Helping Hands- Animals

This week in Helping Hands,  I planned and initiated lessons based on the theme of animals. We covered the topic of animals last year, however I felt it was important to refresh some of last years content. First, I demonstrated the spelling and pronunciation of each animal name. Then the children went around in a circle and stated their names and favorite animals. To make this activity more enjoyable, after each student stated the name of their favorite animal, the rest of the class had to pretend to be the animal mentioned! The following picture is from when the children pretended to be elephants!

Later, we sang different animal songs together! The first song we sang was called " Baby Shark". The kids loved singing this song and had huge smiles across their faced throughout this activity. The second song we sang was the "Alligator Song". Singing with the kids helped in developing my confidence in front of groups. Helping Hands has been a crucial aid in the development of my leadership skills! The following picture is of the children as they were learning the lyrics of the songs.