Essay on Games We Play at Recess

step inside. He immediately turned and smiled so wide that I could see the gold fillings in his mouth. “Hi sunshine,” he yelled competing with Johnny Cash who was playing on his stereo. I ran and gave him a tight hug and told him that I missed him. As we sat down at the dinner table, I peered out over the living room before me. His house was a second home to me, filled with fond memories of my childhood. I get…

“Weak-willed and socially malleable, so concerned with their community status, so fearful of being rejected by their social circle, that they unhesitatingly engage in minor acts of betrayal.” This is how world renowned literacy critic Johann Nodrav described the female characters in Munro’s fiction. Munro always writes unflinchingly about life. Betrayals, small and large, run through her short stories as steadily as a river. In stories such as “Day of the Butterfly”, “The Shining Houses”, and…

In life we are given lemons that we are expected to turn into lemonade, whether they be the pristine lemons of comfort and happiness, or the rotten lemons of poverty and hate, we determine our lemonade at the end. I was born with average lemons, being in a single parent household where adventures were always happening. When school started, I moved to my mother’s house where she raised us as a single mother. Life was good. Then in first grade, life handed me rotten lemons in the form of my…

Cerebral palsy can be defined as a neurological disorder caused by a non-progressive brain injury or malformation that occurs while the child’s brain is under development (Sanger). Cerebral palsy primarily affects body movement and muscle coordination. Though cerebral palsy can be defined, having cerebral palsy does not define the person that has the condition (Hallahan). However, there is no cure for cerebral palsy, but treatment will often improve a child’s capabilities. This paper is going to…

Erik Erikson was a very talented theorist in the 1900’s. Erikson believed in the human development through the social aspects of their lives. There were nine stages to Erikson’s psychosocial development theory; “trust vs. mistrust,” “autonomy vs. shame and doubt,” “initiative vs. guilt,” “industry v. inferiority,” “identity vs. identity confusion,” “generativity vs. stagnation,” “integrity vs. despair,” and lastly “hope and faith vs. despair” (Crandell, Crandell, and Zanden). Trust vs. mistrust…

Class discussions and partner share will be a teaching strategies used in our class. It will be important that we teach students what it takes to be an effective lesson partner. Students will be instructed on how to look at their partner, lean towards them, allow them to share prior to add to the discussion and they will know that everyone will be required to participate. With these strategies in place, students will become much more effective partners. As I’m deal with a Pre K-2 SDC class…

Wyoming, Illinois is a representation of a small farming community. It sits among acres of old, history filled corn, wheat and bean fields about thirty minutes from the “big” city. My first childhood home sat on a corner. The old home used to belong to my great grandparents, but was currently occupied by my mom, sister and two cats. I looked over to my mom, “Can I go to the grocery store?” I asked her. Turning from her book, “What do you need?”. “Oh, I don’t know, I want candy”. “Okay, there…

not realizing that they are doing something that might hurt Boo’s emotions. In this game, the children act up as Boo’s family, and each plays a specific role for one of Boo’s family members. " 'So that 's what you were doing, wasn 't it? ' 'Makin ' fun of him? ' 'No," said Atticus, "Putting his life 's history on display for the edification of the neighborhood. ' Jem seemed to swell a little. 'I didn 't say we were doin ' that, I didn 't say it! ' Atticus grinned dryly. 'You just told me, '…

consists of the students starting in their homeroom. In their homerooms, they write down what they have to do for the day and Kate checks off their plan. There were seven students in Kate’s homeroom today. After planner checks, we head to flex time, which is after-school recess. The seven students, Kate, and I returned to the homeroom after flex time to begin academic time. Today, the students all took their seats. Taylor* and Eric* sat near each other in the front of the room and were…

that’s only purpose is to entertain children, almost as a second recess. That of course is not the case. Art has enough scientific evidence to demonstrate that it is a necessary part of every child 's life. In this paper, we will explore a few of the top benefits that art gives a child, including language, cultural awareness, inventiveness, work experience, motor skills, visual learning, confidence/perseverance, and academic achievement. We will also explore what benefits schools could achieve…