In order to fulfill the professional development assignment, I rounded up a few of the kids from my church's youth choir and decided to do a literary activity with them to help deepen their comprehension of the hymns they sing in Sunday school. Before going into the activity, we first went through several songs in their hymnbook and read each line to check for understanding. Some terms that needed clarity and defining were "implore", "boundless", "extol", and "gracious". For the activity, we did a 4-square, on which each kid chose a word they wanted to understand more or have explained. They wrote it in the middle of a piece of paper. Around the word was four quadrants in which they write the word's dictionary definition, draw a picture that represents the word, write a sentence using the word, and draw/write an example of the word. It was a fun activity the kids enjoyed, and it benefitted their understanding.
That sounds like a lot of fun Christine! It's like practice session for teaching next week! The foursquare technique is a great way to introduce a topic and its something I'm definitely going to use in my health class! Good job!
ReplyDeleteI really did feel like I was practicing how to teach. I think I was subconsciously nervous because I could feel my hands and arms shaking involuntarily; it was really weird! But it was a fun activity with the kids, and I felt like they really learned from it.
ReplyDeleteYou are a true educator! I like the fact that you "made" an activity to get the assignment done and get involved with the kids! Thumbs up!
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