Many of you already know, but I passed the PRAXIS! YaY! That means I'm well on my way as a teacher, but I just have to pass this final semester of school. I'm definitely seeing the light at the end of the tunnel! Graduation is May 1st, so just around the corner.
I met my 5th grade cooperating teacher. She seems like a really nice teacher. She was very helpful, and gave me a variety of topics to pick from that I could teach. I'll be teaching the Civil War (social studies), Matter (science), and Geometry & Probability (math). Reading will just be incorporated in these subjects.
As for the 2nd grade teacher that I'm supposed to team up with first, I haven't been able to meet with her yet! I'm a little nervous about that, since I'll be in her class in 2 weeks. However, I'm sure it will all work out and I can get on board quickly. I can't wait to get started!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Student Teaching
I'm super excited because I start student teaching next semester! Starting January 5th, I'll be teaching at Antelope Elementary. Half of the semester I will be teaching 2nd graders, and the other half of the semester I'll be teaching 5th graders. Each semester, I get more and more comfortable with teaching. I really can't wait to have my very own classroom!!!
Other than that, I took my Praxis II exam about 3 weeks ago. I'm really nervous to get the results back. If I passed, then I'm considered "highly qualified" to teach. I get my results around December 17th. Everyone cross your fingers for me :)
Other than that, I took my Praxis II exam about 3 weeks ago. I'm really nervous to get the results back. If I passed, then I'm considered "highly qualified" to teach. I get my results around December 17th. Everyone cross your fingers for me :)
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Living/NonLiving Scavenger Hunt
I'm now finished with field experience, and I had a GREAT time! I absolutely love THIRD GRADERS!! At the end, they all wrote me a letter and put it in a folder for me to keep. The kids were so sweet, and they told me what their favorite lesson was. Each lesson got at least 2 votes, but the popular lesson was my Science: Living/NonLiving Scavenger Hunt.This was the lesson I mentioned in a previous post, but I didn't have the pictures to go along with it.
Thankful Turkeys
For my art lesson, I had the students tell me what they do for Thanksgiving, and then read the book Thanksgiving at Our House. Afterwards, they helped me make a list of all the things they are thankful for, since that's what the book discussed. They came up with a great list: Home, Family, Dog, Cat, Teachers, Oxygen, Myself, Friends, Neighbors, and Food.
Next, they were given an outline of a turkey and a feather. They traced their feather on six colors of construction paper (primary and secondary colors).
On each feather, the students wrote what they were individually thankful for and glued them on the back of their turkey. They also colored the turkey and wrote their name and "is thankful" on the front. As I walked around, I was happy to see students coming up with their own ideas other than what was on the list: education, soul, doctors, freedom, grandma and grandpa, and shelter. They turned our great; here are a few examples.
Next, they were given an outline of a turkey and a feather. They traced their feather on six colors of construction paper (primary and secondary colors).
On each feather, the students wrote what they were individually thankful for and glued them on the back of their turkey. They also colored the turkey and wrote their name and "is thankful" on the front. As I walked around, I was happy to see students coming up with their own ideas other than what was on the list: education, soul, doctors, freedom, grandma and grandpa, and shelter. They turned our great; here are a few examples.
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