On Solid Ground

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On Solid Ground


I had a great group to do this project with. Sometimes you get a group that has either a slacker or a control freak. This group had neither. It was amazing how cohesive we were. After everyone had read the book we all met and discussed our ideas for presenting the information. We all loved Sandy’s idea of a song, so we sat down and wrote the verses. No one took control; we all equally contributed to the song writing process. After we had the song written and practiced a few times we then decided to assign chapters for each person to give a brief summary of. Three people got three chapters and two of us got two chapters. Since I only had two chapters I was also in charge of putting the handout together and printing off copies. Vera offered to type up the summaries as well as the song verses. Davie volunteered to play the keyboard while we sing. Overall, I feel that the work was very evenly divided. I didn’t feel as though I had too much work, or was uninvolved. I thought that my opinion was listened and valued.
I feel that this process was very good for my learning. I loved the book and believed it to be a great supplement to our textbook. I thought that working in a group to do the presentation made this a lot easier for me. I am not one to like public presentations, so the thought of being there along with four other people really helped ease my nerves. It also lessened the work load so that I was not totally overwhelmed by the assignment.
As I was reading the book I was consistently seeing things that I would love to use in my class. I saw this as a great example of one woman’s experiences and her method to teach literacy. I think that this is a great resource and I especially love the appendices. I think that everyone who is more interested in teaching the lower primary grades should read this book. I also found practical application in the chapter that describes how she chooses to set up her clas...