Student Teaching is Coming.......

So I was recently informed of our first student teaching meeting in one week. Then I learned that at this meeting we have to specify our grade interest when we teach. Immediately most of my classmates knew the exact grade they want to teach, and I was so confused. My first semester, I observed first grade which I fell in love with. I thought I wanted to be a first grade teacher until my second semester. Now I'm with third graders. I have to say that I loved both grades and experiences and both have their pros in cons. I love the abundance of activities that I can do with first graders and the fact that there is no end of grade testing in first grade. I love that third graders are more independent and I love reading chapter books more than picture books.

Our choices are K-2 or 3-5 and after discussing the pros and cons, I think I really want to teach older students. As much as we all enjoy younger kids, I think I can relate more to older students. I think my son who is in the fourth grade right now also had a lot to do with my decision. I'm so excited to student teach which begins in August, but I have a ton of assignments to worry about before that dream becomes a reality. What are your thoughts on teaching lower vs upper grades?

It's been a while huh?

I'm back!!!! I got so swamped in grad school assignments that I took a break from my blog, but I'm proud to say that I finished my first semester with 2 A's and 1 B. I'm about half way into the second semester and so far it's looking pretty good. My field placement this semester is with an awesome third grade classroom. Third grade is like a totally different world from first grade. I fell in love with first graders last year and I vowed that when I graduate I would teach first graders. Well...now that I have a third grade placement, I love them just as much.

So far I have done a reading assessment and taught a small group lesson on retelling the story. I still have so many assignments left including teaching three whole group lessons. These scare the heck out of me. There's just something about having a class full of 25 students waiting for you to teach them. I don't want to mess up or confuse their little brains. Even though it terrifies me, I totally enjoy it. I hope to post some of the lessons that I am creating for my third graders pretty soon. Thank you to those of you who are reading and enjoying my blog posts, don't be afraid to like and comment. See you soon.