Excitement, Rewards and What keeps it fun!

I am getting really excited about the next two weeks! Friday was a long day, but also a very rewarding day. It was great to see the students so excited about what they were learning and what they were about to learn! I thought it was awesome that the students were so excited about the Origami. A simple thing like this had students really interested in the material and also they were learning! Good job ladies!! Larissa and I were making our decorations for the room in the hallway yesterday and the students were coming up to us asking questions and were genuinely interested and excited about what we were making. We were making the ionic Greek columns to put outside the doorway (they actually came out good. Stop by and come see them). We also made a sign that said welcome in Greek lettering. The students were all talking about what the sign said and they were excited that their room was going to be decorated like this. We also started hanging up the pictures of the Greek gods and goddesses on the bulletin board in our room and the students were all gathered around it talking about the gods and goddesses. This made me feel really great! It made all of the work that we put into it worth it. It is hard to explain, but I am sure you all know what I am talking about. It just made me so much more excited about teaching my unit knowing that the students were already interested and excited about it. I just really hope that I can keep them excited like this throughout the unit. I am hoping that what Larissa and I planned keeps them excited and wanting to know more. I know both of us really want to accomplish this and we both put a lot of time into deciding on our activities and assignments. We tried to include a variety so I am hoping that through all of the different lessons that we can spark the interest and excitement of every student at least once. I am excited for all of us! I just wish I could come see some of everyone’s units; I am sure there is going to be lots of talk about our lessons outside of class! Good luck everyone and see you on Monday!!!