11-22-10

I had the oppurtunity to teach a class of 1st graders a Junior Achievement curriculum for a day. The curriculum included 5 lessons that were to be taught throughout the day. We had use this curriculum given in a booklet to teach the class the lessons in a timely manner and a way they would remember it. It was amazing to see the children interact and comprehend the lessons. We taught the 1st graders "Our Families" lessons. These included neighborhoods, jobs, and the people connected to them. We had a picture of a neighborhood put up in the classroom and had the children point out good deeds going on and actions that were taking place. Through this J.A. activity the children were able to see how a neighborhood works and certain jobs that go on inside neighborhoods just like their own. Later we put a big map on the floor, given to us in the J.A. booklet, and had the children recognize symbols, keys, and buildings in relation to streets. The children were then given their own smaller version of the map and stickers that represented the buildings on the bigger map. They were excited to be able to put the buildings where they wanted to on the map and be a part of that decision.