This week in OLPC our class had the opportunity to teach our first lesson of Scratch to 4th grade students at CSG. We started our class by asking questions to engage the 4th graders. These questions included: “What is programming?” and “Have you used Scratch before?” Next, we gave a quick tour of Scratch to help familiarize the students and completed a drawing game to illustrate how specific the students need to be when coding. Last, we broke into small groups of one or two 4th grade students and an OLPC student to start exploring scratch.
I learned a lot about teaching during our class with the 4th graders. The first thing I learned is it is hard to watch the students struggle while they are learning a new task, but you have to let them struggle. When they struggle, they remember how they got to the answer better than if you just tell them the answer. Second, when the students figured out the answer on their own, it boosted their confidence making them want to complete harder challenges. I also learned it is exciting to watch your student complete a challenge and feel proud of themselves for learning something new. This week I learned a lot and had so much fun teaching; I am excited to teach another class next week!
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