The last couple of days in the classroom I have been
researching ideas on how to get my students moving around in the classroom. I
notice that when they are moving around the days goes faster for me and it goes
faster for me. It takes a little longer to prepare for class but it is so worth
it in the end. One of the activities I found online was a card game helping
students with learning the difference between prime and composite numbers. They
got into the game so much I couldn’t get them to calm down the whole time we
were playing the game. After the game they also understood what the difference
between prime and composite were which was a win, win.
We are also working on narrative writing in our English
class. Today, we did we worked on our brainstorming. We talked about the
importance of using our five senses in our writing so that way the reader can
visualize what we are writing. Most of my students decided to write about the
Tsunami of 2009. They were in second grade at school when this devastating storm
hit the island. A few examples of describing words my students used were
screaming, yelling, worry, shaking, fish and coral everywhere. As they were
describing the events of the day it was crazy to here what they experienced. I
can’t wait for them to finish the papers so I can read about it all!
We are continuing to get spoiled by everyone on this island.
We are all fighting some sort of sickness and none of us can get over it. The
principle heard that we were not feeling well and went to the main island and
got us a bunch of medicine. She also got us a whole bunch of fresh fruit and
orange juice. It was so yummy and we have yet had to make a meal since last
Sunday! It’s amazing how much these people care about us and are trying to make
us feel like we are at home.
Yesterday, we got out of school early because we didn’t have
water on the island. We took full advantage of the fact that we didn’t have
water and went swimming and floating in the harbor. We only went outside for
about an hour because the sun and so strong and we don’t want to burn. Well my
face got a little red. My students asked me multiple times if I was embarrassed
today and I was like no why? Your face
is all red. I said that’s what happens when I go out in the sun and they were
so confused.
With Love,
Abby
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