I cannot believe that tomorrow is the last day of the second week! Practicum has gone by so fast and I feel like there is so much that I need to do!
Mrs. Fouts talked to a 3rd grade teacher at Riddle about the IRIs. The teacher is letting Brittany and I take a student and assess them. After we talked to the teacher, she went to her office and made a letter to the parents of the two students and explained that we will be coming in to assess them! Brittany and I were impressed that this teacher was so on-top of it! It seems like every teacher at Riddle is very organized!
Mrs. Fouts found out just this morning, from a letter from a parent, that a boy in our class is moving TOMORROW, and his last day of school was TODAY! This was shocking and really sad news!
Brittany and I are doing a great job of getting involved in as much as possible! We are learning so much! We also are getting useful materials!
While we were in small group for part of the math lesson, a boy was not paying attention and he was touching everything that around him. I asked him several times to pay attention. It got to the point where he was being so silly that I told him he needed to move his name to yellow. He said "no". So Mrs. Fouts did it for him. He was not happy. Mrs. Fouts showed me the form she fills out when a student is moved on the behavior chart. It was a little yellow sheet of paper titled "Oops I was not behaving.." She writes what the student did to be moved and the parent has to sign it. I felt bad, but this student has been silly all week. (I think it is because break is so close.)
Brittany and I played our apple site word game with some of our students during reading groups and they loved it! :)
One little boy told me he loved me and another on blew me a kiss from across the room.... they are so cute! :)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Day 7!
Today was a very busy, yet productive day!
Brittany and I team taught the math lesson. We took pictures of each other so we could have some for our porfolios. Mrs. Fouts wrote observation notes while we taught. The students seemed to understand what we taught.
One of the many things I learned today was how difficult it is to keep every student's interest. It is like the snowball effect when one student is talking or not paying attention and if you do not catch it right away, you have just lost them all. I also learned that positive reinforcement is effective. When you praise one student for doing what is asked or expected, then mostly everyone wants to get praised too!
I also read a book called The Great Big Especially Beautiful Easter Egg. By: James Stevenson. The students enjoyed it. I took them through a picture walk before I read the story, so they could make predictions about the story. Then, I read it to them to see if they were correct.
Brittany and I team taught the math lesson. We took pictures of each other so we could have some for our porfolios. Mrs. Fouts wrote observation notes while we taught. The students seemed to understand what we taught.
One of the many things I learned today was how difficult it is to keep every student's interest. It is like the snowball effect when one student is talking or not paying attention and if you do not catch it right away, you have just lost them all. I also learned that positive reinforcement is effective. When you praise one student for doing what is asked or expected, then mostly everyone wants to get praised too!
I also read a book called The Great Big Especially Beautiful Easter Egg. By: James Stevenson. The students enjoyed it. I took them through a picture walk before I read the story, so they could make predictions about the story. Then, I read it to them to see if they were correct.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Day 6!
Being flexible!
Brittany and I thought we were going to team teach the math lesson on counting forwards and backwards, but Mrs. Fouts informed us that she was going to be observed by the student teacher from another kindergarten class. We are going to teach the math lesson tomorrow.
We laminated our apples for our site word game. Then we took our reading groups. Mrs. Fouts informed me that I have the lower level of students. They have trouble with words that look alike. For example, that and this, and with and will. They will get better with more practice. I also gave each student a book. The students will be taking a picture walk through before reading it. They will make predictions. Then she rang the bell and we switched to centers.
I like being at the writing center. Today, we worked on writing upper and lower case letters and writing their names. Before we knew it, it was time to go to the library!
After library, Mrs. Fouts read a story. I will be reading one tomorrow and then do a writing activity with the class.
I sent them to lunch and left. I really did not want to leave today. I think kindergarten might be growing on me!
Brittany and I thought we were going to team teach the math lesson on counting forwards and backwards, but Mrs. Fouts informed us that she was going to be observed by the student teacher from another kindergarten class. We are going to teach the math lesson tomorrow.
We laminated our apples for our site word game. Then we took our reading groups. Mrs. Fouts informed me that I have the lower level of students. They have trouble with words that look alike. For example, that and this, and with and will. They will get better with more practice. I also gave each student a book. The students will be taking a picture walk through before reading it. They will make predictions. Then she rang the bell and we switched to centers.
I like being at the writing center. Today, we worked on writing upper and lower case letters and writing their names. Before we knew it, it was time to go to the library!
After library, Mrs. Fouts read a story. I will be reading one tomorrow and then do a writing activity with the class.
I sent them to lunch and left. I really did not want to leave today. I think kindergarten might be growing on me!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Day 5!
Last night was the Kindergarten play "Down on the Farm"! My class's color was ORANGE, which happnes to be my favorite color! Of course, I had to take a picture of us in our orange! The play was really good! I am so glad that I was able to go.
Today is... Friday March 26, 2010.
As soon as I got into the classroom, I was put to work! I was cutting and making copies! It was busy. Then, I helped with the morning routine. Each day, we have a morning message about a student, we rotate students alphabetically. I wrote Dear __the student's name_____, Today is Friday, March 26, 2010. Today we have Movie Friday and music. Zz zinnas zoo zipper Love, Miss Lippe
It felt great that the students knew my name and how to spell it! I was so shocked and happy! They are so smart.
Love, Miss Lippe
Today is... Friday March 26, 2010.
As soon as I got into the classroom, I was put to work! I was cutting and making copies! It was busy. Then, I helped with the morning routine. Each day, we have a morning message about a student, we rotate students alphabetically. I wrote Dear __the student's name_____, Today is Friday, March 26, 2010. Today we have Movie Friday and music. Zz zinnas zoo zipper Love, Miss Lippe
It felt great that the students knew my name and how to spell it! I was so shocked and happy! They are so smart.
