It was another eventful and fun week in my kindergarten/ grade 1 class. I taught a lot more this week and I am really enjoying it thus far. I am also in charge of track and field practices with the intermediate students, specifically sprints. Since I have been working with primary students a lot I look forward to getting to know the intermediate students at this school. Hopefully at the end of my practicum I can sneak in a lesson with the intermediate grades. I think I would enjoy working with those age groups as well. Overall I have been having lots of positive feedback from my SA and others in the school which is pushing me to keep working hard throughout these 10 weeks. Next week I will be starting my earth day unit which I am looking forward to because I really want to teach my students about recycling, reusing and reducing so that they can start thinking about keeping our environment safe. My classroom management skills have gotten a lot stronger so this week I hope to focus more on the content I am teaching and try not to forget to leave any important information out.
Sounds like you are really gaining confidence assuming the teacher role and working with your students. It is wonderful to read about all of the positive feedback you are getting and the enjoyment you have in being at the school! It is fun to get to know older as well as younger grades and experience new grade levels. Track will help you do that and having a day in an intermediate classroom will be great experience!