Saturday, December 28, 2013

Takin' on the Jellies


November 18

Before break, Julie and I met with Sister Esther and she decided that it would be a good move to have us be co-teachers, so once school resumed Teresa (the aid) moved to KG (Kindergarten) and Julie started up in Basic 2 with me. So far, it’s been great!! Its much easier to plan and conduct lessons with 40 students when there are 2 teachers contributing, bouncing ideas back and forth, getting new resources and materials, and managing the many crazy kids. We have been learning about water in science, and Julie started teaching about the oceans for social studies, and so we created an “Under the Sea” unit, complete with making jellyfish out of paper plates cut in half, and tissue paper streamers hanging down. We hung the 40 decorated jellyfish from the ceiling, and before you know it the older students started hanging things in their own rooms, and teachers came to inspect our artwork. They wanted us to make their classes "Christmas Decorations" too. Everyone loves the jellyfish, and the kids are so proud!!




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