Artifacts

Chanel Campbell...... Artifact- #1 Lesson Plan Analysis Theme- Body Parts

In our group's lesson plan activity, we focused on the Body Parts lesson plan. One of the main goals for the lesson plan was to familiarize young children with their body parts. We accomplished this by introducing body parts through music and movement. We started out by first reading a book about body parts, then engaging in an open discussion focusing on Howard Gardner's linguistic approach. We believed that children would also find excitement in engaging in creative ways to recognize body parts. One of my tasks were to introduce the song Muff Topper, by Jacki Pack to the children. This song allows the children to place their hands on specific body parts and come up with a silly name for that body part. The end of each measure of the song repeats itself (That's what I learned at my school yi yi). The other task I had the opportunity of participating in was introducing body parts in another language. For example, mouth is "boca", hands is "mano", eyes is "ojo", etc. These are some body parts interpreted from English to Spanish. As an Educator, I believe that it is imperative to introduce and teach children more than one language. I also teach the children in my Head Start class American Sign Language. Body parts are interpreted in American Sign Language as well.


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This was a great activity, and I personally enjoyed working with my group members. We found teachable moments throughout our planning and I also learned some great ideas from the other groups' presentations. I have already implemented some of the information learned from Howard Gardner's multiple Intelligences into my learning environment. I actually have already been implementing them into the classroom, I just have other ways to describe and introduce them to colleagues and parents. We engage in each Muliple Intelligence daily in our learning environment!! Website...

Artifact #2- Digital Story

One day my daughter Kayla came to me and said, "Mom I want to get baptized". My mouth hit the floor. I was so excited and proud of the wonderful choice she had made. She had been learning about Christ since she came into this world. She attends Sunday school and morning worship service. There she learns how to become a better Christian and how we should treat others. We immediately created more ways for "teachable moments" that would offer opportunities for open-discussions. She got all of the answers she needed and was ready for the next step. We discussed the significance of Baptism and how it is one of the ceremonies ordained by God. Each day we engaged in conversations that allowed plenty of space for shared feelings and emotions. She asked family members and even church members their views about getting baptized.

As I reflect on the day I received this assignment, I was unsure as to what I would do it on. I searched through my photos and couldn't help but to choose my youngest daughter's Baptism. I will admit this assignment was initially challenging for me, because this was my first time doing a digital story. I became a bit discouraged the evening I lost my work on the computer. I didn't save my work and as a result of that I have definitely learned my lesson. I chose my daughter because she encourages me in so many ways. She is outspoken, but when it comes down to problem solving or class participation; she clams up. She is afraid to fail or give the wrong answers. I was the exact same way. It wasn't until I got older that those characteristics changed. She tends to be uncertain about many things in life, but once she puts forth effort, she realizes that the problem wasn't so bad after all. This activity helped me a lot. The more I reflect on my completed assignments, the greater my confidence level increases. I now know that the next assignment may become challenging, but beneficial in the long run. I have been able to share with colleagues, family members and my children, the knowledge I have gained while engaging in various tasks.
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