Field Experience Day 2: February 8, 2012

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 On day two, our host teacher had the children play "Mighty Nice to Meet you" tag, as a warm up so that the students would get to learn our names and we could start to learn some of theirs. This tag game was a great example of a very good tag game because it was a great way to get to know the students in a quick and fun way. The children got warmed up and we were able to be involved and participate.

1. Reflection on the Lesson:

Today in our kindergarten class, the students worked on balancing, throwing and catching. The students used bean bags as the object that they were asked to manipulate. The instructor began with a quick "clean up game" using the bean bags so that the students could run around, get warmed up, and handle the bean bags. After, that, the instructor ran through basic balancing acts. The students we asked to balance the bean bag on their head, elbow, shoulder and foot. If the task was too easy, they were asked to switch to the non-dominant side, or walk while doing it. This variation allowed those students who excelled to have a new challenge and those students who struggled to have more time to practice. Next, the instructor did a few activities where the students were asked to throw the bean bag at different levels to themselves (there were no partners involved). The same variation that occurred in the balancing occurred in the throwing/catching. Those students who excelled were given new challenges and those who did not were given time to practice the basic skill. There were some issues regarding the students holding on to their bean bags. The instructor always told them to "squeeze them tight" when he was talking. It may have been more efficient to have the children place the bean bags at their feet or under their arm.