Our third teaching day at Ikamvalesizwe was mostly review and further practice of what our students did the previous day. That day, we used the WWW What=2 How=2 story writing formula to start brainstorming our own story we would write as a class. This was our plan for the Language Arts portion:
Objective: Students will be able to write a story together using the WWW What=2 How=2 formula.
Procedure:
-Start with the WWW What=2 How=2 dance as a warm-up
-Pin up the story chart and finish the parts of the story they wrote together
-Write the story together in sentence form
-Read the story together
-Act out the story together
For further practice:
-Pin up the story "The Sly Fox"
-Read "The Sly Fox" together
-Identify WWW What=2 How=2 and underline each part in a different color
Break and transition to maths
The long-term goal for them is to identify parts in a longer story and have them write their own stories either individually or in pairs. We will also be introducing new English vocabulary words for them to practice and use in stories. The difficulties that arose for them during this lesson was that they could easily express their ideas in isiXhosa, but lacked the English vocabulary to say what they wanted.
-Meg Rutkowski and Fundi Fihlani
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Day Two Lesson Plan
Date: May 30, 2012
School: Kenton on Sea
Grade: 6
Class: 6b
Class Size: 25
Teachers/Instructors: Miss Katie and Mizz Ang
Instructional Lesson Plan
Subjects: English
Starting Class
Objective:
Introduce WWW What = 2 How = 2.
All students should have these notes in their folders.
Read "Sly Fox" and be able to apply WWW What = 2 How = 2
Matierals:
markers/colored pencils
Students' folders
Pencils
Rubbers
Activities:
-Brain Dance
-Introduce WWW What = 2 How = 2
-Have students copy chart into their notes
-Check all pages for accuracy
-Read Sly Fox story out loud
-As a class, find WWW What = 2 How = 2 using chart paper
-Read Tiger's Whiskers and have students try to find WWW What = 2 How = 2 on their own
-One step at a time, go over the answers and check for accuracy
-Introduce POW
-Write a story as a class using POW
-Check the story using WWW What = 2 How = 2
-End with singing/beatboxing/dancing
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Miss Katie and Mizz Ang's Lesson Plan for May 29th
This is the first day that we are in the schools.
Date: May 29, 2012
School: Kenton on Sea
Grade: 6
Class: 6b
Class Size: 25
Teachers/Instructors: Miss Katie and Mizz Ang
Instructional Lesson Plan
Subjects: Math and English
Starting Class
Objective:
Students and teachers will introduce themselves to each other.
Students will creatively express their individuality.
Students will take a pre-assessment for math and language arts.
This will allow teachers to gauge where each student is, assess outliers and averages.
Matierals:
construction paper
markers/colored pencils
student folders with Maths Unit
-1-Digit Addition Worksheet
-Advanced Addition Worksheet
-Subtraction worksheet
-multiplication worksheet
Production Test (English)
Vocabulary Recognition Test
Pencils
Rubbers
Activities:
-Introductions. Explain objective for next three weeks.
-Have every student make a name tag and decorate.
-Have students draw a picture on the inside of themselves doing something they want to do in the future. Provide example.
-Go around the room and share name and picture.
-Maths Pre-Assessment Worksheets
-Production (sentence writing) Pre-Assessment
-Vocabulary Recognition Pre-Assessment
-End the day making improvizational music using claps, stomps, voices, beatboxing, etc.
Assessment/Evaluation:
-Collect Exams
Date: May 29, 2012
School: Kenton on Sea
Grade: 6
Class: 6b
Class Size: 25
Teachers/Instructors: Miss Katie and Mizz Ang
Instructional Lesson Plan
Subjects: Math and English
Starting Class
Objective:
Students and teachers will introduce themselves to each other.
Students will creatively express their individuality.
Students will take a pre-assessment for math and language arts.
This will allow teachers to gauge where each student is, assess outliers and averages.
