I can't believe how fast my time out in the field flew by. The past few weeks I have had a blast in my first grade classroom while learning more than could be taught in the classroom.
I learned how to walk children in the hallway, to and from class. Being quite and walking in a straight line is harder than it appears, just saying! During bathroom breaks, monitor the boys bathroom because if you don't all the toilets will be flooded. Never say sit on your butt, first graders think butt is a bad word. If you wear your make up differently one day, almost ever student in the classroom will have some comment to share.
But on a serious note, I learned how to manage a classroom in more ways than one and this is something you can't learn in a college classroom. Directions need to be given with few steps with fewest words possible. For example, name, sentences, color. This is the easiest way for first graders to remember to first put their name on their paper, then write their sentences, and finally color their project.
I was blessed with the opportunities that came my way this semester. I am continuing to grow as a person because of all my experiences and I can't wait to see who I have become and what I have learned by the time I graduate!!
Monday, December 8, 2014
post #3
There were few days that my cooperating teacher was gone for meetings. I learnt a lot of the sub teachers. In my field experience, there were three different sub-teacher taught the class. The first sub teacher used I spy.. as a transition or class management for lining up to the bathroom. She sub taught the class before so she still remember most of the students' name in our classroom. The other sub teacher taught me and Ivy that standing back and watch the students for 20 seconds after giving out directions. This is a good way to see how students work as individual learning.
There is one thing that I would like to use in my future classroom which is a poem for bathroom time.
Students will say the poem together before going to bathroom.
"ya soon raccoon,
take care polar bear,
out the door dinosaur,
toodle - oo kangaroo,
to your house little mouse"
Also, through this whole month, the students have been engaging and learning their skills of reading and math. There were lots of changes during the field experience and I still missing the students.
During Math lesson, I always sit by one of the boys who has been struggling in school. I still remember the first day that I started to teach him. He could not even write 1 to 20. Three weeks later, he wrote 1-30. A week after, he wrote 1-40 by himself without looking at the number chart. My CT even asked me if he did it by himself, and she was surprised. If you willing to do it, YOU CAN DO IT!
There is one thing that I would like to use in my future classroom which is a poem for bathroom time.
Students will say the poem together before going to bathroom.
"ya soon raccoon,
take care polar bear,
out the door dinosaur,
toodle - oo kangaroo,
to your house little mouse"
Also, through this whole month, the students have been engaging and learning their skills of reading and math. There were lots of changes during the field experience and I still missing the students.
During Math lesson, I always sit by one of the boys who has been struggling in school. I still remember the first day that I started to teach him. He could not even write 1 to 20. Three weeks later, he wrote 1-30. A week after, he wrote 1-40 by himself without looking at the number chart. My CT even asked me if he did it by himself, and she was surprised. If you willing to do it, YOU CAN DO IT!
Post #4
I can't believe field experience is over, and I am making my last post! This semester has been amazing and a very good learning experience for myself. I was able to give full lesson plans, help carve pumpkins, view classroom management techniques, see the use of technology in the classroom, and get to know my cooperating teacher and her style of teaching.
The pictures to the left of the screen are from my second lesson plan in Mrs. Wilgers 3rd grade classroom. I did a lesson plan based on the book "Bad Case of Stripes". I had the students listen to me read the story, and then had them do a follow-up activity. The follow-up activity was to create a mini-poster with a picture of themselves covered in their favorite thing. I let the students choose between favorite sport, food, movie, etc. The students really enjoyed this activity and I was really proud when Mrs. Wilger suggested that they hang their posters on their lockers.
My favorite lesson plan that Mrs. Wilger conducted in the classroom was the pumpkin math lesson plan. She had each table of students measure, count the seeds, and count the ribs of their pumpkins. I thought this was a great way to incorporate math into a fun holiday activity.
One of my favorite classroom management techniques was the use of magnetic boys and girls bathroom passes. I really liked this idea because it was more sanitary than other bathroom passes. Mrs. Wilger had the student take the magnet off of the fire blanket area and place it on their desk when they were using the bathroom. I like this idea because then the students aren't spreading more germs by bringing the passes into the bathroom with them. Mrs. Wilger also had the students sign out in a booklet next to the door so she can see who is abusing their bathroom privledges.
