i find that i am bipolar when it comes to teaching. there are some days that are just awful and i think to myself, "man...i never wanna be a teacher." and then there are those days where i think i'm an awful teacher...and then there are days like today where i think to myself, "i can do this...it's not too bad."
my kids are getting really into their animal unit - they can tell me about all the characteristics
of a mammal & an insect and can tell me the difference b/t herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores. the live mealworm pets we have in class have also changed into beetles and they are super psyched about that! they've been playing these animal games in their free time so they can sort and classify animals according to their characteristics. and my lesson where i taught them explicitly how to label, name, identify, look for key words, and match have really gotten them going on their animal centers...i can't be more proud of my grade 2s!like when we had our Smart Board lesson today where i had students model & demonstrate what to do for the computer center, the kids knew all the questions to the website game!!! it's so satisfying when i see that my students learn and absorb the material. i almost want to stay past my one month block because i know that i won't be able to finish my math, language and science units by next thursday. it's going to be really difficult for me to leave this class because i've grown so attached to them...
i'll probably post a sobful entry next thursday about me leaving them... :(
