Personal Narrative: Bubble Exploration

This type of activity could potentially enhance a students understanding of mathematics because of the numerous forms of one idea. Not only will they experience hands on learning, they listen to the story, practice an activity, and then are able to create their own story. They also are able to experience it in a way that provides them positive reinforcement. We know that everyone learns a little bit differently, allowing many different forms of teaching the chances of students who all learn a bit differently to all have the chance to fully understand the

Before I explained what was happening are before they had started I asked each child to go get an apron and put it on , then I explained to each group of the five children that they had to do different types of flowers showing small ones and tall ones, I did an example for them by drawing a daffodil I started of by showing them the stem I drew it with the small skinny brush then I used the thicker brush for the petals of the flower, after showing the children an example they caught on to the activity and they enjoyed completing it when their picture was completed I then got them to place it on the drying rack and I called up the next group and completed this whole progress over again until each child had completed their activity.

Description of activity (how will this be presented to children and what will they do):

I experienced my pop culture moment when I was a senior at my high school. My transportation to go to my school was buses. I took the same buses to school from freshman year, but I have never noticed what I notice in my senior year. Every morning I wake up to go to school at 8 a.m. I would see people going to work, schools etc. but one day I notice there was a group of white women who is going to their work wearing sari (sari is a garment which is long and usually it’s draped around women’s body. Asian women mostly wear it). I found that very odd because they didn’t look like to me that they would know anything about the roots of sari or the culture. I thought they were mocking the culture because the saris that they wearing weren’t 100% correct. I used to see them wearing traditional Indian cloth and I

My older brother used to tell me about all the fun simulations that he got to do when he was in challenge. I was very envious because I had never done a simulation. So, when my 3rd grade teacher announced that our class was going to take part in a simulation, I was very excited. We had started learning about how in the olden days, native Americans didn’t use dollar bills to pay for things. They traded things like food, weapons, and clothing for things they needed.

Another activity that I planned was for a (DIY) lightbox. This was made from a plastic box which had fairy lights inside. This was an idea that was based upon Reggio Emilia, which uses tools such as light boxes to allow children to explore different materials and subjects. The activity planned was for children to locate a number of tissue paper shapes I had hidden around the setting, and when they were all brought back we would place on top of the box to make a shape and then we would turn the lights off and the fairy lights on to make a reflected pattern. I invited a selection of children to do this task and explained that I wanted each of them to find the different shapes. I had cut the paper into different shapes and located laminate shapes to demonstrate the shape I wanted. Additionally, I tried to have the children count the number of sides that a shape had, the shape of those sides etc. This activity aimed to incorporate mathematics, specifically, numbers and Shape, space and measure. Upon reflection this activity did engage the children and they were able to consider different shapes and numbers. However, there were areas that I would like to improve upon, which include the length of the session, as this activity lasted longer than anticipated and was a difficult request for younger children especially. Additionally, I would need to think about the location, as the box had to be on the ground near the corner where

On the first day the children were so excited that they were able to pick different colors to mix. They spent most of the time mixing their colors, but they also painted pictures. All three children stayed for about twenty minutes. On the second day, A was absent, but J and K wanted to mix more colors and also use their old colors in their paintings. I cut a lunch tray in half so each child would be able to make a few more colors. Each child stayed for about twenty-five minutes. On both days, the children all did a great job at discussing what colors they created and what they painted. The rest of the children in the class did a great job of waiting while the children in my small group were painting. I just had to keep reminding them that when A, K, and J were done, they would also get a turn. Overall, I think the activity went well, but if I were to do this again, I could slightly change it. For this activity, the children had the option of different sized paint brushes to paint their pictures. In the future, I could give them an option to paint with sponges, a ping pong ball, string, or even their fingers. Artistically, the children were able to be as creative as they wanted. They learned more about mixing colors including how to make green, pink, and purple. They also learned that if you mix all of the colors together you get a gray or brown color. Socially, the children learned more about each other and why they made the decisions they made in their paintings. While the children were painting, I made sure to ask the children questions about their work. K had the idea of pouring some paint of each color directly on her paper, and then mixing them together. While K was doing this, I asked her, “K, why did you want to pour the paint directly onto your paper?” K responded, “Because so I can see which colors they make and also so I can drizzle them!” J thought this was a

“There are a variety of ways in which the individual teacher can build positive and trusting relationships with students’ families, ways that place families in a more influential role in helping teachers develop and implement effective learning experiences for children” (Amatea, 2013, p. 56 & 58).The activity I chose for this week discussion board is on Science. The name of the activity is Bubbles. This activity is for Preschool/Kindergarten. It is designed to get the parent/caregiver involved in the activity. The parent/caregiver is invited to spend the day at school with their child. They will work together to understand how to make bubbles.

They were discovering what sinks or floats in a tub of water and how to extended a child’s understanding through open-ended questions. As this point I knew the evening was a success because getting parents on the floor was a top goal of the evening.

We hadn’t made it about no more than two look-sees away, though, from where we’d found the dead rabbit before we came across the carcass of another one, and then another. Soon, we had found a bunch of them, torn up and bloody, each in different states of decay.

On Tuesday, November 15th, 2016, my partner, Brendan D. attended our service learning project at Fulton preschool. The students did not talk considerably considering practically strangers where standing before them. Mrs. McDaniel had told me the students had been learning about shapes, weather, including reciting the alphabet recently. To expand on their knowledge on what they had been taught we thought it was a marvelous idea to incorporate those concepts with our lesson. Warm up began with everyone sitting in an circle including a bowl full of water was placed in the middle. Brendan explained a ripple, how they work, what causes them, etc. We asked the students if they had ever seen a ripple before, all of the kids did not talk, though one student

Not only did our house burn down but this is the last time I can remember my

Boundary Peak is the tallest mountain in Nevada. Reaching an elevation of 13,147 feet, it can be a long but satisfying hike. This method of hiking up Boundary Peak was most likely one of the reasons why my family decided to climb it in the summer of 2012.

I wish I could tell you all of this in person but I know if I try I’ll probably get very nervous and forget some small details that I would really like to tell you, and those are probably the most important to me. I saw you for the first time on February 23 at the valentines party, and that was such a fortunate thing to go to because I was able to get free food, have a good time, see old friends I haven’t seen since last semester, but most importantly I was able to see you. I didn’t know who you were at the time, but I knew you were like a very sweet, funny, caring, smart, and very beautiful just from your appearance. I first noticed you when you sat across from me when we were playing charades, and that’s when I knew that I wanted to get to

Life is a roller coaster. Throughout the duration of this short ride we call life; one can experience exciting and exhilarating highs, as well as terrifying, seemingly heart-stopping drops. However, everyone’s ride is different; every individual person on a different roller coaster. Some people’s rides are a lot smoother than others; while other’s rides are so turbulent one would think the entire roller coaster as a whole could come crashing down at any given moment. My life was a lot like the latter of those aforementioned two, and in many aspects, it still is. I have had my fair share of personal struggles that undoubtedly caused a generous amount of distress, however, the ups and downs of my rollercoaster are one of a kind in their own right and without them I would not be the individual I