This week was filled with music! It was hectic and didn't follow the usual routine but part of teaching is learning to adapt to new schedules and make adjustments as needed. Wednesday involved 2 hours of musical rehearsal for all the 3rd and 4th graders. This messed up the whole schedule for the day so not much teaching got done. We managed to get in some literacy and math time though so for how hectic the day was, we tried our best to cram as much in as we could. At the end of the day, there was also an awards ceremony for the students. 1-3 students in each class received an award for effort or citizenship. The students enjoy this but one girl in our class was upset that she didn't get an award (even though she got the very first one the last time they did the awards).
Thursday was the big day! I taught almost the whole day because my teacher had a meeting to go to at another school. She was only gone until 12:30 but since I was in the middle of a lesson when she got back she let me keep going. Besides me teaching almost the whole day, the 3rd and 4th graders had their musical. It was cutest thing I have ever seen! I was so proud of them! They worked really hard all week and had a great time up on stage singing their little hearts out! I still get songs from the musical stuck in my head and it's been 4 days since I saw it! I am including some pictures from the musical of my students and the students in the class next to us that I also work with.
Friday was almost back to our normal routine. I taught guided reading and observed my teacher teach a new math program we are trying. It is called 'Hands on Algebra'. Who would have though you could teach 3rd graders how to solve algebraic equations! They are already solving simple equations with 1 variable. It uses manipulatives to help students visualize balancing an equation which has really helped students. At the end of the day the Burnsville High School jazz band and a capella group came to do a little concert for the school. I really enjoyed it and the students did too! They clapped along and swayed in their seats.
Tomorrow I will be teaching all day because we have a substitute teacher again. I really enjoy this because it is my turn to take over the teaching and show that I am capable of it. Hopefully all goes well!
Picture Captions:
Top: Mrs. Hayden's class (the class in the room next to mine)
Bottom: Mrs. Zakariasen's and Ms. Sonnicksen's class
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