Halfway Point

I'm halfway through my current teaching placement! In about a month, I'll be in Ireland (if all things go correctly!).

This week was my first full week of student teaching, with no delays or school cancellations.  It was long for everyone, but it also ended on a sweet note because of Valentine's Day! I was blessed with tons of stuffed animals and candy from the kiddos.

My main lesson from this week was support! I could not have gotten through it without the support of my cooperating teacher and the rest of the fifth grade staff.  If necessary, it is always okay to call in reinforcements either into your classroom or to send out students if they are interfering with the learning of others.

I also am in love with this website: http://www.flocabulary.com/subjects/ I've used it to find rap videos for several lessons so far, and the kids seem to love it! I have to admit, they're not the strongest raps I've ever heard, but they definitely get the ideas and subject matter across :)

~Kaitlynn