to unscramble names of animals that live in Africa, and our second task was to find the African capitals in a word search. After we finished our tasks in Africa, we moved on to Antarctica where we had to write an acrostic poem using facts about the continent. The other stations included Asia, South America, and Europe. I thought that the activity Taylor put together was fantastic! Unfortunately, we did not have very many students participate. However, the few students that I got to work with seemed to really enjoy the activity. I had a great time working on the tasks with the students and assisting them in learning more about the different continents. I believe that this opportunity was perfect in helping me become more integrated into working with children. Much like my experience with TWT, this activity really helped me focus on working with students and following a specific lesson plan while doing so. I feel that the more experience I have in the classroom, the more confident I will be when I have students of my own in the future. This is only the second time I have really worked with students in the classroom and I can't wait to take part in more opportunities like this again soon!
