This week went very well in the field. I know the children's rountine well and am able to help Mrs. Young in the classroom a lerge amount. This week Virginia taught her literacy lesson. It went very well. She did a great job of keeping them under control and keeping them focused. The children really understood the lesson and I think that they loved it because it had to do with Halloween and they got to draw something chasing after them. It makes me excited to teach my literacy lesson and I hope that it goes just as well. Hopefully I have learned even more about some behavioral management techniqies that it will be easier to manage the classroom because we will not be transitioning so the children will be able to be more focused.
I loved class this week as well. I thought it was so great to see all of the teach like a champion techniqies acted out, it really helped me to remember them. I also loved being a part of Summerville Elementary's Reading Day. I thought it was so great and such a great thing to do to get the parents involved. My teacher told me that when they offer them dinner they always get a large turnout than when they don't. I also got to sit in on a reading of the local children's book writer who writes the Hermie the Hermit Crab Books. It was so neat to hear her read one of her books to the children and tell us about where her inspirations come from. What a fun night!
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Good Luck with your lesson this week! Behavior management is always something I feel I can learn more about and one of the scariest parts of teaching!! I hope your kids behave for you!
ReplyDeleteI also really enjoyed listening to the reading of the Hermie book. It was really cool that they got the author to come to the school and share with the children and parents! I definitely want to use local author's books when I teach so I will have to remember her for the future!!
Betsy, I also think that children are engaged during lessons that incorporate holidays. Why is that? Is it because the teacher enjoys the holidays and the students pick up on the passion or is it the assosiation with celebrations?
ReplyDeleteI thought about this week in the field because there is a student who is a Jehovah Witness. He can not be included in any sort of celebration and has to be removed from the class if there is such going on.
In elementary school I had a Jehovah witness in my class. He often left and was not included.
As a teacher, it must be hard to want to incorporate celebrations and holidays and know that the school or even students in your class would prohibit you from doing so. I guess being creative in your approaches will really help you find a happy medium.