Celebration of Learning

Today was the fourth graders Day of Celebration! The students got the opportunity to celebrate themselves for learning all new material and being such a great class to the science teachers! This day was also an opportunity for the students to celebrate their teachers. Giving feedback back and forth about our lessons and what they liked best was really beneficial for us. Feedback makes us flourish as a teacher to know what works and does not work. When we got to the class, we had the students sign onto their iPads and answer questions on the Sensory Garden Post-Test. Usually, students complain when they see that something is a test. Even though this wasn't being graded, the students still didn't complain and answered the questions to the best of their ability. I never see this happen in a classroom typically. Not one student complained about the questions and just finished the test without any difficulties. After doing this, us teachers prepared a Kahoot! game for the students to play, with questions based on the 4 lessons that were implemented. Of course, the students were ecstatic about playing the game. On our part, we definitely should have planned ahead of time and provided a prize for the winner of the game. The students didn't seem to mind though, they just enjoyed playing a fun game, that also reviewed their prior knowledge. Towards the end of our time in the classroom, all of the teachers stood in the front of the room and told the students how great it was to have them as our class to teach. Besides just a verbal praise, we provided certificates of success for each student with their names printed on them. We called them up one by one and every student was supportive of one another, which was great to see. This fieldwork experience was a great one for me personally. This class very respectful and cooperative which is usually pretty rare to come across. The students really did seem to be engaged with what we were teaching them, especially for me and my group's topic. Not only will I miss this class, I will miss the enthusiasm and support they gave me as a teacher. I wasn't there main teacher, they didn't have to respect or listen to me. But this class was a dream! At times, they were a little too rowdy but overall they were very respectful kids. This day was all about celebrating their success and somehow, the students celebrated us as well, which was a beautiful moment to witness! :)