Intership Part One, Week 6

      To give you a little background, I am a Senior at East Texas Baptist University.  In the Fall semester of our Senior year in the Education Program, we go to a specific teacher in the Marshall School District for 7 weeks (once a week for 7 hours) and another teacher for the last 7 weeks (once a week for 7 hours) of the semester. 
      I am currently in a Kindergarten classroom with an amazing teacher (who wants me to be her student teacher next semester!! Woohoo). 
      Today, I finished my 6th week at the school.  I love the kids in this class.  They all started out looking dazed and confused and now they know a lot of their letters and letter sounds.  They can write their names, count to twenty (forward AND backward), stand in a straight line, work with partners, and even read a little too!  Now if only they could all tie their shoes...
      The students were lovely today.  All eager to learn and high energy.   There were a few times when they struggled with their sharing at reading/ writing centers this morning.  One thing I've learned so far is that Kindergarteners cry... A LOT.  I have to remember that many of these kids have had no schooling before this year and very minimal social interactions with other kids their age. 
      So my lesson of the day is........

 

Sharing needs to be taught in younger grades.  Some students need to learn that crying doesn't always fix the problem at hand.  Talking out situations (from "HE TOOK MY PENCIL!" to, "SHE KEEPS LOOKING AT ME!") will help find a solution.  Just like a grown up.

 

Thanks for reading!