Love, Miss Lippe
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Day 4!
How many people does it take to un-jam a copier?
Today was fun! Brittany and I spent most of the morning making copies and putting together our site word game. We helped with the math Dice Addition Game. I learned that when there are rewards or a winner involved, all the students want to just collect as many chips as they can so they can win. Also, a student argued with me that 8 was larger than 10. I took him to the number line grid and showed him that 8 was less than 10 and he still argued with me. I took him back to his seat and did not give him a chip.
Brittany and I took forever making copies today. It should have been a simple task, but it was not. We felt like fools, but we got it done and it was ok.
I use a laminator for the first time today! I think they are really neat!
The answer to the above question is 5....
Today was fun! Brittany and I spent most of the morning making copies and putting together our site word game. We helped with the math Dice Addition Game. I learned that when there are rewards or a winner involved, all the students want to just collect as many chips as they can so they can win. Also, a student argued with me that 8 was larger than 10. I took him to the number line grid and showed him that 8 was less than 10 and he still argued with me. I took him back to his seat and did not give him a chip.
Brittany and I took forever making copies today. It should have been a simple task, but it was not. We felt like fools, but we got it done and it was ok.
I use a laminator for the first time today! I think they are really neat!
The answer to the above question is 5....
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Day 3!
Today was a lot of fun! I taught the first half of the math lesson on quarters and Brittany taught the second half. Then Brittany, Mrs. Fouts, and I split the class into three groups and we examined pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters with a magnifying glass. It went really well. The students had fun doing it. Then we took them to the bathroom and play practice. Then we cut out die cuts and site words for a game Brittany and I are making. Mrs. Berkheimer, the paraprofessional, read with a group and Mrs. Fouts separated the class into three groups so we could practice site words with them. The next activity was centers! The students like centers. We are still doing the same centers from Monday. Today we had two rotations. I worked at the writing center. The students wrote sentences about what animals they see at the zoo. When they do not know how to spell a word, we tell them to stretch the word out with their hands. Some students become frustrated when they cannot spell. I think the way that they spell it phonetically is really cute! Then it was finally time for Brittany and me to leave. Cannot wait to see what happens next...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
2nd Day
1,2,3...Eyes on me... 4,5,6....Zip your lips!
Now that I have your full attention....
Today I stayed the entire day! It was nice to see what a full day looks like. The afternoon is not as busy as the morning is.
Mrs. Fouts gave Brittany and me a tour of the school today! It was nice to see the entire building because kindergarten is secluded from the rest of the building. . The art teacher is phenominal! The students did all of the art work throughout the building! The fifth graders create a project every year and then donate it to the school. (I am referring to the giraffe by the entrance of the school, and the elephant.)
I cannot wait until I officially learn all of the songs for the morning routine! Brittany and I made an example of the art project. Then, we helped the students make the project. It was difficult for us to put it together, and it definitely was for the students too! We were running around trying to help them glue all the pieces together. They cut out the letter Z, a monkey, an elephant, and brown strips. Glue was all over me!! Some students finished and others had to take it home.
There is always something new to learn in kindergarten!
Now that I have your full attention....
Today I stayed the entire day! It was nice to see what a full day looks like. The afternoon is not as busy as the morning is.
Mrs. Fouts gave Brittany and me a tour of the school today! It was nice to see the entire building because kindergarten is secluded from the rest of the building. . The art teacher is phenominal! The students did all of the art work throughout the building! The fifth graders create a project every year and then donate it to the school. (I am referring to the giraffe by the entrance of the school, and the elephant.)
I cannot wait until I officially learn all of the songs for the morning routine! Brittany and I made an example of the art project. Then, we helped the students make the project. It was difficult for us to put it together, and it definitely was for the students too! We were running around trying to help them glue all the pieces together. They cut out the letter Z, a monkey, an elephant, and brown strips. Glue was all over me!! Some students finished and others had to take it home.
There is always something new to learn in kindergarten!
Monday, March 22, 2010
First Day in Kindergarten!
Today was very exciting! Riddle is a mirror image of Williams! The classroom is so colorful! We have cubby holes, a bathroom, and a computer area under a loft! The area where the students sit is filled with posters and the morning activities!
Before the students entered the room this morning, they gathered in the hallway and watched a movie. When the bell rang, they said the pledge. Then, the students came in and put their homework folders in one crate and their library books in another one. On their way to their desks they picked up two worksheets. The letter of the day was Z! Every activity that they did today was around that letter! The theme for this week is zoo.
The entire kindergarten is practicing for a play called "Down on the Farm"! They practice during their gym and music time. They will be practicing through Wednesday and performing the play on Thursday! She said we can come!
My teacher seems friendly. She gave Brittany and I a lot of papers and still has more to come!
We have 21 students in the class. A few students have colds and I do not know if I can handle the amount of germs that are in that room! They touch EVERYTHING!!!! Oh well, I guess a germaphobe should have expected this.... I'm excited to see what happens next!
Before the students entered the room this morning, they gathered in the hallway and watched a movie. When the bell rang, they said the pledge. Then, the students came in and put their homework folders in one crate and their library books in another one. On their way to their desks they picked up two worksheets. The letter of the day was Z! Every activity that they did today was around that letter! The theme for this week is zoo.
The entire kindergarten is practicing for a play called "Down on the Farm"! They practice during their gym and music time. They will be practicing through Wednesday and performing the play on Thursday! She said we can come!
My teacher seems friendly. She gave Brittany and I a lot of papers and still has more to come!
We have 21 students in the class. A few students have colds and I do not know if I can handle the amount of germs that are in that room! They touch EVERYTHING!!!! Oh well, I guess a germaphobe should have expected this.... I'm excited to see what happens next!
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