Here's mid-week update.
After two mornings of getting out the door in just the knick of time, I decided to reward myself for being extremely prompt this morning. I bet you can all guess my reward.... that's right a grande skinny caramel latte from Starbucks. Needless to say, I was pumped and ready to go this morning after my jolt of caffeine.
This week I have been doing all of the spelling lessons. On Tuesday, the students and I reviewed syllables by playing a matching game with their spelling words. I wrote their two syllable spelling words on index cards. Then I cut them out like puzzle pieces and passed them out randomly to the students. They were responsible for finding someone whose card would create a spelling word and also fit their piece. Today, we played Wheel of Fortune with their spelling words to review consonants and vowels. The class got quite rowdy during the game. Half way through I had to use some classroom management techniques to bring them back. After that, it was smooth sailing and Wheel of Fortune was a hit! I think the students are trying to test me to see how much they get away with.
Tomorrow, my cooperating teacher will be testing students one on one all day. This means she had to get a substitute teacher. However, I am responsible for teaching the entire day! Although I am not worried about teaching the content, I am worried about management.
More updates to follow, but right now it's bedtime...
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