For my first practicum, I was placed in a Humanities 8 class at Prince George Secondary School. I was very fortunate to have been working alongside a wonderful Coaching Teacher as well as a lively group of students, and helped make for a extremely successful practicum! If I had to describe this practicum in three words, they would be exploration, creativity, and connection.
For our last week of practicum, PGSS had a spirit week to ring in the beginning of Spring Break! My co-Teacher Candidate Mikeila and I participated in it everyday, and encouraged our students to do the same. The theme on this day was “Country vs Country Club” Another spirit week slay (whoops I mean day): Jersey Day (Go Portugal!). For our first practicum, there were 7 UNBC Teacher Candidates at PGSS!! It was so helpful having so many of us to collaborate with, and we always had lots of laughs together at lunch time .
For practicum 1, I taught the poetry unit to the humanities 8 class. One of the first poems we learned and practiced was the limerick; a usually lighthearted, 5 line poem following the rhyme scheme of AABBA. Above is an example of one limerick that was written by one hockey enthusiast in my class!
Free verse poems are great for creative exploration, but are sometimes difficult for students to begin. To help with the creative flow, I gave students the theme of “winter” to work off of, which they all did a phenomenal job with. Above is an example of one of these free verse poems, by a student who recently immigrated to Canada from the Philippines.
A really neat acrostic poem written by an extremely creative and expressive student in my class.