Lastly, I owe my wonderful experience to my cooperating teacher. I had a wonderful CT because she let me jump right in and experience the responsibilities of a teacher. Mrs. Wilger has been teaching for over 10 years, so that really reflects on her teaching style. Mrs. Wilger appeared to have her classroom management under control and many unique activities for the classroom. I really like that even though she is a more experienced teacher, she still integrates technology into her classroom. Mrs. Wilger used the smart board on many occasions in math, and also allowed Kayla and I to use Pinterest and the internet for lesson plan ideas. Mrs. Wilger was very supportive of any ideas that I had for lesson plans and I am very grateful for this experience with her. I hope you all had an experience like mine!!!
The pictures to the left of the screen are from my second lesson plan in Mrs. Wilgers 3rd grade classroom. I did a lesson plan based on the book "Bad Case of Stripes". I had the students listen to me read the story, and then had them do a follow-up activity. The follow-up activity was to create a mini-poster with a picture of themselves covered in their favorite thing. I let the students choose between favorite sport, food, movie, etc. The students really enjoyed this activity and I was really proud when Mrs. Wilger suggested that they hang their posters on their lockers.My favorite lesson plan that Mrs. Wilger conducted in the classroom was the pumpkin math lesson plan. She had each table of students measure, count the seeds, and count the ribs of their pumpkins. I thought this was a great way to incorporate math into a fun holiday activity.
One of my favorite classroom management techniques was the use of magnetic boys and girls bathroom passes. I really liked this idea because it was more sanitary than other bathroom passes. Mrs. Wilger had the student take the magnet off of the fire blanket area and place it on their desk when they were using the bathroom. I like this idea because then the students aren't spreading more germs by bringing the passes into the bathroom with them. Mrs. Wilger also had the students sign out in a booklet next to the door so she can see who is abusing their bathroom privledges.Lastly, I owe my wonderful experience to my cooperating teacher. I had a wonderful CT because she let me jump right in and experience the responsibilities of a teacher. Mrs. Wilger has been teaching for over 10 years, so that really reflects on her teaching style. Mrs. Wilger appeared to have her classroom management under control and many unique activities for the classroom. I really like that even though she is a more experienced teacher, she still integrates technology into her classroom. Mrs. Wilger used the smart board on many occasions in math, and also allowed Kayla and I to use Pinterest and the internet for lesson plan ideas. Mrs. Wilger was very supportive of any ideas that I had for lesson plans and I am very grateful for this experience with her. I hope you all had an experience like mine!!! Sunday, December 7, 2014
Anti-bullying Tshirts
Since I have noticed others posting all of their wonderful projects from their field experiences, I felt inclined to do so as well! During the first two weeks of my field experience we worked with the students on making these unique shirts! I already posted a blog about how this project had furthered my understanding of how lengthy class projects may be, but I failed to mention that this was an enjoyable experience! For both me and the students! It was also a good bonding time since I could work with them one on one.
Post #4
My last week during field experience was a little tough. It was hard to leave them because of how much fun I had. Something I thought was kind of cool was how we started in the classroom painting, and we ended in the classroom painting. On Wednesday, I had to pull kids from class to work on painting a snowmen. It was kind of funny how into the project they got. Some of them were really serious about it, because they wanted to make it really nice for their parents. Also During the last week, on Tuesday I got to work with small groups for math. They were working on division. After teaching them a strategy of how to do it, I had them try it. It was really cool seeing them do it correctly, and see the big smile on their face after they showed me the answer. There were a couple that had a hard time with it, so during snack break I sat with them and taught the two how to do it again. They pretty much got it right away the second time teaching them and were so pumped that they now know how to do it. On my last day it was definitely hard to t
leave, I will miss all of them. It was such a great experience.
leave, I will miss all of them. It was such a great experience.
Field Experience
I learned so much from my field experience. Some things I will take with me and use in my own classroom someday, while other things I probably will try to stay away from. My cooperating teacher was amazing with letting me see and try anything I wanted to. She was so different compared to the classroom I was placed in for my Ed 200 field experience, so I'm happy I got a chance to see another teacher's perspective. One thing I wish I could've done would have been to work with guided reading a little bit more. That's a very important part of the literacy block, and I wish I could've seen how she worked with some of the different groups. Overall I had a really good time and I learned so much!
Post 4
After reflecting on my field experience I am so thankful for the great experience I got. I learned so much and feel like I really became more confident teaching lessons and using classroom management skills. This experience really made me sure of my decision to become a teacher. I really miss seeing the kids already. It was really awkward not going there on thursday morning. The kids kept thinking we were coming back this coming week, so it was sad to leave. I received many hugs and the class even made me a book, which was really neat! Each student wrote a sentence or two about what they enjoyed during the time we were in the classroom. Some of the stuff they came up with was so funny, but also very meaningful. It's something I will definitely treasure forever.
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