Volunteer Experiences

Sunday School Teacher

I followed developed lesson curriculum for a first grade sunday school classroom, and taught first grade students through fun activities which included crafts, puppet readings, and coloring pages.  The class was a handful, but allowed me to utilize some fun strategies to control our volume level and regain focus on the lesson through songs and clapping patterns.

America Reads, America Counts

I volunteered for this program because I value early development of reading and math before  students fall behind (I later learned that this is commonly known as Response to Intervention).  I volunteered my time to a Kindergarten classroom in Missoula and went in twice a week to support students who needed additional support in reading and math.  Most of my time went to one-on-one support, with some small group lessons.

Flagship Volunteer

After my 300 block I volunteered to support an additional Flagship class.  I worked to develop the "curriculum" and lessons for the class of third and fourth graders.  I initiated the classroom management strategies and incorporated lessons about the cultures that correlated to the foods from around the world that were being cooked.  I selected appropriate music from the featured nation/culture and lead class discussions that generally lead to comparisons between our culture and the feature culture and or what they liked about it.