Field Experience

For the past week or so i have been in a fifth grade classroom. The classroom is very full with about thirty four students. At this school there is late start and early start, so A track comes at eight in the morning then leaves at 2:15, where as B track comes at 9:15 and leaves at 3:30.

Things have been going pretty well in the classroom. Our cooperating teacher is amazing, she is very good at handling the students, and making sure that they are having fun and learning. This class is also pretty good at transitions. After one subject they are pretty good about knowing what to do next, they work well as a class. The class did a few read aloud play things. They were in groups of three and everyone in a group got a part in the play that they were reading. These plays were interesting, but they cooresponded with math, mostly division. They kids were very creative and put their own personality into their parts.

Now for me as a future teacher i am trying to take in all i can from this field experience. I would love to be even half the teacher that my cooperating teacher is now. I am taking notes on how she runs things, what she does for rewards and punishements. Also everyone in the class as a job that they get to do and they change weekly. I think that is a very good thing so that everyone can feel important and have their own job. I will continue to take notes as well as teach a few more lessons and hopefully improve everytime!