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My field experience is going great! It was really interesting to see how the class reacted when their teacher was gone this week. In normal circumstances there would've been a sub teaching the class, but the sub canceled so the student teacher in our classroom, my partner, and myself were all able to help out as much as possible. There was another teacher who came in and out helping when needed, but after the students realized that all the normal rules were still in place even though their teacher wasn't there they began to listen better.

My CT uses a lot of little songs that he plays on the smart board to help the students get excited about learning different words. It helps because the smart board is very interactive so the students get to press on the certain words to make the song keep playing. We did a counting song where the students needed to press on the right number when the song got to that number. The morning meeting stays generally the same each week, which I think helps the students remember how to behave and correct body control. I think having that routine of the same morning meeting set up is good for this age group, but for older students you need to add variety and different things to keep the students excited!