Wk 1 Reflection
Sarafina Paz
CRE 101
Reflection Wk 1
This week I was able learn and see the overview of this class and what we are going to do this summer. I was also able to meet some elementary students to read them some books and try to understand what kind of reader they are. I was also able to pick some books for them that meet with their reading skills. I learn how to interact with them but it was very difficult for me because I usually don’t interact with children since I don’t have little sister or live near cousins. I was able to bring a book called The Harmonica by Tony Johnston where it talks about a polish boy who is separated from his parents and send to a concentration camp during WWII but he is only able to find comfort by playing his harmonica. Since all the students are going to be 6th graders it’s important for them to know about world history. This book was actually successful because I was able to ask them questions about that time period and some knew and others didn’t and I was able to explain. Some students ask me more questions during the time period too. I was also able to give them vocabulary word so they can learn new words for AIMS. But everything in this class is a learning experience and good way to interact with kids while helping them with their reading. This week I had a few disappointments because sometimes I wanted to do more with the kids but there wasn’t enough time. It was also difficult to communicate with them but hopefully I will improve. Some things I want my students to learn is to be able to find an issue with any book they read and try to understand vocabulary.
Mary Jando
Sarafina Paz
Wendy Suarez
18 June
Weekly Reflection #2
This week we were able to cover the first competencies. However after a group discussion we actually covered 50% of the competencies. Mary got into the first and fifth competency. Mary students were able to identify the issue and connect the pictures with the story. Mary would frequently ask them what was going on in the picture and they would infer what was going on. Marys book was on Hiroshima and her issue was the innocent people that were killed or injured. Mary taught the issues to them by asking questions and going into detail of what Hiroshima is. Mary plans to go into point of view in her next book which is about the Holocaust and concentration camps. Mary’s student learned and found 5 vocab words, they are air raid, exclaimed, penetrated, Collapsed, and waded. They did not have a difficulty finding the words and I discussed each word with them when we were reading. Sarafina was able to talk about concentration camps and WWII with her students. She read the book The Harmonica where I little boy is forced to separate from his parents and send to a concentration camp. She was able to identify the issue of the concentration camps and how Jewish were prosecuted. She was able to identify the author’s purpose which was that in even in tough times there is still hope. Also her students reviewed the vocabulary words that were falter, epaulets, crockery, gramophone and commandant. They easily learned them and were able to come up with sentences using the words. Sarafina is still going to continuing with the issue of WWII and the people who suffered through it. Also she is going to try to analyze more with the students to identify the issues. As for Wendy, her book was about how mummies from Egypt were made. She covered pros and cons, respect for other cultures, and slightly covered points of views. After she read her book she asked the students what was good and bad about digging up mummy’s tombs, and most of them were able to understand and say that it wasn’t right to the mummies and their beliefs but it was very beneficial for educational purposes. The vocab words that Wendy had chosen mummy, decay, ba, ka, and tomb. She realized that it was a bad idea to include Egyptian words for the vocab. Next, Wendy plans to read a about Hiroshima. As a group I think our students are becoming comfortable and asking questions. We hope they are enjoying the way we read to them and are learning the principles of critical reading.
Wk3
Sarafina Paz
June 22
This week I was able to start reading the book flowers on the wall with my students. It continued with the issue of World War 2 and also Jews. This was an interesting book but all the students said it was sad because the Jewish family had to go to the concentration camps. I was also able to go over new vocabulary with the students. For example the worlds were fray, rancid, cheder, stoop and haul. I was able to let them make up their own sentences to go with the words. But also I was able to make them read and them telling me what they read. That goes with critical reading which is to understand what one is reading. It was kind of sad since it was the last week with them and I learn so much from them.
CRE 101
Reflection Wk 1
This week I was able learn and see the overview of this class and what we are going to do this summer. I was also able to meet some elementary students to read them some books and try to understand what kind of reader they are. I was also able to pick some books for them that meet with their reading skills. I learn how to interact with them but it was very difficult for me because I usually don’t interact with children since I don’t have little sister or live near cousins. I was able to bring a book called The Harmonica by Tony Johnston where it talks about a polish boy who is separated from his parents and send to a concentration camp during WWII but he is only able to find comfort by playing his harmonica. Since all the students are going to be 6th graders it’s important for them to know about world history. This book was actually successful because I was able to ask them questions about that time period and some knew and others didn’t and I was able to explain. Some students ask me more questions during the time period too. I was also able to give them vocabulary word so they can learn new words for AIMS. But everything in this class is a learning experience and good way to interact with kids while helping them with their reading. This week I had a few disappointments because sometimes I wanted to do more with the kids but there wasn’t enough time. It was also difficult to communicate with them but hopefully I will improve. Some things I want my students to learn is to be able to find an issue with any book they read and try to understand vocabulary.
Mary Jando
Sarafina Paz
Wendy Suarez
18 June
Weekly Reflection #2
This week we were able to cover the first competencies. However after a group discussion we actually covered 50% of the competencies. Mary got into the first and fifth competency. Mary students were able to identify the issue and connect the pictures with the story. Mary would frequently ask them what was going on in the picture and they would infer what was going on. Marys book was on Hiroshima and her issue was the innocent people that were killed or injured. Mary taught the issues to them by asking questions and going into detail of what Hiroshima is. Mary plans to go into point of view in her next book which is about the Holocaust and concentration camps. Mary’s student learned and found 5 vocab words, they are air raid, exclaimed, penetrated, Collapsed, and waded. They did not have a difficulty finding the words and I discussed each word with them when we were reading. Sarafina was able to talk about concentration camps and WWII with her students. She read the book The Harmonica where I little boy is forced to separate from his parents and send to a concentration camp. She was able to identify the issue of the concentration camps and how Jewish were prosecuted. She was able to identify the author’s purpose which was that in even in tough times there is still hope. Also her students reviewed the vocabulary words that were falter, epaulets, crockery, gramophone and commandant. They easily learned them and were able to come up with sentences using the words. Sarafina is still going to continuing with the issue of WWII and the people who suffered through it. Also she is going to try to analyze more with the students to identify the issues. As for Wendy, her book was about how mummies from Egypt were made. She covered pros and cons, respect for other cultures, and slightly covered points of views. After she read her book she asked the students what was good and bad about digging up mummy’s tombs, and most of them were able to understand and say that it wasn’t right to the mummies and their beliefs but it was very beneficial for educational purposes. The vocab words that Wendy had chosen mummy, decay, ba, ka, and tomb. She realized that it was a bad idea to include Egyptian words for the vocab. Next, Wendy plans to read a about Hiroshima. As a group I think our students are becoming comfortable and asking questions. We hope they are enjoying the way we read to them and are learning the principles of critical reading.
Wk3
Sarafina Paz
June 22
This week I was able to start reading the book flowers on the wall with my students. It continued with the issue of World War 2 and also Jews. This was an interesting book but all the students said it was sad because the Jewish family had to go to the concentration camps. I was also able to go over new vocabulary with the students. For example the worlds were fray, rancid, cheder, stoop and haul. I was able to let them make up their own sentences to go with the words. But also I was able to make them read and them telling me what they read. That goes with critical reading which is to understand what one is reading. It was kind of sad since it was the last week with them and I learn so much from them.