So I have begun my last semester in my teaching program and this semester I am student teaching! So far my CT (Coordinating Teacher) is very similar in her processes as me and I am learning so much from her. I really appreciated the lesson we just did a few weeks ago with Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night. Just for some perspective, I am in a 2nd grade classroom where ALL students are learning English as a second language. My CT also speaks Spanish which is an awesome skill to have that I am now realizing I should have worked more on previously. (I do have my Batchelor in Arts for Spanish but I do not think I could speak it properly). So back to the lesson - We went CAMPING in the classroom! We showed the inter-city students what a sleeping bag was, talked about camping materials, and incorporated setting discussion!
It ended up being so fun and the students thought it was the coolest thing when they walked into the classroom. I think things like this is why I became a teacher.
I also came up with a new motto for each day - Everyday go to school looking forward to one lesson, one activity, or one human. I think that will ensure each day does not feel like a job and when a teacher loves to teach, she will create students who love to learn.
