Residency - EXPO Elementary - Ulla Tervo-Desnick - 6 hrs
This week, the kids had a field trip! We went to the UMN campus to see a concert at Ted Mann Hall. I recognized all of the tunes as the songs that Ulla plays in the morning for the kids. I thought it was really neat that the kids could see and hear the songs they've been listening to for the past few weeks played live by real life musicians. Getting out of the school and seeing the concert was definitely a refreshing change of pace this week.
I've finally solidified the lesson idea I will be teaching the kids in a couple weeks. In relation to their Ojibwe culture learning and Birchbark House unit, I've discovered traditional Ojibwe animal paintings. My idea is to have each of the kids create an interpretation of an Ojibwe animal of their choice, using their own creativity and personal style to design a finished product.
Overall, it was a pretty productive and fun week for the kids...on one hand, I can't wait until next Wednesday when I get to see them again--on the other hand, next week is my second-to-last week! I can't believe how fast the weeks have flown by, I'm going to miss everyone so much...but I can't think about that right now, I have a lesson to plan!