I am really excited to begin the project. I have a passion for working with students from low income schools and families and it would seem that the YWCA would be good experience for working with these students in the future. Another reason I am excited for it is so I have an opportunity to teach a lesson before I start any of my teaching practicums next semester.
I was brainstorming lesson ideas and I think, if it is okay with the leaders of the YWCA, that I would bring in my guitar and maybe center my lesson around music. I would maybe read the kids a story about music if I could find one and then bring out my guitar and show them the very basics of how I play the guitar. I would then allow each student a turn to strum on the guitar in the lesson, and then we could try singing a couple of simple kids songs together with hand motions so they could interact. I would love to do some Christian kids songs if that would be okay with the YWCA leaders-- I'm not sure what they allow or do not allow there. I know they are a "Christian" organization, but they might have rules about music or something that I do not know about.
The one concern I do have is that I do not have a car. I know we have been talking about getting rides together but I just do not have much contact with the students outside of class. It might be beneficial if the people who are willing to drive sign up for certain times that they can go to the YWCA and then the people who do not have transportation could sign up next to the times that work for them that have drivers lined up. That is just an idea, I am sure it will work out no matter what happens though.
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