Today marks the end of my first, full week (40 hours!) as a student teacher. I have learned so much and I honestly really enjoy it. This week was spent getting the students more accustomed to their daily routine and the class and school rules. The students have been spending most of their classroom time in stations, and this week we really tried to get them to be able to memorize what color group they were in and how to read the work board, which tells them which station to go to. The stations this week were meant for them to explore freely. Two of the stations had various Legos, pattern blocks, chain links, and bristle blocks for the students to work with. One station had a basket with a variety of books for the children to look through. One station had different puzzles for the students to put together, and one station had a tape player and books on tape for the students to listen to. They enjoyed this, but by the end of the week they began to get bored with the same things. Miss Debbie (the classroom aide) explained to me that this was part of the plan. Next week, the students would be learning more and doing more actual work in stations, which they can devote all their attention to, rather than trying to figure out where they're supposed to be.
Students were also pulled out individually for DIBELS testing, so we can see their starting point in reading and math and be able to accurately track their progress. Their testing scores will also be a factor when my mentor teacher places them in leveled groups.
Today marks the end of my first, full week (40 hours!) as a student teacher. I have learned so much and I honestly really enjoy it. This week was spent getting the students more accustomed to their daily routine and the class and school rules. The students have been spending most of their classroom time in stations, and this week we really tried to get them to be able to memorize what color group they were in and how to read the work board, which tells them which station to go to. The stations this week were meant for them to explore freely. Two of the stations had various Legos, pattern blocks, chain links, and bristle blocks for the students to work with. One station had a basket with a variety of books for the children to look through. One station had different puzzles for the students to put together, and one station had a tape player and books on tape for the students to listen to. They enjoyed this, but by the end of the week they began to get bored with the same things. Miss Debbie (the classroom aide) explained to me that this was part of the plan. Next week, the students would be learning more and doing more actual work in stations, which they can devote all their attention to, rather than trying to figure out where they're supposed to be.
ReplyDeleteStudents were also pulled out individually for DIBELS testing, so we can see their starting point in reading and math and be able to accurately track their progress. Their testing scores will also be a factor when my mentor teacher places them in leveled groups.