Post 4 Week 5

The last week of my field experience was just as great as the first. This week was a little different than the usual, but that was nice because I got to see what they do during the afternoon (when I'm not there). Usually on a regular day, the students come in, work on their morning work, and we start the day by doing calendar and then we go right into the daily 5 but this week like I said was different. After doing calendar, we jumped right into STEM. The students were learning about chemistry and how in chemistry, we need to follow a process (steps). The CT demonstrated this in a fun way, by having the students make play-doh. In order for the students to make this, they had to follow a process. They made low quality play-do, and high quality play-do and they compared/contrasted to what they did differently. Throughout watching the CT give directions and incorporate other standards into this lesson, I couldn't believe how well she does all of this. She is such a good teacher, and I can tell that she has been doing this for many years because she explains and teaches things in such a fun, organized, way to where the students understand and that is something that I hope I can do when I become a teacher someday.

It was fun doing this with the students and having them learn what way to make play-doh is the best and why. The CT and I asked the students questions and they answered back with the correct statement so we could tell that they have been listening and focusing on what the CT was telling them. I really liked seeing them learn other subjects other than literacy because it allowed me to experience a little more.

Overall, I had such a great experience and I can't even begin to tell you all how much I learned! This experience was so fun and I loved getting to know the students and seeing them grow and learn just in 5 weeks is incredible. I can't wait to start my next field experience and eventually have my own classroom!