Not sure why today was so rough. I started out with the
usual calendar, greeting, letter of the alphabet, and went into a lesson on
patience. They did really good with patience during break and lunch time. On
the way back into the building I noticed multiple students pushing in the line,
so we spent our first 5 minutes of math practicing and I told them we would not
have time to play our favorite class game (pop!) because we wasted time not
walking right the first time. Math class went good, but when I didn’t immediately
allow for playtime after 2 problems the kids freaked on me. I had too many
going to the bathroom (to escape) and many not willing to sit at the carpet.
They complain anytime I try to teach them anything real. I know kids need
breaks, but every 15 minutes? For real?
So we had a nice (I was very angry, but holding it in) talk
about what 1st grade is. Basically I told them that 1st grade
wasn’t about playing it was about learning, and that they would have to work
really hard to be good in second grade. We reviewed
our rules, and I ended the day by saying that I knew the following day would be
much better, and that we would get all our work done so that we could have
play-dough time at the end. My god, do these kids love play-dough!
I also finally started feeling a bit homesick at the end of
the day. So I went in my classroom, blasted the bluegrass, and prepared for
Friday/attempted to organize. I also immediately made plans with the other
teachers to get myself out of the house tonight. I’ve been in too much of a
routine: School, Home, cleaning, working, dinner, movie, bed. Its too normal,
and I need something else.
On a plus note I have the cutest students. Here is a serious
and funny picture of my students.
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