Field work Lesson

I did a really cute lesson for field work that I figured I can share with everyone.  The class is learning about bats this week.  I work with preschoolers and we are talking about birds this week.  I had the little ones draw a picture of what they would want to do if they could fly.  We talked about characteristics of birds and why we cant fly.  They had a good time with it.  So when the teacher told me that her students were learning about bats I remembered the lesson I did with the preschoolers. The classroom Im doing my fieldwork in is K-2 special education room.  I started off by asking them What they know about bats?  They really knew a lot and were very excited to share all about it with me.  Then I asked them what we have in common with bats?  We also talked about why we are different and how bats and birds can fly and we cant.  I then asked them to think about what they would want to do or where they would want to go if they could fly.  They colored a picture and then wrote one sentence about their picture.  I had them use fun sticky letters to put their name on it.  I wanted them to stay focused and have fun with the activity.  They really seemed to like it and enjoy the activity.  I made a class book with all of their pictures and showed them all the wonderful creations that all of them had designed.