Hello!

I’m at the half point mark and time has just been zoooooming by!
I’m still having such a great time being in Kindergarten/Grade 1, but I definitely cannot dismiss the fact that there are struggles.

Having had the mid-point meeting and all, I’m trying to take in all the feedback to improve myself for the next half of my practicum.

One of the biggest things that came up was my lesson planning (and prepping of materials). I have to admit, the past few days (week 5), I have been a bit messy with my planning and prepping. For weeks 1-4, I have all my materials prepped a week in advance (because I hate the stress of being last minute). But I think that because of all the hullabaloo of Mother’s Day… I just wasn’t on the top of  my A game 🙁 Something I definitely need to work on because my teaching load is just going to get heavier and I need to be able to balance everything that I’m doing + making sure I prep well in advanced like I used to.

As for the flow of my lessons, I think that by focusing on ONE or TWO Big Ideas would really help me focus my activities. My SA brought up how my lessons can be/feel scattered. So that is definitely another thing I need to work on. (Creativity come to me!)

WOW. a lot of things to work on!
Honestly, it felt a bit overwhelming at first. But I know these are all great feedback for me to improve on and become a better teacher 🙂 — which I do want to become!
Sometimes its difficult to remember all the advice you are given, so I really am thankful for the opportunity to blog about all this. It gives me a chance to look back and to see what exactly I need to work on next. I’m taking things one step at a time 🙂

But apart from all that, I am so glad to hear about some of my strengths and improvements as well! (YAY!)
I do feel like I have a strong relationship with the kids, which is always a great thing. And that my classroom management seems to be okay too. Although I think that classroom management is something I need to continuously work on.