Me Box Observation

I went to Warren Elementary school on February 24th, 2016 to observe for the first time. I was placed in Mrs. Bragg’s Special Education classroom. When it was time for me to present my Me Box, there were about seven students in the classroom. I began presenting my Me Box by introducing myself and telling the students where I go to school and why I was in their classroom. I first showed them the outside of my Me Box. I asked the students if they knew what was written on the lid of the box and the students responded with, “Go Tops!” I had six different items in my box that I shared with the students.

The first item that I had was my red WKU towel. I told the students that I really love being a student at WKU and that is why I had a red towel in my box. Secondly, I showed them my Jeff Brohm bobble head. I asked the students if they knew

what the item was then I asked if they knew who it was.

One student asked me if it was my dad. Another student said it was my teacher. I told them who the bobble head was and explained that Jeff Brohm is the head football coach at WKU. The students thought that it was really cool that I had a bobble head. I told them that I am a huge football fan and that is why Jeff Brohm’s bobble head was in my box. The third item was my Best Buddies pin. The students were not exactly sure what Best Buddies was so I explained that it is an organization at WKU that promotes the inclusion of those with special needs. They did not seem to care too much for this item. My fourth item was one of my small elephant figurines. The two girls in the classroom thought it was really cute. One of the girls asked me if elephants were my favorite animal and I responded by saying yes. I also told them that I have about twenty-five more elephant figurines and statues in my residence hall room and at my house and they are all different sizes. My fifth item was a jar of sand. I explained to the students that over the summer I went on

vacation to Fort Walton Beach. I told them how every time I go to the beach I bring back sand in a jar. They thought that it was really neat that I had brought sand home from the beach. Some of the students told me that they had never been to the beach so they had never seen real sand before. My last item was a blue dog collar. The students asked if it was my dog’s collar and I told them yes. They asked me what kind of dog I had and I told them that I have two dogs. One of my dogs is a Black Lab and Beagle mix and his name is Thumper. My other dog is a Chihuahua and Schnauzer mix and his name is Marcel.
Once I finished presenting all of my Me Box items, I laid them all in the middle of the table in front of me and the students. I let them pick things up and look at them. Their favorite item was the Jeff Brohm bobble head because it moved. I had a lot of fun presenting my Me Box to these students because they really enjoyed hearing about all of my items and asking me different questions. They also liked the fact that I let them touch and play with the items. I cannot wait to observe more in this classroom and get to know all of these awesome students.