My class is filled with exciting, smart, funny, and energetic children. Each students brings a different element into our room. The class has varied ages ranging from 3 years old to 5 years old. I have been a primary teacher for the last 8 years and have experienced an exciting new group of students every year.
My school is in an urban community serving low-income and poverty stricken families who seek and value great education for their children and each teacher at my school not only provides education for each student but also provides a loving, caring, and safe environment for learning.
Each student has a different family background and structure and with that comes with a different learning need that needs to be met for each individual student. Teachers at my school meet students at their level and challenge them to become the best student that they can by providing the best education possible.
My Project
The trip to Brookfield Zoo will help expand my students learning about our lesson on animals. My students will experience animals and their habitats first hand and apply all the things that we have learned in the classroom to their in class experience and also be able to ask and answer questions about the animals that they see.
My students will not only get to experience seeing animals in real life but they will also see other animals that we have not discussed in class and be able to ask questions about those animals and expand their learning.
My students will also learn how some animals are similar and different in many ways by how they live and what they eat.
Experiencing the zoo with a family member and their peers will also make the field trip about social interaction. For some of my students this is their first real experience in a school setting and social interaction is a major part in the learning experience associated with preschool and having social interaction with peers in different settings expands on their social and emotional skills.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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