Week 8 & Reflection
For my last lesson with Ms. Gustafson's 6th grade class I decided to do a review of our Egypt unit. We revisited the content and coordinating dance elements we covered in previous lessons. I was surprised by how much the students remembered! They knew so much about Egyptian life, culture, religion, and government, and they still hadn't started learning about Egypt in their social studies rotation yet. They also remembered all of the dance elements we had experienced together, and were able to demonstrate and explain them. I was so proud to hear and see that my lessons were actually being absorbed and remembered. After reviewing I had the students create a phrase in a small group that reflected one specific aspect of Egyptian life and used each of the dance elements we discussed. I was impressed by their creativity and performance etiquette. Overall it was a great lesson! Looking back on my Arts Bridge experience I see that my teaching has definitely gotten stronger. I hav
