Today was a day full of fun activities. The students in my K/1 class are starting to remember who I am, which is always a good sign. I feel as though students that are at such a young age do not always remember faces too often, especially when they only see me once a week. I did a lot of detailed observing today, listening into the students conversations and paying close attention to what they were asking the teacher. K/1’s always have many questions for the teacher and I wonder in my own practice how I will respond to all of them in a polite and reasonable way. I want to be able to respond to the best of my ability but also respond in a way that my students will understand. My SA has a lot of experience with children and I can see that through the way she talks to them. Sometimes when students ask me questions it takes me a while to respond because I do not want to give them the wrong answer OR give them an answer they will not understand.
Monthly Archives: October 2015
October 22
It was my first full day in my K/1 classroom today so I payed attention to some details of the class dynamic. A kindergarten class is a very busy place. There are kids who need a lot of direction in their everyday duties and some that are eager to follow along to what the teacher asks of them. My SA is wonderful in managing the classroom when it gets a little out of hand. She uses the Grade 1’s as examples for the Kindergartens as to how they should be behaving. The teacher uses a lot of songs and lullabies to help the kids remember their tasks, there is a song for everything! There is a song for how to sit at the carpet, how to put away their toys and books, how to lineup and much more. I think this a great way to help the young ones learn classroom management and tasks. My favourite line the teacher uses is “Pick up, Pack up and Tuck in”. She says this when she transitions from a lesson and it is very easy for the kids to remember and follow along. I am learning a lot from my SA already and I hope I get familiar with the songs soon because I want to use them during my own lessons !