second+grade

= The Second Graders! =

**On Thursday (March 26) Project Maya went into the Second Grade classroom and taught the class more about the Mayan culture and the types of animals that lived there. They were very curious and eager to raise their hands and ask questions .**

Project Maya was able to show the class a slideshow of different animals. Helena (shown below) was very curious and enjoyed talking about the crocodile and the shark. **
 * The Teaching Aspect:






 * After Dennis danced with the second graders, they became interested in their coloring packets of Chichenitza, the Quetzal, the snake, the crocodile, the eagle and many more animals. **



Our experiences: Sylvia: Wow! Teaching the second graders was way different than I had expected. Although I personally didn't really do any teaching, the kids still made me tired. They had so much energy and they talked a lot. They wanted to know about everything. They had so many questions about what we saw and also about the Mayans. Most of them danced-the carpet was crowded and I remember one girl sat down because of this. I never realize how tiresome little kids could be. It makes me wonder how I was as a second grader. How could the teachers have so much patience with the kids? I think the second graders were actuall harder to teach than the third graders.

related links: Third Grade First Grade