John Norquay Elementary School Project: Grouse Mountain I had a wonderful Kindergarten classroom of 21 students at John Norquay Elementary School in East Vancouver. John Norquay is a diverse socio-economic community where approximately 60% of the students are second…
Category: Teaching Kindergarten
Being A Guest In Kindergarten
To those who have been teaching kindergarten for years I give you the utmost respect. For those teachers or guests visiting a kindergarten classroom for a day here are some tips to help you with the students. You need to…
My First Full Week
This week was my first full week teaching kindergarten. I was super excited to get back into the classroom and happy to see the students for countless days in a row! My first day was on Halloween. I dressed up…
Day Four
Today, was a very busy day in the kindergarten classroom we did Halloween centers. This consisted of the class being divided into four groups (A,B,C,D). These groups which consists of 5-6 kids were then added with 5-6 children from the…
Day Three
Today was a wonderful day inside the classroom. We did our daily calendar routine followed by a book read by me about Halloween. The students are all very excited about Halloween and are all planning on dressing in costumes for…
Day Two
I was super excited to start the second day of my practicum. Earlier in the week, I discussed with my SA’s about decorating the classroom door in a fall theme. I thought this would be a nice way for visitors…
Day One
Today was the first day of my practicum placement at John Norquay Elementary School. I was super excited and nervous to start my practicum journey. I had a lot of questions racing through my head as I walked up the…
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