Sometimes, I forget to post much about my day to day life here in the UK and of course the real reason I'm here: teaching. It is so weird for me to be teaching in July, but I'm making the most of it and I had a really great day today. My class has been studying the sun, moon and earth in science this term. I decided to do one final activity with them today that I knew they would enjoy. First, we talked about the phases of the moon, about how it takes 28 days for the moon to go from a new moon to a full moon and back again. It is hard for the kids to grasp that half of the moon is always lit up, it is just that we don't always see that half. After they got a pretty good grasp on this concept, I gave the pupils some oreos and they created the phases of the moon. They were so much fun to watch, carefully shaping the cream using a popsicle stick and working well with their partners. It was an activity that kids on all levels thrived on, and oh yes...
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