My Experiences

After reflecting on my learning experiences with the arts and social studies, certain events have stood out to me. These events have played important roles in my life and have made me the individual I am today. I chose to create a symbolic representation of these events in the form of a flower. I believe this is a great way to demonstrate my experiences throughout my life. The petals on the bottom of the flower demonstrate the foundation of my experiences and as one looks to the petals towards the top one can see how much I have grown. I also chose to use a flower because I know I will have more experiences with the arts and social studies thus giving me room to grow. The same goes for a flower as it has potential to grow bigger. One of …show more content…
One of my favourite parts of kindergarten was when we had free time. I always loved going to the painting station and putting on a smock and painting pictures. Most of my paintings were scribbles, but as the year progressed, I started painting pictures of my family and of flowers, I loved painting tulips. My parents have kept some of these paintings and I enjoy looking at them after all these years. When I was eight I decided I wanted to begin ballet lessons. I do not know if it is because I had read so many stories about ballerinas and wanted to become one when I was older or if it was because many of my friends were taking lessons. I just remember being so happy when my Mom told …show more content…
I do not have much experience teachings the arts and social studies. My placement last year was in a kindergarten class. In terms of art I did many crafts with the students and with social studies, we discussed rules and how to be a good person. Other than that, I have not had much experience. As a beginning teacher, I found David Hutchinson’s monograph very insightful. I hope I am able to incorporate some of his ideas into my grade four placement this year. Specifically taking the opportunity to study the school environment and my students communities. I am interested in learning about their favourite spaces in the school, maybe they have a special memory of a certain place. I would also like them to share their communities and activities they participate in. In doing so, I hope they are able to make connections with others in the class and perhaps even make a new friend. As I look forward to my placement this year, I hope my learning experiences with the arts and social studies will guide and inspire my teaching and in turn create enriching experiences for my