Matierals:
construction paper
markers/colored pencils
student folders with Maths Unit
-1-Digit Addition Worksheet
-Advanced Addition Worksheet
-Subtraction worksheet
-multiplication worksheet
Production Test (English)
Vocabulary Recognition Test
Pencils
Rubbers
Activities:
-Introductions. Explain objective for next three weeks.
-Have every student make a name tag and decorate.
-Have students draw a picture on the inside of themselves doing something they want to do in the future. Provide example.
-Go around the room and share name and picture.
-Maths Pre-Assessment Worksheets
-Production (sentence writing) Pre-Assessment
-Vocabulary Recognition Pre-Assessment
-End the day making improvizational music using claps, stomps, voices, beatboxing, etc.
Assessment/Evaluation:
-Collect Exams
Our Trip In Pictures So Far
Some pictures from our trip so far!
-Zack
-Zack
Preparing to Leave
School Supply Shopping
Some School Supplies
Grahamstown
Donkeys in the Street
Exploring Grahamstown
Two Thumbs Up for South Africa
Food Shopping
Food Shopping
Food Shopping
Cows Roaming the Streets
Setting Up Laptops to Give to the Schools
Setting Up Laptops to Give to the Schools
Blogging
Grahamstown
First Day at Samuel Ntsiko
Hello from Grahamstown!
These past few days have seemed so long when the end of each day approaches because it is just go-go-go (but that's what you're supposed to do when you travel, right?)but so worth it! It has been amazing thus far and up until now we have been getting to know the area, getting to know our host families, etc. Yesterday, instead of teaching, we went to both the Samuel Ntsiko and Kenton-on-Sea schools to meet the teachers and see which classrooms we will be teaching in. It was very interesting and we met so many new people who couldn't have given us a warmer welcome. At Kenton-on-Sea, we walked across the street from the school into the township to where Fundi lives to meet her mother, sister, and son. They were so sweet and it was very generous of them to welcome us into their home. Our group had a fabulous lunch on the way back and then we went back to begin lesson planning for our very first day!
I personally was pretty nervous for today but looking back, I was unnecessarily worked up! Angel is my teaching partner and we teach at Samuel Ntsiko with Julie and Victoria, with Rick accompanying us and giving us pointers when we need it. We left Miss Christine's house at 7:45 this morning and got to the school in less than ten minutes. We went to our respective classrooms and were greeted by the students with beautiful singing prayer. Angel and I did an icebreaker with the students and We all shared our names, ages, and showed off our favorite dance moves. Some of those kids can dance!!! We didn't exactly follow the lesson plan but that's to be expected, of course. We gave the students one pre-test in maths and two in English. Tonight Angel and I will grade them to determine what level we will need to begin to teach our students at. We have lots of work to do but I am really excited about it! The students loved making their name tags and enjoyed the math flash cards we gave them to do as activities. I tried to pronounce their names but they made fun of my Xhosa-speaking skills, so that's another thing on my practice list!
I think I can speak for all of us when I say that we are really excited to see what the rest of the week brings! We are trying to update the blog as much and as often as possible so keep reading!
Stephanie Cerniauskas
These past few days have seemed so long when the end of each day approaches because it is just go-go-go (but that's what you're supposed to do when you travel, right?)but so worth it! It has been amazing thus far and up until now we have been getting to know the area, getting to know our host families, etc. Yesterday, instead of teaching, we went to both the Samuel Ntsiko and Kenton-on-Sea schools to meet the teachers and see which classrooms we will be teaching in. It was very interesting and we met so many new people who couldn't have given us a warmer welcome. At Kenton-on-Sea, we walked across the street from the school into the township to where Fundi lives to meet her mother, sister, and son. They were so sweet and it was very generous of them to welcome us into their home. Our group had a fabulous lunch on the way back and then we went back to begin lesson planning for our very first day!
