This week was very refreshing because we have returned back to our regular routines. In my first grade classes we have almost finished our totem pole masks. The students really enjoyed the process and this week we painted them and added interesting textures. Some of the masks are very silly, and some are a little more realistic. The best part about the masks is that they really show off the student's personalities. The student cant wait to wear them. We plan on having a potlatch, which is a celebration when putting up a totem pole. We will be dancing, story telling, and putting up our totem pole as a class. How Funnn!!!!!!
In my Kindergarten classes we learned about the Japanese culture. We first got to write our names in Japanese, and then we studied the Koi fish. The students most loved the myth about how the Koi fish turns into a dragon once he has reached to the top of a river. This shows that he is determined and strong. When we began making the fish in class, the students of course insisted we had to paint dragons too. So we learned how to do a step by step drawing lesson on how to draw these animals. It was great to see the transformation of how they drew fish before, to how they draw fish now. Some students said "Miss Samantha, I can draw a fish perfectly without your help anymore, look how good my fish is!" It is so great to teach them something they are proud of. Hopefully every class they wont be drawing fish thought because they wont stop their fish doodles. It is seriously their favorite thing to draw now.
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