Today we didn't get a lot of "subject" learning done. Instead, we learned about how to be kind and helpful citizens. Which would you say is more important for your child's future?
Here's how our prep and planning went.
1. We learned about the word "service".
2. The 4 C's were introduced and we set goals:
- Communication: Soft voices, eye contact
- Collaboration: Kind words, no "making someone" do something they weren't ready to do.
- Creativity: Using puppets to pretend with.
- Critical Thinking: What will I do if my preschooler doesn't listen or cooperate? What might go well? Be a challenge?
3. Deciding on whether to read a big book or show a video.
4. Realistic Math Problem! Together we figured out how to pair each other up with a preschooler.
Check out how we used manipulatives to solve this.
The blue unifex cubes represented our 24 crew members.
The white ones represented the 19 preschoolers.
We paired the white and blue up, and then realized we would have 5 left over first graders.
They weren't sure what to do with the leftover 5 for a bit, but then realized we would could add them to other groups. They got jazzed about this math so we then got out our number grids and added the total number of kids all together. Awesome!
After our visit we debriefed about our successes and challenges. The children realized teaching can be exhausting work!! I was super proud of how they handled our first visit. This is a lovely crew of children.
Click on this link to see the Google Photo Album from our visit!
After our visit we debriefed about our successes and challenges. The children realized teaching can be exhausting work!! I was super proud of how they handled our first visit. This is a lovely crew of children.
Click on this link to see the Google Photo Album from our visit!