Here I am...joining the blogging world. I have been following many blogs for months and have decided it's my turn. I look forward to meeting new teachers around the world as well as sharing amazing ideas. Please leave comments and insight as you feel necessary.
A little about me...I just finished my 2nd year of teaching 3 days ago. I am eagerly looking forward to my 3rd year and ready to make even more changes to be an even better teacher. I was married to my husband, Jon, in July and we do not currently have children. I look forward to having my own children when the time is right.
I have taught 3 different grades in my 2 years of teaching. I work at a small private Lutheran school in Michigan. We have 50 students K-8 and 20+ in preschool. My first year, I taught grades 1 & 2. This past year I taught K-2 in the AM, and just 1-2 in the afternoon. It was a challenge giving all classes enough attention, but we did alright. We are still deciding on next year's classroom assignments. I am hoping to just have 1-2 again. Then I can focus a bit more on expanding my lessons rather than squeezing them in.
On that note, many people wonder why some private schools still have more than one grade per classroom. Isn't that "stuck in the past?" Well, it probably is...however, in a small school often the biggest reason is $$. But there are many advantages as well. This past year, my 2nd graders got to teach the kinders how to do a worksheet by reading the directions and helping them read all the questions. The younger ones look up to the older ones and it helps classroom management when they see the older ones quietly working at their desks. It takes a lot of organization and some differentiation between grades but it can be done effectively. I am still working on this...but I know plenty of teachers who make it work. Sorry...my tangent is done.
Stay tuned as I upload some of our work from this past year.
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