I was assigned the task of giving a Halloween presentation to students in first through third grade. I had to find an activity that would work for all age groups, so I decided to make an original project. I created the above poster with an original story about Halloween. The pictures were small “flash cards,” and before the presentation, each student in the class was given a card. The poster was hung on the blackboard where all of the students could see it. There was an accompanying PowerPoint, which told the story as it’s presented on the poster. When the PowerPoint showed a picture, one student would have the associated flash card, and come to the board to sticky tac the picture onto the poster board.
I chose this activity because it allowed the students to learn about a holiday in the United States which automatically made it an engaging topic. Each student was able to and eager to participate. Finally, they were able to learn vocabulary relevant to Halloween but also applicable to other situations. I completed an art project with my second grade students where we made a witch. This was the instruction worksheet. The students had to read the instructions to be able to complete the activity on their own, but the small pictures indicated exactly what was to be completed. Finally, I was able to simply doodle with some of them and chat about what Halloween in the United States is like. with the above drawings, we learned some vocabulary such as spider, spiderweb, hat, pumpkin, and ghost. The students seemed to really enjoy the spooky theme and the ability to have some fun and be creative!
Language Assistant Program Portfolio 2019-2020 