Friday was a long day. Although there was much to do, it seemed to drag on and on. I spent the morning working with the second graders as we finished up the final touches on their African Animal books, by gluing the pages onto construction paper and laminating their covers. I then spent the rest of the day in the art classroom, working with a separate group of second graders, and then a group of 5th graders. The time I spent in there was full of multitasking, when I have been in the art classrooms the past few weeks I have spent it mostly setting up for the class, and then doing housekeeping around the art rooms for the remainder of the period. However the past few classes I have been helping more with the kids, as well as doing the housekeeping things. So yesterday I was constantly up and down trying to do a bunch of things at once.
Week 3: Weekly blog This week, like last week I really got into a habit/ routine of working with the second and fourth graders. I found that I was needed most in those classrooms, and also that I could feel like I was helping the most while there too. Like I said in my daily blogs, I am learning so much, and I feel as though I have gained so much from this experience. For the longest time I have gone back and forth in my mind trying to figure out what I want to do with my life, and this experience of working with kids in classrooms gave me the opportunity to explore something that I may be interested in pursuing as a career choice. This week I spent time not only working one on one with children focusing on writing, and research, but I also was grading and organizing! I felt so useful, but at the same time felt like I was getting almost a full experience of what it may be like to be a teacher. It made me think a lot about my future, and I had some meaningful conversations with...
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