My name is Jenna Petrel and I am a senior Elementary Education major at Mississippi University for Women! I will graduate in December 2015…praise God!
This is going to be my exciting new blog for my Social Studies BLOCK class.
But first….
Here is a little about me:
I am born and raised in Eldersville, Pennsylvania--a small town about 45 minutes from Pittsburgh (depending on traffic). I moved to Mississippi when I was in 9th grade and have been here ever since. I have always loved learning and I could be classified as a nerd. I love telling people random facts. I love Narnia, movies, laughing, board games, running, and food.
This is a picture of my timeline and museum display that I did last week for class. As you can see, I do like Angry Birds, hula hoops, books, pictures, coffee and more.
I learned from this project that no matter how simple your assignments for children may be, you will always have an over-achiever (like me). It took me hours to pick out at least five items that describe me. [Some students may not have five small items, so this activity could be changed to fewer, or only things that fit in a brown paper bag.] I also learned that it is a lot of work to make a straight line for a timeline. My boyfriend helped me draw and measure each space exactly an inch apart. A project like this would definitely get families involved--especially with pulling out old photos and sharing special times with the class.
Take Away:
1. Do this activity at the beginning of the year or during open house to learn more about your students.
2. Get the families involved!
3. Give adequate time for students to complete the project.
4. To mix it up, have the students guess what each of the items mean for one of their classmates.
That's all for now!
