Mr. Brown

For those of you who have had students in Mr. Brown's classroom, you already know about his Basketball unit. Mr. Brown transforms his classroom into a basketball stadium, welcomes other classrooms in to challenge his students at a game, makes classroom jerseys, and generally creates a lot of "March madness" in his room! Okay, so this sounds like fun, but what are they learning? Well, Aaron has put a lot of thought into why he spends a week (or more) like this. First of all, the kids know that they can learn while they have fun. They are learning math lessons like counting and measurement, they are reading books about sports, they are learning about teamwork, and as Mrs. White would say, they are learning the "life skill" of sportsmanship. Do kids have to learn about winning and losing? You bet. Do kids have to learn that not everything in life will go as they planned? Absolutely. Mr. Brown is teaching them these life skills in a fun, exciting, and non-threatening way. 

 Ask Mr. Brown if he ever imagined he'd be teaching kindergarten and he laughs right out loud. However, he is an integral piece of what makes Trinity unique and exceptional. Thanks Mr. Brown for all you do. Go tigers!