I spent six weeks of Spring 1999 with practicum partner Oliver Major in Craig Drager's sixth grade classroom in Saint Peter, Minnesota. The students showed their ideas for Native American traditions by making shadow boxes. One of my favorite activities is dramatic poetry.
Students are able to mix and match their own interpretations and combine it with their peers'.
The six weeks flew by in a flash, but the relationships developed will not soon be forgotten, nor will the students that helped me prepare for student teaching the following fall.