Student Teaching Recap

Woah.. talk about hiatus! Well, my first semester is student teacher is over! What a great experience it was…I seriously had the best group of 3rd & 4th graders, and a GREAT mentor teacher. Yes, I think I may have been a little spoiled and I know I’ll face situations that weren’t as heavenly as that placement was…but for a first time of student teaching, it was QUITE nice.

So, what am I up to now? I have a blessed summer to look forward to…I have some summer classes but they’re all online so my schedule is quite flexible. Hubs is off for the summer (perks about being a teacher!) so we’ll enjoy some nice quality time together! I’ve also got to study/take the RICA (reading test for teachers) and plan for our church’s big kids’ ministry event but all enjoyable things…well the latter, yes…the former, NO. Also looking forward to THREE weddings this summer (yes, tis the time), a Vegas trip to see Celine Dion (more so for Hubs…no joke), biking, softball, reading, and lots of fun in the sun. Yay, summer!

I’ve got one more class tonight & then I’m pretty much free for the next 3 months til I do my second semester of student teaching in the fall. And after that, I’ll look for a job! Until then, we’re enjoying the blessings God is daily blessing us with NOW =)

~ Jen

2012
05/14
CATEGORY
Perks About Being a Teacher
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Zany Zack Plays the Xylophone at the Zoo

For my second observation, I did a whole-group Alliteration lesson.

Below was the basic structure of my lesson…

1. Open: Read “Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke”. Ask students if they can identify the most obvious figurative language used in the story. Ask students to give their own definition of alliteration, then clarify with your definition.

2. Have students identify examples and nonexamples of alliteration by giving thumbs-up or thumbs-down. Make sure to focus the students’ attention to the initial sound, not the letter.

3. Think-Pair-Share: Have students pair up and come up with an alliterative sentence. Walk around and assess student performance. Have students share their sentences.

4. Close: Tell students that they will make their own alliterative poem. Teacher models her own.

Below was my model for the students, and I pretty much got a lot of student work back that was at or even above this caliber! I was very impressed!

~ Jen

 

2012
03/28
CATEGORY
Perks About Being a Teacher
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