First Day of Fieldwork!

         Today we began fieldwork at BDMS!  Before entering the classroom, we were given a brief amount of information regarding the second grade students.  For our practice with edTPA, we will choose three students to focus on, so this was quite helpful.  We then went to the classroom and began to introduce ourselves and get to know the students.  The class was divided into four groups so that each of the college groups could go around and discuss our topics with them.  My group began with Julie having the students tell us their names and what their favorite subjects are.  Some very popular responses were math, science and recess!  Only a couple of students mentioned liking social studies, but we will hopefully change that with our lessons.  After listening to the students, Julie, Brian, Jess, and I introduced ourselves and shared our favorite subjects from elementary school.  Then, we showed the groups a picture of Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea, asking them to make predictions as to who they think are shown.  Predictions included Native Americans, hunters, and pilgrims.  We then asked what Lewis and Clark could have seen in the West, showing them pictures of a prairie dog, grizzly bear, and the Rocky Mountains.  We shared interesting facts with the kids, such as how Lewis and Clark sent a prairie dog to President Thomas Jefferson because it was the first time people in the East had seen one.  The students were engaged with the pictures and we are excited to teach our topic of the exploration of the West.