Kayla Garcia completed a service learning experience in Mrs. Navarro's second grade classroom. She found Mrs. Navarro to be very welcoming and helpful in explaining her teaching methods. The classroom had students' work on display, different work stations, and clearly posted rules and a behavior chart. Mrs. Navarro kept the students engaged through interesting lessons in math, science, and Spanish. Kayla was inspired by Mrs. Navarro's teaching style and control of the classroom.

1. Kayla D. Garcia
EDF2085 Spring 2014

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4. I was assigned to Mrs. Navarro’s
second grade class on March 3,
2014. She was very welcoming,
and included me in all of the
lessons. She explained herself to
me in various ways, as to why she
taught a certain way or how to
address certain issues that may
arise while teaching a lesson.
Mrs. Navarro made my service
learning experience incredible
and full of learning. I am very
grateful to have been assigned to
her.
Mrs. Navarro

5. Mrs. Navarro’s
second grade
classroom was very
similar to the
picture illustrated to
the left. She had the
students’ works
hanging from the
ceiling and walls,
and different
stations for working
in the classroom.
The
Classroom

6. Mrs. Navarro had a
rules list in her
classroom, warning
the students of what
was expected and not
expected of them.
She also had a
behavior chart, in
which the students
would change the
color each time they
misbehaved. Having
Green as the best
behavior and red as
the worst.
Rules&
Regulationsin
the Classroom

7. The students would
practice math problems
during the time listed
above. They would
participate in a variety of
activities, from word
problems to simple
addition and subtraction
problems.

8. The Students performed a
variety of science
projects, such as growing
their own plant and
experimenting on
pigmentation with plants
and food coloring. They
would learn about
different animals and
what each animal lived,
what they were known
for, etc.

9. This is an important part of
the classroom as every
grade, starting with second
grade, would have Spanish
incorporated in their
lessons and daily activities
in the classroom. This is
done in part because it is
believed that the students
will have a better grasp on
the new language if
practiced more.

10. The way the classroom was set up, was simply amazing.
The students were very cooperative and by having the
rules shown in the classroom, reminded them the way
they should behave. Mrs. Navarro had complete
control of the classroom and made sure to have their
full attention by speaking in an engaging voice and
providing them with interesting assignments.
I love the way Mrs. Navarro taught her
class and she is absolutely an
inspiration.