§ Student teachers §
In February, students in grades five and six took the opportunity to turn the tables and become teachers when they visited the three–four classroom. Both classes are studying human anatomy, so the fifth- and sixth-graders went to share their expertise and knowledge of this topic with their younger colleagues. The older students, working in small groups, created and led lessons about the human skeleton. These lessons featured games, activities, worksheets, and assessment. The third- and fourth-graders enjoyed their teachers for the day! “It was fun,” says Mau, a sixth-grader. “They were good students.” The two classes plan to meet again in the coming weeks so that the older students will have another opportunity to practice their skills as science teachers. Perhaps some day soon, the third- and fourth- graders will go to teach their older colleagues something they don’t know!
Rebekah Lopata teaches 5–6 math and science, 5–12 health, and 9–10 earth science at the Monteverde Friends School.
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Monteverde Friends U.S.
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