Teaching the young!

(In this picture I am teaching a class of 4th graders at Silver Creek Elementary School in their Physical Education class.)

In my PED 244 class, we spend some time going to various local elementary schools and we practice teaching. In this particular instance I am the one leading the group rather than watching my classmates. To prepare for these times at the school we have to create a lesson plan and follow it with the kids that we are there with. We create the plans on our own with the assistance of our text book, however the groups that we are in are not assisted while teaching.

I feel like this as well as other opportunities I've had throughout my college career have helped set me up and prepare me for the various groups that i could possibly be teaching. In this particular instance I am learning first hand about the ways in which to best teach elementary students. I feel like this is definitely a great thing that can prepare me to be able to teach a diverse student body, especially if the differences among students is their age. All in all, i feel that experiences like this are truly what can help me prepare the most when it comes to teaching, and since I will not know what age group I will be teaching until I actually get a job because my certification will be for grades P-12th grade.