Reflection: If I Could Do It All Over

In response to Mrs Kallas' Blog I think that I wouldn't change anything about this year. Being in Miss Williams' Pre-Kindergarden class was great. It made me realize how much I really want to be a teacher. And, more than that it made me realize that I definitely want to teach little kids.  I have had an amazing time being in the Education and Training class this year and can not wait to come back next year. I am a lot more enthusiastic about being a teacher.  Leaving my class was as every bit sad as I thought it would be. Watching these kids grow and learn has been amazing.  I also admit to being a little attached to them. Bringing closure to the class was really hard, but hopefully I will get to see some of them again next year. As I was leaving on my last day I was very sad, but also very proud. I was proud of my kids for making it to kindergarden, and proud of myself for finding out what I want to do when I get out of school next year.

Can't wait until I get my own classroom!

Part Two: Classroom Management

In response to Mrs Kallas' blog I choose to write the rules and consequences for dress code while at field sites.

Rules of Dress Code:

• Must be wearing an approved Education and Training shirt at all times
• Must be wearing name badge at all times
• Girls- no high heels 
• Education and Training shirt must be worn with nice jeans or skirt
• If girls choose to wear skirts or dresses they must have appropriate hem line and be wearing Education and Training shirt
• You must follow all BISD dress code rules as well as these

Consequences

• 1st time not in dress code: Spend a day at BCTAL doing book work
• 2nd time not in dress code:Spend a whole week at BCTAL doing book work
• 3rd time not in dress code: Spend the rest of the year at BCTAL doing book work; no more field site

Select A TEKS and Corresponding Activity

In response to Mrs Kallas' Blog and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills found on this website I chose the following TEKS.

V.A.3.

Child counts 1‐10 items, with one count per item. 

This TEKS is for the Pre-Kindergarden mathematics content area.

My activity includes a video that the kids can learn to count to 10 and even higher with. This video also encourages physical activity. The kids are jumping and clapping all while learning how to count. While this video goes to 100 it can be stopped at whatever number it needs to be stopped at; in this case 10. After working on this video the kids should be able to count from 1-10 and even higher with no help. 

In My Opinion-The Best Virtual Field Trip

In response to Mrs.Kallas' Blog and Ten Of The Best Virtual Field Trips I think that the best virtual field trip for my class would be The Chocolate Making trip. This trip would be the best for me because I teach Pre-Kindergarten and they love learning about food. This field trip would also teach them the process in which chocolate is made. I like this field trip because it shows step by step the making of Hershey's Chocolate.