This week was AMAZING!!! I was given the opportunity to switch classes to a teacher that was more than willing to put me to work. Immediately on Monday, my new mentor teacher introduced me to both of her classes and asked me to prepare supplies for an art project. I spent my time getting familiar with the classroom setting and drawing spiderwebs for a Halloween themed activity. Although it was simple work, I walked away from Jere Whitson happier than ever. To me, it was more the fact that I finally felt helpful and used to my full potential and that alone is incredible. Wednesday morning, I woke up excited to go in, even though it was brutally early. When I went in to her classroom she had displayed the art from the students for visitors to admire and let me tell you, it was adorable. My mentor asked me to take a small group of students from her RTI class and work with them on sight words. Instead of just having them say the words, we got creative. I gave each student a sheet of paper with words in white and they painted it with watercolors and then read the words aloud as a group. The activity went very well and I can confidently say that the students learned while having fun. I even got a hug from it and the students said they wanted me to teach them more. I am extraordinarily happy with this new placement and I cannot wait to share more of what I get to do in her class!!
Positively Primary 