Project Log
Date | Hours | Activity | Total Hours |
10/1/05 | 2 |
Harvest Festival! For the first hour I made a luminary and helped a child carve a pumpkin for the last hour. | 2 |
10/04/05 | .25 |
1st group meeting. We divided up research topics and planning areas for El Dia De Los Muertos celebration on November 2nd. | 2.25 |
10/12/05 | .25 |
2nd group meeting. We planned for a longer group meeting on the 17th and the expectations for it. | 2.5 |
10/15/05 | 1.25 |
Research on the history of El Dia De Los Muertos. This information will be prepared for a display at the celebration to fill people in about what this celebration is really about. | 3.75 |
10/17/05 | 1 |
Our first group meeting outside of class. We brought information and divided up "jobs" for everyone and began making a list of supplies. We also planned for the making of a piñata as a group on the 19th. | 4.75 |
10/19/05 | 1 |
We worked hard and got really messy making a paper mache piñata with newspaper and a flour/water mixture. We also planned the timing for the next group meeting and the announcement that needed to be made in class on the 26th. | 5.75 |
10/20/05 | .5 |
I worked out a floor plan for a possible room arrangement for the celebration to share with the group and also sent out an email to everyone in the group to make sure things were still on track and everyone knew what was going on with their jobs as well as others along with a list of materials and other things we still needed. | 6.25 |
10/27/05 |
2.75 |
Kindergarten Classroom Observation at Garfield Elementary |
9 |
10/30/05 |
1.25 |
This was our final big group meeting before the celebration to finish the piñata. |
10.25 |
11/1/05 |
1 |
Day of the Dead final research and display board |
11.25 |
11/2/05 |
5.25 |
Pan de muertos cooking experience |
16.5 |
11/2/05 |
4 |
Finishing of celebration set-up and Day of the Dead celebration |
20.5 |
11/3/05 |
2.75 |
2nd Classroom Observation at Garfield |
23.25 |
11/9/05 |
3.5 |
Diwali Celebration and Meena Observation | 26.75 |
11/10/05 |
2.75 |
3rd Classroom Observation at Garfield | 29.5 |
11/17/05 | 2.75 | 4th Classroom Observation at Garfield | 32.25 |
11/20/05 | 3.25 | Curriculum Research and Write-Up | 35.5 |
11/23/05 | 2 | Curriculum Test and Observation | 37.5 |
11/30/05 | 3 | Shopping for Supplies and Supply Preparation | 40.5 |
12/1/05 | 3.25 | Project Set-up, Activity and Clean-up | 43.75 |
12/2/05 | 3 | Put Together Book from Activity | 46.75 |
12/9/05 | Painted Word Set-Up | ||
12/15/05 | 2nd Journal Drawing for Children |