I personally was pretty nervous for today but looking back, I was unnecessarily worked up! Angel is my teaching partner and we teach at Samuel Ntsiko with Julie and Victoria, with Rick accompanying us and giving us pointers when we need it. We left Miss Christine's house at 7:45 this morning and got to the school in less than ten minutes. We went to our respective classrooms and were greeted by the students with beautiful singing prayer. Angel and I did an icebreaker with the students and We all shared our names, ages, and showed off our favorite dance moves. Some of those kids can dance!!! We didn't exactly follow the lesson plan but that's to be expected, of course. We gave the students one pre-test in maths and two in English. Tonight Angel and I will grade them to determine what level we will need to begin to teach our students at. We have lots of work to do but I am really excited about it! The students loved making their name tags and enjoyed the math flash cards we gave them to do as activities. I tried to pronounce their names but they made fun of my Xhosa-speaking skills, so that's another thing on my practice list!
I think I can speak for all of us when I say that we are really excited to see what the rest of the week brings! We are trying to update the blog as much and as often as possible so keep reading!
Stephanie Cerniauskas
Friday, May 25, 2012
Cities look like smoldering ashes: a plane poem.
A dark cover tarps
the ricochet of children, lovers
alley dogs and mothers.
One street lamp glares
exactly like the others:
a row of glowing choral bulbs.
They crave my fingers to pluck them,
to rub their petals
of delicate street decor
until the city erupts in sweet amber.
Ashes and ashes, sparks and dust
a holiday plate of exhausted must.
Fire berries, the tail of a dragon
or a clock's cogs with rust.
My eyes dive into the lit wicks
of oil lamps and combust!
Matchsticks and matchsticks,
gold lockers and sap,
these marigold flames burn below-
my African bonfire, my new city's map.
-ang buxton
the ricochet of children, lovers
alley dogs and mothers.
One street lamp glares
exactly like the others:
a row of glowing choral bulbs.
They crave my fingers to pluck them,
to rub their petals
of delicate street decor
until the city erupts in sweet amber.
Ashes and ashes, sparks and dust
a holiday plate of exhausted must.
Fire berries, the tail of a dragon
or a clock's cogs with rust.
My eyes dive into the lit wicks
of oil lamps and combust!
Matchsticks and matchsticks,
gold lockers and sap,
these marigold flames burn below-
my African bonfire, my new city's map.
-ang buxton
The Beginning
Hello Friends!!
We have arrived safely in Grahamstown after a 24+ hour journey! We all met at Goucher at 11:30 and began our trip via SuperShuttle. We arrived at Dulles and made it through security quickly. Although delayed by two hours, our first flight (7-8 hrs) to Dakar went well, besides the turbulence. From there we took an 8 hour flight to Johannasburg where we went through customs and made our connection to Port Elizabeth. Miss Christine met us at the airport and we all made the hour and a half journey to her house in Grahamstown. We got there at midnight but were still met with incredible warmth and hospitality. At Miss Christine's we ate a delicious dinner cooked by Tuki and said our goodnights; those of us not living with Miss Christine went on to meet our host families.
Grahamstown is beautiful. We met at 10 this morning and are now all drinking coffee and waiting for breakfast at Cafe Delizzia in town. After this, we are off to go school supply shopping for our classes! I think we are all excited to be here and I personally am so humbled by this opportunity. More updates coming soon!!!
-Julie
We have arrived safely in Grahamstown after a 24+ hour journey! We all met at Goucher at 11:30 and began our trip via SuperShuttle. We arrived at Dulles and made it through security quickly. Although delayed by two hours, our first flight (7-8 hrs) to Dakar went well, besides the turbulence. From there we took an 8 hour flight to Johannasburg where we went through customs and made our connection to Port Elizabeth. Miss Christine met us at the airport and we all made the hour and a half journey to her house in Grahamstown. We got there at midnight but were still met with incredible warmth and hospitality. At Miss Christine's we ate a delicious dinner cooked by Tuki and said our goodnights; those of us not living with Miss Christine went on to meet our host families.
Grahamstown is beautiful. We met at 10 this morning and are now all drinking coffee and waiting for breakfast at Cafe Delizzia in town. After this, we are off to go school supply shopping for our classes! I think we are all excited to be here and I personally am so humbled by this opportunity. More updates coming soon!!!
-Julie
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