Observation Essay: Cross-Age Tutoring

During recess, there were a couple of students playing a game called double dutch. Double dutch is when two rope goes the opposite direction. Brianna wanted to play with them but she did not know how to jump with two rope. One of Brianna friends saw how sad she was she began to help her. This was shocking to me because most kids would just look at her and keep it moving. But that was really nice for Brianna friend to teach her how to double dutch. Couple days had past and Brianna had got the hang of it, and now she is able to play with them and not feel left out.
The second interaction that I saw was cross-age tutoring. Cross-age tutoring is tutoring of a younger student by an older one. During my observation, I was shocked when I saw the

6th graders going to the 4th and 5th graders math room to help them out. This was amazing to me. Those 4th and 5th graders have somebody to look up to and want to be like them. When I saw that I was thinking about my head that more school should incorporate this method. It gives the teacher a break and it gives the 4th or 5th graders and opportunity to be open to their tutor.
The third interaction that I saw was multimedia. Multimedia is an electronic material such as graphics, video, animation, and sound, which can be integrated into classroom projects. When I had my one- on- one conversation with Ms. Judd, I asked her is technology big at this school? She said no, and that technology just became incorporated last year. Since the beginning of the school year Ms. Judd assigned groups of students to work together. She told them that at the end of the school year, she wants her students to do a project that incorporates math. I was happy that one of the groups went during the days I was observing. These kids did a rapping song. This song was creative and catchy. When I have my classroom, I will defiantly incorporate Ms. Judd method. I feel like it is a good way to get your students to know each other very well, and to see which students did all the work and which students was the slacker.