We're Going on a Bear Hunt
This was my fourth time in my first grade classroom, and it has been exciting to see the students progress. Today, I noticed the students' willingness to participate and get involved has grown! They feel free to ask questions and explore different, unique ideas more. However, the main lesson I learned from this particular visit was the importance of clear instructions. We started off our lesson by each drawing a certain locomotive movement from a hat, and then doing that movement as if we were in different environments, like moving through honey or along a sandy beach. I thought it would be fun for the students to each have their own movement, such as marching or skipping or jumping. However, I think for first graders, it may have confused them to have the people around them doing different movements. In the future, I may stick to having them all do the same locomotor movement in order to reduce confusion. I read with them the book "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" by