2nd night, it was so fun...

After the first night’s playing and interacting with K, I was looking forward to the second night of CAPES!  And to see how my lesson plan would go with K. Unfortunately, she did not show up last night. However, it gave me an opportunity to meet with other children in the group. I truly enjoyed the time B and I spent together. B loved playing in the water.  It was cheerful to see him accomplish his task in the water. L’s big smiley faces keep coming to my mind as I think of the last CAPES! experiment.  B was so excited just about everything we did. His enthusiasm motivated everyone who was around him.

Consider what we did in the experiment, I think our team could set improving the efficiency of communication as our common goal for the next night. I like those activities we did together a lot because they are designed to meet their needs and interests. “Passing the secret” would be a great activity for them if we scaffold few more steps to help them understand the game. Maybe we can start the game with a declarative sentence instead of a question. In such a way that children don’t get confuse by arising questions like should I tell the next person the question, or, answer the question and tell the next person my answer. I think this activity is great; it will help them develop and practice active listening skill.

For the next lesson plan, I reorganized the last one and added some more activities including a bowling game with team members for K. The purpose is for her to develop some friendship with other children meanwhile not too boring for her. I hope she will come and have some fun with us next time.