Day 1
Teaching the kids was shocking at first, seeing as they were so much more explosive and interested (for the most part) in what we had to say. I had a pretty fun time controlling all the groups, on the contrary, I feel that my partners Ben and Bryce struggled a little. The first group was alright I suppose, but wandered around a lot, It was a little hard keeping them in anything that resembled a circle, since both parties involved would have much rather ran around touching the chickens. I feel I did a fairly good job maintaining their attention. My partner Ben tried to be loud and to stay in control, but, seeing as that isn't his strong suit, the kids remained fairly uninterested. I would probably say that our second rotation was the best for the day, seeing as they were pretty quiet and actually listened, which was an odd change. They really enjoyed looking for worms, which I never would have guessed anybody would actually enjoy, and loved to touch the chicken when I managed picked them up. The third group was extremely loud and a little annoying, making it hard for even me to get them all pay attention. I found that it's fairly difficult for me to muster up the charisma that it takes to keep the attention of, and to get information across to 4th graders. We eventually realized that all of the teams loved worms and digging, so we told them to scavenge worms and feed them to the chickens. The kids loved this idea. They found way more worms than i ever could have thought. Like I said, I never would have thought that digging for worms would be so entertaining. At the end, the chickens were given about 10 worms I'd say. The first day was a little difficult, but we realized that now we know what to expect, which made us that much more prepared for the next day. We would bring more facts to occupy the time, and we could control the group better next time, in my opinion
Day 2
At the start of Day 2, I was very prepared. I felt super ready and wasn't nervous at all. I felt like I had it under control. We found out that the leaves next to the chickens ( which I suspect are lemon or orange leaves) smelled uncannily like Froot-Loops, this, believe it or not, aided in calming down the 4th graders when they arrived. The first group was extremely nice to have, and listened to everyone, even Ben, which made me very happy. We fed the chickens dried corn bits that we found in the dirt, which was apparently thrilling for the kids and the children alike. The next group was very enthusiastic, and loved the chickens. But, one or two of them were very loud, couldn't listen no matter how hard we tried to get their attention. We would run over to try and grab their attention and then lose the attention of half the kids back in the group, a very frustrating dilemma to arrive at. They made a curious ring/nest around a group of chickens, and put a handful of chicken feed into it. They were so very happy to see the chickens eating. The final group was, in all of our opinions, the very best. They were not only enthusiastic, but listened intently to all 3 of us. On top of that, they did exactly what we said. I loved talking to them and actually had a couple pretty cool conversations with them. They loved to feed the chickens, pet them, and followed a few of them around the garden (to the chicken's dismay). This experience helped to build my patience, which needed (and still does need) a significant amount of building.I loved the experience that this project offered, and would gladly do it again! I'm pretty certain my group members liked it too. I certainly enjoyed working with them. Next time, we'll have even more fun
Teaching the kids was shocking at first, seeing as they were so much more explosive and interested (for the most part) in what we had to say. I had a pretty fun time controlling all the groups, on the contrary, I feel that my partners Ben and Bryce struggled a little. The first group was alright I suppose, but wandered around a lot, It was a little hard keeping them in anything that resembled a circle, since both parties involved would have much rather ran around touching the chickens. I feel I did a fairly good job maintaining their attention. My partner Ben tried to be loud and to stay in control, but, seeing as that isn't his strong suit, the kids remained fairly uninterested. I would probably say that our second rotation was the best for the day, seeing as they were pretty quiet and actually listened, which was an odd change. They really enjoyed looking for worms, which I never would have guessed anybody would actually enjoy, and loved to touch the chicken when I managed picked them up. The third group was extremely loud and a little annoying, making it hard for even me to get them all pay attention. I found that it's fairly difficult for me to muster up the charisma that it takes to keep the attention of, and to get information across to 4th graders. We eventually realized that all of the teams loved worms and digging, so we told them to scavenge worms and feed them to the chickens. The kids loved this idea. They found way more worms than i ever could have thought. Like I said, I never would have thought that digging for worms would be so entertaining. At the end, the chickens were given about 10 worms I'd say. The first day was a little difficult, but we realized that now we know what to expect, which made us that much more prepared for the next day. We would bring more facts to occupy the time, and we could control the group better next time, in my opinion
Day 2
At the start of Day 2, I was very prepared. I felt super ready and wasn't nervous at all. I felt like I had it under control. We found out that the leaves next to the chickens ( which I suspect are lemon or orange leaves) smelled uncannily like Froot-Loops, this, believe it or not, aided in calming down the 4th graders when they arrived. The first group was extremely nice to have, and listened to everyone, even Ben, which made me very happy. We fed the chickens dried corn bits that we found in the dirt, which was apparently thrilling for the kids and the children alike. The next group was very enthusiastic, and loved the chickens. But, one or two of them were very loud, couldn't listen no matter how hard we tried to get their attention. We would run over to try and grab their attention and then lose the attention of half the kids back in the group, a very frustrating dilemma to arrive at. They made a curious ring/nest around a group of chickens, and put a handful of chicken feed into it. They were so very happy to see the chickens eating. The final group was, in all of our opinions, the very best. They were not only enthusiastic, but listened intently to all 3 of us. On top of that, they did exactly what we said. I loved talking to them and actually had a couple pretty cool conversations with them. They loved to feed the chickens, pet them, and followed a few of them around the garden (to the chicken's dismay). This experience helped to build my patience, which needed (and still does need) a significant amount of building.I loved the experience that this project offered, and would gladly do it again! I'm pretty certain my group members liked it too. I certainly enjoyed working with them. Next time, we'll have even more fun
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