When I walked into the second grade classroom this morning, all the kids were gathered around a blanket in the middle of the meeting rug. As I walked in closer, I realized there were four little chicks on the blanket. One of the girls in the class, her family had just hatched some chicks and she brought them in for show and tell. After morning meeting, the kids quickly got back to work on their research books. During this time, I took the kids in small groups down to the library to either get last minute research done, or get photos for their books. Later in the day, I went to the fourth grade classroom again and continued the writing/editing workshop on their persuasive essays.
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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