Today was my first day of student teaching! After 4 years of talking about teaching, watching videos, teaching lessons to my classmates, and spending some but not a significant amount of time in various classrooms, the time has finally come. And I could not feel more ready.
I was placed in a kindergarten classroom for the first of my 2 placements. My second placement is in a fifth grade classroom. I have to admit that I have been more nervous about kindergarten than fifth grade. I enjoy the intermediate ages in elementary and worry about the energy level of the kindergarten kiddos, but after today, I can already feel myself falling in love with these students. It is such a wonderful age to watch students learn. They are discovering the world around them, especially the world of reading. Words, sounds and stories are always on their minds. Their excitement for the subject is so refreshing!
Throughout the day I acted as an aide for my teacher. I honestly could not sit back and observe the whole day. I was ready to be utilized. I even (of course) jumped right in when it came to technology. During our planning time, the kindergarten teachers were getting a PowerPoint ready for their Back-To-School Night, which takes place tomorrow. They aren't as savvy as I am, so I offered my help to alter and add pictures of our students. They gladly let me take on the task. Before I left for the day, I found out that there is a weekly newsletter given to the parents of our students. I made sure to tell my teacher that I would love to assist with the newsletter each week. I would hope to take it on as my own little project if possible.
Needless to say, this school year started off on the perfect note! I am completely optimistic about this semester. The next 8 weeks are going to zoom by...
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