Day 2, and much of it spent doing another art project that is associated with social studies. Our MT assures us that getting these out of the way will free us up for more observation but we did yesterday see a fair amount of classroom activity with good classroom management practices demonstrated by my MT. I did have the opportunity to work one on one with a few needy kids on writing, and doing a powerpoint show yesterday. The powerpoint is interesting as the MT has each of them keeping a monthly journal of a classroom event that they write about, month by month. Our MT shared with us some classroom project from the previous month and would indicate to me that this is a very active and rich classroom with lot’s of writing activities that tie into art, and expression which I believe are elements of making learning fun. I certainly look forward to see how the next few months play out along these lines. I also today worked with the literacy specialist and was assigned a period to work one on one with another 3rd grader in a pull out session. It is interesting how they evaluate the progress a student is making and when they are ready for a higher level of reading exercises.
- Makes use of the microphone in class
- Each day the class hits the ground running.
- Read aloud - The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Cause and effect review with students.
Books that help start the year running
- Have You Filled A Bucket Today - McCloud
- Warm Fuzzies - Brown
- How Full Is Your Bucket - Rath
- Crazy Hair Day - Saltzberg
- Sweet Briars Goes To School - Wilson
- Recess Queen - O'Neill
- Enemy Pie - Munson
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