This whole week, I have learned a ton. I learned how to control a class, you do not always have to yell. Students will listen if you pose a question to them instead of yelling at them. They could respond better. I was in a third grade, second grade, and kindergarten classes so far this week. My favorite is still Kindergarten, and I realize throughout my experience that first day is probably most difficult because they're learning how to read and all these new syllables. This experience has been the best in my entire life!

Wednesday, I was in a different second grade class and it was a great experience. The teacher constructed her class in a very good manner. The students started off doing things in their June folder, and worked quietly. Then they had three specials, chorus, art, and gym. It was a lot of fun traveling with the class all day.The math lesson was about counting money, and addition facts. I learned how to construct the class, and the teacher I observed is a really great teacher.

Monday, I was in a second grade class! I really enjoyed the day! They started off by writing about one exciting thing they did over the weekend. Then if they wanted to share, they went to the front of the room and shared. Then she called them to the rug to read a chapter book to them, a series they have been reading all year. They did spelling next, and took the pre-test then cut it out and glued it into their notebooks. I thought this was a great idea, that case they would never lose it. Their Spelling homework also went in that notebook and instead of doing boring homework like sentences or three times each, she gives them a paper with cool different assignments, and they have to do three, due Friday. I thought that was a great idea! Then they moved onto math, and learned about graphs. They did two worksheets on it. Overall another great day!!

Yesterday I was in a kindergarten class, and had the best experience! It was interesting to see how she taught them how to read, and sight words.  I was shocked by how many knew how to already read, and were reading chapter books. She let me read two books to them which was a real treat! There math lesson was really cool, because she did a lesson on the smart board. Going to music with them was fun, many have great voices. It was overall a great day!!

Today I was in a first grade classroom! We started off the day with a word of the day, which was on the board when the students walked in. They had to make a sentence with the word, and then draw a picture below. The teacher even talked about and showed the students what sounds this insect made. Then she moved on to a lesson on OW and OU words. All students took out their dry erase markers and dry erase boards and copied the words from the board. Then they were placed into groups where they repeated the words and then made a sentence together. Then she moved onto a math lesson about fractions and they completed a worksheet about halves, and drew different examples of the halves. After lunch they had story time, and then read a story on their own and had to identify all the OW and OU words. Overall another great day!!

Today I was in a different Third Grade classroom, and it was another really great experience. They started off the day with a language arts lesson, and read a story which was really cool. The teacher read the story with such enthusiasm it was really great. Then they moved onto a lesson with comparing and contrasting the characters with a vendiagram. The kids were really excited all day for the Teddy bear Fashion Show, where they had to decorate a bear any way they wanted and then write six to eight sentences about the bear and it had to include a simile and a wish they had for the bear. Then they got a partner and read each other's while the one walked down the runway. Seeing the whole thing today it was SO CUTE! And so great to see how creative they can be!

Friday I was in a special ed. pre-school class and it was great to see what it was all about. The students first did an activity where they traced their name, and filled out the date. Then once they traced their name they went to the rug to have a few minutes of playtime. Then once they played for awhile they did their morning routine of weather and the date, and what month we are in. Then they danced and clapped their hands to a month song and clapped whenever MAY was sung. They read with a buddy and talked about the details on each page. Then went to occupational therapy which was very interesting to observe to see how it benefited the students. Later on, they did more reading and some painting. Overall it was another great experience!!