Monica Gonzalez completed her service learning hours in Mrs. Mariana Bryson's kindergarten classroom at Miami Springs Elementary School. Mrs. Bryson teaches language arts and reading to two groups of 20 students each, mostly Hispanic. On the 100th day of school, students colored in 100 circles and answered what they would do with $100. For Dr. Seuss day, students drew pictures of where they would eat green eggs and ham. During St. Patrick's day activities, students made rainbows out of fruit loops and matched Lucky Charms cereal shapes to worksheet shapes. Monica felt she had a wonderful experience in Mrs. Bryson's exemplary classroom.

1. SERVICE LEARNING
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2. SERVICE LEARNING
• I have completed my service learning hours at Miami Springs
Elementary School.
• In Mrs. Mariana Bryson’s Kindergarten class.
• Mrs. Bryson’s class consists of group A in the morning and
group B in the afternoon.
• Both groups have 20 students.
• Mrs. Bryson teaches Language Arts and Reading.
• Her students are mostly Hispanic and for the most part I saw the
same amount of boys as girls.

3. 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL!
Today is January 30, 2014 the 100th day of the school year. Mrs. Bryson had
some fun activities planned for the students today. The students had a number
100 on a worksheet and got to color in 100 circles, and they also had a
worksheet asking what they would do with $100. The FEAPS accomplished
today were 2. and 3. The students used their skills to evaluate numbers and
were also thinking critically and creatively.

4. GREEN EGGS AND HAM
Today is March 1,2014, Dr. Seuss day in Mrs. Bryson’s class. Each student got
a worksheet to draw a picture of where they would eat green eggs and
ham. In this lesson the FEAP that was accomplished was 1. Communication:
Communicate effectively using listening, speaking, reading, and writing
skills. The students used their writing skills to communicate where they
would like to eat green eggs and ham.

5. MORE OF DR. SEUSS DAY

6. ST. PATRICK’S DAY FUN!
Today is March 13,2014. The kids have had a really fun and exciting day!
Mrs. Bryson is getting the students ready to celebrate St. Patrick's day this
week. We did some activities which included making rainbows out of fruit
loops! The FEAP that was accomplished n this activity was 3.
Creative/Critical Thinking & Scientific Reasoning. The students had to
analyze the rainbow and make sure they had the colors in the correct
order.

7. MORE ST. PATRICK'S DAY ACTIVITIES!
In this St. Patrick’s day activity the students used Lucky
Charms cereal to match the shapes on the worksheet to
the shapes of the marshmallows. I believe that we
accomplished FEAP 3. with this activity, the students had
to analyze as well as use creativity, needless to say today
was a fun day!

8. I had a wonderful experience in Mrs. Bryson’s class this semester. She is truly an
exemplary teacher, she gives her students her all! I hope to be as good an educator
as her one day in my own classroom. I am very excited to continue my journey to
becoming a teacher!
Thank you!