Ahhh a new semester.
Well Spring semester has begun and with it new anxieties and fears. This semester I am with pre k and at the present moment I have only spent one day with them. Monday was a work day and Tuesday I was with them. Thursday and Friday I went to a conference with my teacher about planning meaningful instruction. First of all Pre K is young. They are 4 and 5 and really just beginning everything, even going to the bathroom. I have really only worked with older children so this is a brand new experience for me. My fear is teaching them the very simplest of concepts. Everything I have thought of so far has been too advanced for them. Needless to say this will be a great learning experience for me.
The conference I went to this week was very interesting. It was put on by GSU and Bright from the Start. The whole room was filled with lead teachers from pre k rooms all around GA. I learned a lot about the classroom just being with the teachers for two full days. The conference was great and conveniently enough they spoke a great deal about integrated instruction. We planned an entire unit that was fully integrated with our table, about bread. The conference was really a blessing because I feel like it gave me a good base of where the pre k kids are at. We also talked about how boys learn very differently from girls. They read an awesome book called, “Walter the Farting Dog.” It was so funny and it was targeted for silly boys. We also learned some great songs I can share if anyone is in the young grades and wants to look at them.
All and all I am excited about the semester. Not about all the work but I have a great mentor teacher and a good learning experience ahead of me.
