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Sunday SchoolTaught by Jeff SlocumIntroductionIn one sentence, in my project I will be a Sunday School Teacher. I think this will be a great way to experience many of the things that teachers in weeklong public schools. I realize that the subject matter will be different, but this will still provide the same concept of teaching something to a group of young individuals. My Sunday School, being held only on Sundays, will allow me time to reflect on my class for portions of an entire week while I prepare for the next Sunday’s class. One of my goals for this project is to find out what things make the class interesting for children. Since I will be working primarily with the third and fourth graders, most of what I find out will be about them. I will try working with games and interactive lessons with worksheets and other tools like those. Additionally, I should find out how a teacher sets up a lesson plan for the day. What flow will be most effective? Should I start with something quiet or energetic? These are questions I hope to answer as I teach. On one hand it will make the class easier to handle if they do not become too hyped up by the beginning of class. In the same respect, it may be no good to have the children sitting lifeless in their chairs for the first half of class. Class arrangement is another thing that I wrote about in my paper, that I’d like to see in real life. My thoughts for the arrangement of a class of Sunday School Children is tables where the children can work close to each other. I need to make sure when I organize, that the teacher (Me) can pass out supplies easily, without making it so not all the children can pay attention without problems. This should not cause any real problems. I think that this project will be a very fun project. I’ve heard that it is really a great experience to work with children. This will give me a good opportunity to work with a nice group of children on a regular basis. |