Environmental Education At The School - 844 Words

While at the school, I got to try my hand at a variety of different things. Every day was different. In a classroom, you never know what is going to happen and everyday something different is taught. I would go to the school Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays each week from 12:00pm until 3:00pm. On Mondays, I would go to two Kindergarten classrooms, Mrs. Markons and Mrs. Rolfes. In both classes, I helped with environmental education. Somedays there was an Environmental Educator that would lead the class interactions and on other days it was up to the teacher and I to lead the class interactions. Most days, if the weather was accommodating, the class would go out to the school forest to learn. Usually we would start with a book inside and then outside we would relate the book to what we saw. We did a variety of different things from making animal houses, identifying trees, using nature to spell and do math, making bunny restaurants, and using our senses to describe what we experienced. I typically, would be assigned a group of about seven students. The students and I would go off into our own area of the woods and do the activity for the day. It was my job to ask the students questions along with answering whatever questions they may have. On Wednesdays, I would go to Mrs. Tamburro’s art class with first graders and Mrs. Lampela’s class of second graders. The rest of the time I would help in the greenhouse keeping it maintained or assist the teachers with whatever they needed.Show MoreRelatedEnvironmental Education Is Not Always Implemented Within Schools1306 Words   |  6 PagesEnvironmental education is not always implemented within schools because classrooms are the main space in which students learn and teachers are expected to teach. 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