Boys and Girls Club

Eliza Griffin 

Monday, January 9, 2012

Second Visit 

Today, when I went to visit the Boys and Girls Club, I brought jump ropes to teach the boys and girls how to jump. When I first entered the room with the jump ropes in my hand, the boys in the club did not want to try it at all. Once I showed them what you could do, and how much fun you can have jumping, they really enjoyed it. Sometimes when we were jumping, there would be an argument about who was going to jump next. To solve this dispute, I asked, “Who is the oldest here?” and that was the order they jumped in. After the half an hour of exercise, it was time for Power Hour.  For this week’s study hall, I was helping a girl named Samantha with her math homework. She had a hard time understanding what the problem was asking for. To make it easier for her, I would ask her to try to find the key words. For example, if it was a subtraction problem, she would look for the word less to help her realize that it was a subtraction problem.  After helping her with math, Samantha read out loud to me. When I was her age I always struggled with reading and reading out loud was the hardest for me. By helping her today, I realized how much all my tutors have helped me with my reading fluency by having me read out loud to them. When I left the club today, I had a feeling that I had accomplished something that had a positive impact someone’s life. I hope Samantha felt a little more confident about her schoolwork today, and I am looking forward to helping her next week.