Classes were back in session yesterday. Karin is in Flensburg, Germany. Her substitute teacher is my friend Natalie! Natalie is one of the two Swedish student teachers who came to America as part of the exchange program. We were so excited to get the chance to teach together! We have become so close and I will really miss her when I leave. The students were painting their family trees today. They are really turning out great! It has been very fun to teach art to such a creative group and they seem to enjoy it so much. During English class Natalie and I team taught a lesson to introduce the "Rooms of a house" unit. I introduced the terms using a powerpoint with pictures from my house in Kentucky. Then we split the class in half and Natalie had one half work on a "Moving House" short play in English, while I had the other half partner off and use house floor plans to play a guessing game reminiscent of "Battleship." Each partner chose five family members and placed them throughout the house. Then they took turns guessing which where each family member was. After 20 minutes we switched so each group got to do both activities. I also taught the class the "My House" song Natalie and I wrote to integrate music into the new vocabulary.
In the grade 5 classes They have finished their presentations so we will spend the rest of the time doing open discussion. (they ask me questions and we discuss) I was blown away by the questions these students asked! They asked about Christmas traditions in America, Taxes and even the health care system. They are a very curious and insightful group!
Here are some of the tres my fourth graders are working on. Some of them have already started adding their family portraits!
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