Reflective Essay: My Second Grade To 6th Grade School

Grade school is not often a time that people want to go back to. Many describe it as a time between cute and awkward. 2nd grade to 6th grade was full of changes and developments in my life. These are where I begin developing interests and creating relationships. School and athletics start to become more important in my life. I developed physically, socially, emotionally, and mentally.

Through ages 7-11, my body was changing physically in many ways. I did become taller in grade school, but I saw a greater height increase in some of my friends. During this time, my interest in sports did increase as well. I was more physical as I played outside and got involved in the local T-ball/ softball league. I also loved to play imaginary games with my older sister and younger brother. During the summers, I went to a day care where I got to play fun games and crafts with my best friend. At day care, I liked to go to the pool, color, play on

During 2nd through 6th grade, I learned a lot through school. Language development had progressed through the readings, vocabulary tests, and interactions I had during school. I think that I was a creative thinker during this time. I liked art and writing stories much more at this age. I remember that I would write short stories and would draw a cover page for it. Then towards the later years during this age, I liked a convergent kind of thinking where there was one set answer. I think that I progressed from being interested in skills of a bodily-kinesthetic frame of mind to a more mathematical frame. Since I went to a Christian school, my view and knowledge of God increased. I viewed God as very powerful and had an image of him in my head. My faith in my younger years was viewed as another subject to study, but I began to become more involved in my faith at age 10. My faith began to become more personal for me. My intelligence and interests progressed a lot through this