Blog #4

The students in my service learning class are engaged in many ways. This last time I went to observe I noticed these three ways they were engaged in learning:
1. In morning meeting they have a different rhyme or attention getter that they use to get to know one another better. This morning they played "Knock-Knock", where the students get to know their classmates last names as well as review their first names.
2. Each day they have a classroom helper. This person gets to help get a lunch count, be a leader of certain activities, and help whenever the teacher needs it. The students love when it is their day to be the helper and they are more involved in the lessons as well as their own responsibility.
3. Today they sang and danced to a song called "Lettercise". They get to use song and movement to review the letters and the sounds they make. This is fun for the kids because they get to move and sing. It also is a great way for those that are still learning their letters and sounds to get practice.