• Design fun art activities for preschoolers and kindergarteners based on special occasions• Developed and practiced teaching a two-day unit on the life cycle of a butterfly for 20 preschool and kindergarten students• Read stories with the children and asked probing questions to keep them engaged in listening to the story and predict the plot• Engage in children’s playtime to develop relationships and built rapport• Assist kindergarten students with homework as needed with simple, positive prompts

*Put on hold due to family circumstances*- Assist third grade and first grade teachers in daily tasks- Planned and taught third graders various lessons including whole group and small group lessons - Build rapport with students by participating in their daily activities- Helped first graders hone writing skills

FOR LANGUAGE ARTS AND SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING METHODS COURSESPlanned and taught engaging social studies lessons for gifted third graders to enrich their learning and expand their knowledge of the world around them.• Led a small group session that focused on reading comprehension strategies to help students improve their reading skills.• Built rapport with students by participating in their activities related to STEM and watching them do arts and crafts.• Helped students express their ideas by sharing knowledge based my own experiences including word choice and effective strategies to improve their writing.

Summer Learning Camp Assisted head teachers in designing enjoyable activities for students in grades 1-3.• Engaged students in cooking activities and educated them on basic kitchen safety. • Empowered students to utilize gardening as a means of improving the quality of their lives.• Observed children in book making activities.• Actively participated in children’s water play.

FOR MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHING METHODS COURSESPlanned engaging math and science lessons for fourth and fifth graders to further expand their knowledge.• Spent time listening to students as they worked through various types of math problems to understand how best to help them.• Co-taught some math lessons to help students and the teacher improve the learning experience.

Community Tutoring— tutored a fourth grader and first grader Introduced strategies to help students with reading comprehension• Provided enjoyable, hands-on experiences in math and phonics• Assessed and tracked students’ sight word fluency using flash cards and code per child’s teacher• Conducted a Primary Spelling Inventory to monitor students’ oral reading sample and spelling stage as well as the spelling strengths and needs