During my time with B.V. I tried to incorporate a few different things while having a good time as well. During land-based activities I would try to help him read and identify different objects before we used them. I also tried to really get him to communicate better with, not only myself, but with the other kids in our group as well. I would get him to give encouragement to the other kids during activities, and during the last few weeks I could see that he would do it by himself sometimes without me needing to say anything. For both land and water-based activities I tried to incorporate math lessons as well by having him count everything; we counted how many times we did something, how many rings we recovered in the pool, and things like that. It was really neat how much of an improvement I could see in B.V. from the first week to this last week, especially in his communication with others and following directions.
I was really sad that this was our last week, but it hasn't really hit me yet. I know that I will see the kids next week fro our graduation, so I'm trying to not be sad until then. I knew this would be a fun experience, but I didn't realize how much I would learn from working with these kids and how much it would affect me. I enjoyed everything so much and because of this program I have realized that this is the area I want to teach. Although this semester might be over, I am already looking forward to working with the kids again next semester. Even if it isn't the same group of kids, I know it will be an awesome experience again!
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