SL Leading

When I was talking to the teachers about what type of activity I could lead, we decided to do something a little more fun and something the kids would enjoy.  I helped them all get ready for the project they were doing to make bags for Easter eggs.  I worked with them to make decorations, spell their names, and decide how they were going to decorate everything.  I personally got a lot of the project prepared and then worked with the students.  This activity was not the most educational thing, but the teachers thought it would be a great way to get all of the students involved and have fun with them.  It went really well and the kids really loved it.  They had a fun time choosing how to decorate their bags and deciding how they were going to do it.  While we were doing it we talked about Easter and why it is so important.  The students got the chance to learn a lot about the history of everything that happened.  One thing that was really good was that they all asked a lot of questions and we talked through them together.  We had a lot of really good discussion while they were still having a lot of fun.  This is how I hope my classroom will be one day.  I love the concept of including fun activities with meaningful discussions. The students also really helped each other out.  If one of them had a hard time cutting or tracing, someone always volunteered to help, which I thought was great.  I really enjoyed doing this project with the kids because I felt like they were really happy.