Final Blog!

As the semester is starting to come to a close, I have found myself incredibly busy with all of the end of year work. One thing I have been working on completing is my clinical experiences for all of my classes. In doing that, I have learned a lot and found out that I really enjoy being in first grade! One thing that I did with my students was a lesson on how people impact the environment. We read a book that focused on how one boy changed his community by starting a garden. Then, we discussed the different things that we do that either help or hurt the environment. I also assigned an art activity for the students to do in order to show that they understood how they could help the environment. It was really exciting to see the students work hard on their projects, and in the end, I saw that they had thought of some really great ideas on how they could help the environment. This content area connects with Standard 3: Teachers make instruction relevant to students. Caring for the environment is something that is really relevant for students today because the environment is a big topic in the news and classroom.

I have also been working on my unit plan and trying hard to get it finished and make it the best it can be. In doing that, I feel that I am much more confident on assigning performance tasks to my students as well as taking two concepts, and tying them together to make a unit for my students. I know that in my future classroom, this will be a helpful technique when I teach my students different content areas and will have to connect different standards.

Overall, I am excited that the semester is coming to an end. It has been a crazy and hectic year and I'm excited for summer break. But before that can happen, I know that we all have to finish strong. So good luck everyone!