Sept 30

What a great week! The kids are learning j's and we've really been working on the calandar- figuring out what the year is, how many days we've been in school, the month, and tallying the days. This whole week we were preparing for this Friday -Johny Appleseed Day. So to prepare I was helping the kids handprint apples on their shirts and doing an apple "prints" with them. :)

Sept 26

H and I are the letters this week. It was a great week with the kids. I am helping answer their questions, if they have any, on how to spell or write the word. For example, one boy drew a picture of a hippo and asked me how to spell it, so I helped him sound it out and he ended up writing HBP. And lastly today I painted the kids hands to resemble a turkey; we're making calendars for their parents and each month will have a different finger paint that the kids did.

Sept 16

This week was very exciting. I was really able to see the kids' progress in their writing. We worked on the letters F and G. I also got to have a little one on one time with them when we did "blue blocks". I would dab some paint on a block for them and they got to be creative and place the bock on a piece of paper wherever and however many times the wanted. Looking forward to next week!

September 9

D and E are the letters the kids are writing right now. Now they are learning what an AB pattern is and counting to thirty. They really enjoy doing this because we do something different every day. For example, we will jump to count, so every number we say we have to jump. This lets the kids have a fun and interactive learning environment and it's also so great to see them so happy and excited.

September 2

I was absent Thursday the1st, but the whole week the kids worked on the letter B and C. I am helping with their busy bee books. These books are what the kindergarteners take home every night to their parents, so they know what their child is doing.

August 26- 1st full week

I am loving to get to know the kids in the classroom. Right now they are learning the letter A. It is a little difficult helping the kids because you have to get to the fundamental basics of just how to write and pronounce it right.

August 19- Start of School

I am so excited to be cadet teaching. These first two days were interesting. I'm cadet teaching kindergarteners. Since this is the kids' first year of elementary, I have just been trying to get them oriented with the routines and newness of the classroom.