Transcript Weather Seasons

Intro to Education
EAST/EMPACTS Project
Dr. Regina Ryel Thomason, Instructor
Our Goals
 To reach out to socioeconomically challenged students.
 To teach Ms. Breese’s kindergarten class about weather
and the seasons.
 To augment the existing curriculum.
TO HAVE FUN!
WHAT WE DID
 We shot a video showing a mock weather forecast that
would be fun for the kids to watch.
 We wanted to have an activity that would be “hands-
on” for the children. We gathered seasonal clothing
and made sets of flashcards showing each clothing
choice. We made one set for each student.
 We described a type of weather particular to each
season and asked the children to find the card for the
correct clothing choice. We made sure there were no
“right” and “wrong” choices.
 We showed them the video.
TEAMWORK
COURSE OUTCOMES
• We experienced being in a classroom with multicultural
students.
 We learned to communicate with students even though their first
language was not English.
 We learned that children are children no matter what their
ethnicity.
• For the first time we were in a setting where most of the
students were of a low socioeconomic background.
 We saw what it was like when the whole school is suffering from a
lack of funds.
 We could see what the lack of money in a family meant to students
in their clothing in relation to the weather.
Design by Paige Snyder, Intro to Ed, Fall 2008, EAST/EMPACTS
WHAT WE LEARNED
 When you really want to
communicate, you can
find a way.
 Donations can really
make a difference to
children in need.
 Volunteering is a great
way to help in a
disadvantaged school.
TECHNOLOGY USED
 Video Camera
 Laminating Machine
 Digital Camera
 PowerPoint
 Microsoft Office Suite 2007
 Copier
 Clip Art
RESOURCES
 WWW.AVERY.COM
 Go! Introduction to Word 2007
 Fram, M., Miller-Cribbs, J., & Van Horn, L. (2007,
October). Poverty, Race, and the Contexts of
Achievement: Examining Educational
Experiences of Children in the U.S. South. Social
Work, 52(4), 309-319. October 25, 2008