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My partner had a egg that she looked after. The teacher asked her what she wanted to name the chicken. She named it after her name. This was a happy memory for her in Kindergarten.

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They were learning about California's history in class. One day they went over gold mining and how they'd search rivers for it. So her teacher set up a pool with water and dirt. They had to sift through it to find little golden rocks. She still has the rock!

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My partner had a very memorable teacher that encouraged her to become a teacher herself. She said that every day Mrs. Fisher would incorporate singing and dancing into her lessons.

Interviewer: Leslie R.
Interviewee: Mary P.

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My partner shared his experience of being in third grade, and how he would day dream often in class. Then, when parent teacher conferences came around, his teacher informed his parents of his day dreaming. Then, his teacher helped him learn to focus in class, and brought his grades up significantly. He said this helped him not just in third grade, but going on in education as well.

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My partner Diana, most memorable lesson is when her teacher made the class do presentation about a reciepe. As she did her reciepe on banana milk shake reciepe she brought her blender and all the ingredients for the shake. While making it she had to explain each step to the class and her teacher even recorded them during her presentation. After everyone was finished they did a raffle of what the person in the class made was the prize.

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My partner shared with me her third grade experience and how it was a bit challenging because her parents  were going through a divorce and she was scared how that might change her schooling experience. The teacher she had was really nice and accommodating and made her feel safe and feel included with the class

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My partner shared her experience from kindergarten. She mentioned about a field trip she took during her kindergarten class. Some of the things she was able to do was milk a cow. She also remembered about a field trip where she was able to learn about
different types of rocks.

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My partner shared with me her third grade experience and how it was a bit challenging because her parents  were going through a divorce and she was scared how that might change her schooling experience. The teacher she had was really nice and accommodating and made her feel safe and feel included with the class

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My partner shared her experience of her 4th grade teacher, Mr. Pearsall. She noted that he was very energetic and kind and was able to bring out the energy of the class. Even shy kids felt comfortable to speak! He guided them on a class project to build a rocket and made something that was science and math related accessible to everyone. The teacher also treated everyone fairly. She mentioned that there was a classmate with Leukemia in her class and everyone treated them with respect and kindness, and just as any other classmate. This was her memorable class experience.

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My interviewee had just come to the United States in the fourth grade and had teacher named Mrs. Beary who was extremely pleasant and motherly. She never made her feel inferior to anyone and was able to guide her during that year. She remembers that by the end of the year she was able to sing a song about the mission with the rest of the class at the end of the school year with the support of her teacher’s guidance. As she got older and more comfortable with English, she had several more teachers that helped her along the way that have inspired her to become a teacher.

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My partner most memorable lesson when she was in 4th grade learning about different kinds of sea animals and sea creatures. Remi said this was most memorable because the activity that the teacher use was to created cookies of these sea animals and what kind child doesn't like to eat cookies that you can decorate with.

Interviewed Remi Chicoine
Done by Ivette Merino

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My partner’s most memorable moment was when her teacher had them print out a picture of themselves and write 3 or 4 things they loved about themselves. Then they wrote 3 to 4 things they loved about the classroom. My partner really valued the opportunity to demonstrate and learn about self love!

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My partners most memorable moment was when he attended the after school program. There were children of different ages and they were all learning the same thing. He enjoyed being in the after school program and being around children of different ages.

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My partner came from Mexico so she does not remember much about elementary school in terms of lessons, but she does remember her ESL classes as being more comfortable and engaging for her. In other classes she would struggle to write down the words her teachers would say, but she would keep thinking, "I will get it this time" thanks to her ESL teacher. She remembers that the ESL teacher tried her hardest to make the class safe for her students because she understood how hard it was for the students.

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My partner said in her 4th grade class, the class brought food that represented their culture and ethnicity. So, the entire class had the chance to explore other people's culture, while also eating(:

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My partners most memorable lesson was when she was in 2nd or 3rd grade and her teacher incorporated the Ohlone Tribe into their lesson on Native Americans and their land. Ivette said that the teacher drew out what these people looked liked and what they did on a daily basis, but what was the best part of the lesson was that the land the school was on was Ohlone land. Ivette said this was interesting and memorable to her because she had never heard of this tribe before but was living and learning on their land (Berkeley California)

Interviewed Ivette Merino
Done by Remi Chicoine

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“In fourth grade, I was learning about U.S history including the bills of rights and constitution and I remember having to dress up to act out my role.” This was my partners memorable lesson because she was able to role play.

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Her school chose 2-3 children in each grade level starting from kindergarten to 8th grade to wear an outfit or an item that represented their culture. They had to walk on stage on the assembly and talk about what ethnicity they were representing.

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My partner's favorite lesson in school was making a bird house. The teacher had the class pick up materials outside to make one. He then made a bird house and painted it with red, black and 

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My partner's favorite lesson in school was making a bird house. The teacher had the class pick up materials outside to make one. He then made a bird house and painted it with red, black and 

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Her most memorable and engaging lesson in her K-5 schooling was a project where they had to learn about the different parts of the story. They were to read a book and identify which parts of the story was the beginning, middle, and end. After that, they are supposed to make a sandwich as an analogy and write them down. For example, the bread was the beginning and end of the story then the ham and cheese would be the middle. Other ingredients like lettuce and tomato would be the characters and setting from the story.

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My partners most engaging learning experience was on a field trip where they learned about the water cycle. During the field trip they learned about the different parts of the water cycle through acting it out. After that they were put into groups where they competed against each other in various games which was a lot of fun. They were given backpacks with coloring books, a t-shirt, and other items at the end to take home with them.

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Her teacher had them go outside to collect twigs, leaves and dirt to build bird nests. They took the materials inside and built it with the help of glue, Styrofoam, and paper. It was a great experience that helped local birds have homes.

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My teacher had us draw a "house". Many children drew different types of houses. She then taught us that a traditional house with a square and a triangle is not always the "best". Everyone has different images and stories in their minds:))

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There was writing prompt that no one understood. The teacher kept repeating herself and asking her students to go back and fix it. It was the most memorable because she was the first student to do the prompt correctly and was praised by the teacher. This was her most memorable lesson because it was a challenge.

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In 5th grade Brianna was in a Read 180 class which was established for children who were behind in reading.  In this class she had to write a book about our own life that included important memories and times.  This book included illustrations.  Her elementary school demographics was dominated by Hispanics so they titled their books “Mi Vida”. Once each student completed their book, the teacher sat down with them independently, reviewed their stories and helped them correct any grammar or structure errors.  ..... book ended up being 10-15 pages.  She daily’s she still has her book and remembers how her teacher took it to get binded and added a hard cover.  Her parents really enjoyed reading the story of her life.

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She couldn’t remember too much from elementary school about any specific assignments. What she does remember is how amazing, awesome, and comforting all of her teachers were to her. She attended a private school so she does remember doing many projects about her faith.