October 30, 2015
Today was the Halloween celebration at school! The students arrived and were ready to celebrate all day long. The teachers got to wear their costumes all day (myself and two other teachers were the witches from the movie Hocus Pocus). The students brought their costumes to school and changed after lunch. The whole class was not in the mood to focus and my co-op adjusted for that. First thing in the morning the class went to their Library special and when they got bock we had a morning meeting and did the weekly spelling test. After that the Halloween celebrating began. We went over to the 2nd grade classroom and did a Frankenstein craft. When that was done we moved down to 4th grade. Myself and the other intern planned an integrated lesson. Each 1st grader was paired with a 4th grader. The older students helped the younger students make a hand print painting of a witch or vampire (student's choice). When the painting was done the students worked together to collaborate on a story about their witch or vampire. The 4th grade students did the writing. When they were done the pair went to the front of the room to share their painting and their writing (pictures to come). This activity went really well. One thing that I really wanted my first graders to gain from this was practicing their descriptive story telling. A lot of their writing is very basic and lacks detail. The 4th grade students did a great job at prompting them with questions to make them think of materiel to add.
The students skipped recess and went to lunch early. After lunch was over parents began arriving to join in the Halloween fun, volunteer to run activities and to help students change into their costumes. After everyone was dressed we did a two-block parade around town as an entire school. We then made our way outside for carnival games where students won candy and treats. The day concluded with a Halloween snack in the cafeteria paired with a presentation from a theater group Popcorn Hat Players. Students had the opportunity to participate on stage and interact with the lady narrating. Overall, it was a great day and it was obvious how much fun the students had. Next week though its back to a full week of "classes".
Happy Halloween!!
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