The book bag project was over a specific theme, that had two books, two activities, a letter to the parents explaining the bag and the projects and a journal for the student/parent to write in. There was also a feedback form for the parents to give ideas and thoughts about the bag.
The book bag gave me the opportunity to pick two books and create two activities that the students would be able to take home and complete. I made sure that the activities that I included could be done by just the student or the parents could also help (I know some parents are busy).
For my book bag, I done Butterflies. I chose the books, “The Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle and “Waiting for Wings” by Lois Ehlert, because they were bright, colorful, and engaging. The students could participate in “The Hungry Caterpillar because it was repetitive and there was a pattern, in “Waiting for Wings”, the student could find what each page was talking about (Ex: on the page that …show more content…
Explain how you took into account the children’s characteristics and needs when designing the book bag. (1a)
When creating the book bag, I took into consideration the ethnicity, language, disabilities, giftedness, and all other aspects that could had made the task of completing the book bag difficult/too easy or cause conflict.
I chose a topic that the students would learn about throughout their schooling, and could even see in nature.
2. Explain how you took into account the multiple influences on development and learning when designing the book bag. (1b)
When creating the book bag, I created the activities so that they would not only help with the students knowledge on the topic but also motor skills, and listening skills. For the image sort, the student has to use their ears and listen for the sounds that each image begins with. So the child is not only learning what sounds the letter B and C make, they are also learning to listen for those individual
The book bag gave me the opportunity to pick two books and create two activities that the students would be able to take home and complete. I made sure that the activities that I included could be done by just the student or the parents could also help (I know some parents are busy).
For my book bag, I done Butterflies. I chose the books, “The Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle and “Waiting for Wings” by Lois Ehlert, because they were bright, colorful, and engaging. The students could participate in “The Hungry Caterpillar because it was repetitive and there was a pattern, in “Waiting for Wings”, the student could find what each page was talking about (Ex: on the page that …show more content…
Explain how you took into account the children’s characteristics and needs when designing the book bag. (1a)
When creating the book bag, I took into consideration the ethnicity, language, disabilities, giftedness, and all other aspects that could had made the task of completing the book bag difficult/too easy or cause conflict.
I chose a topic that the students would learn about throughout their schooling, and could even see in nature.
2. Explain how you took into account the multiple influences on development and learning when designing the book bag. (1b)
When creating the book bag, I created the activities so that they would not only help with the students knowledge on the topic but also motor skills, and listening skills. For the image sort, the student has to use their ears and listen for the sounds that each image begins with. So the child is not only learning what sounds the letter B and C make, they are also learning to listen for those individual