Looking Ahead

Week 1 of my student teaching responsibilities began on Monday April 12. I have been looking forward to this opportunity for a very long time and I could not have asked for a better group of students and families to learn with. I have done a lot of planning for the next 6 weeks. It is my goal that I provide authentic and engaging learning experiences for the students. As a teacher, it is important for me to provide opportunities for children to learn through a variety of ways, encourage students to question and problem solve, as well as work as a member within our classroom community of learners.

During the 6 weeks of my student teaching, we will be studying poetry, weather and Ohio birds (among many other things!). I plan to integrate several content areas into each of these over-arching studies. The following chart shows what I will be teaching within each content area.

Although it is only Tuesday, we have had a very busy week! Reading different types of poetry, writing our own poems, and observing weather are just a few of the hi-lights from Monday and Tuesday.