I'm a little behind on this but I thought it is still really important to reflect on the three days I had in the elementary school. It was interesting to be in a classroom right at the beginning of the year. There was not a whole lot of organization in my classroom due to this. We did work centers every morning but they changed each day. The first day was building, the second day was chalk and chalk boards and the third day was playdough. There was also a time during the day when we did fun centers that they picked themselves. On Tuesday the students met their grade 7 buddies and spent time getting to know them. They also spent time looking for caterpillars. There was a lot of outside time on Tuesday which was nice, although it did get quite hot by the end of the day. Wednesday was even hotter. We spent time on iPads again, worked with the animated alphabet which is really neat, and tried to do some lessons on sea life. However, by time we go to the sea life lesson the classroom was just too hot and the students could not concentrate. Heck, us adults were suffering. We decided to just let the students draw in their drawing books about what they thought they would see under the sea.
I'm really excited to return in October. I have already found a couple books I'd like to read to the class and before I left we decided which PLO's I will cover when I teach, so there is a lot to think about. It's overwhelming but exciting at the same time. There are a few students I may have to adapt my lesson for, but I'm exciting to see how I can learn from them and how they will grown during my time with them. I'm very excited about my profession and am feeling really blessed! <3
