This week began my first week as a full-time student teacher. Monday morning I woke up incredibly early and began getting ready for an incredible journey. I went to school and began prepping for my first class. I gave my little spiel about my expectations and discipline policy for the class. I also gave them information about myself. I told them I’ve ran a marathon, skydived, and completed a triathlon. I gave the same speech three times, and quite honestly by the end of the day I was bored. I knew Tuesday I would need to think of something to spice up my delivery and make each time I taught a new creation, something different, and unique.
Five in the morning came awfully early on Tuesday. This waking up extremely early is going to take me awhile to get use to. The lesson I planned required each student to create an individual and personal poem. We walked through a pre-writing activity and they turned in their poems at the end of class. Tuesday went a lot better than Monday, and I enjoyed reading their writings.
Wednesday equaled a snow day! I think getting a snow day as a teacher is better than a snow day as a student. When I realized Jackson didn’t have school, I was beyond excited. Actually too excited; I couldn’t go back to sleep.
Thursday all the classes witnessed my favorite teaching style. Students helping other students learn, while participating in a game. They began with solving riddle poems as a group and moved on to “refrain” musical chairs. I thought the day went quite well.
Today I needed to clear up a few behavior issues that arose yesterday. I practiced my stern teacher voice in the mirror before I left my house this morning. To my surprise the students didn’t realize the trouble and were eager to fix the problem. Jackson students are great kids. In class we played “onomatopoeia” scattegories and ended the class with a quiz.
This week went very well. Even though I’m loving my student teaching experience, I’m really hoping there’s another snow day next week. My internal clock is having a hard time waking up this early! To those who have yet to student teach, practice waking up before the sun. This will help you in the future!
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