I did my field experience at Sheridan Elementary School. I was assigned to a Kindergarten class. The teacher’s name was Mrs. Veronica Lawrence. The class held about 26 students.
My first day of field experience was January 26, 2015. On this day I meet the students in the cafeteria. I sat at a table with a few of the students and they began to introduce themselves to me. When it is time to go the students throw away their lunches by table and two students wipe down the tables. The rest of the students line up against the wall and wait on the teacher.
Once in the classroom I sat in the back and observed the students. This class had students that were 5 and 6 years old. There were 15 girls and 11 boys. They seemed to have a lot of energy after lunch so the teacher had them sit with their heads down until they calmed down. Once they calmed down the teacher had them gather on the rug. She began reading a big book to them. The book went along with their theme for the week which was transportation. They then completed a worksheet that dealt with different types of transportation.
After doing that assignment it was time for the students to go into their different stations. One group of children would go on their Ipads. On here they would go on an app and do some reading activities. They had to complete a certain amount of assignments each week. Another group was playing a game with their sight words. They last group worked with the teacher on completing their addition worksheet. The teacher then asked me to work with a few students that had some makeup work to do because they missed class.
Then it was recess time. Watching the students I could see that some of them mastered their gross motor skills. They were doing the monkey bars and making it all the way through. Some students decided to play tag; while others rode the bikes on the side walk. Even thought they were three wheeled bikes, the students were still using their gross motor skills to pedal and use the brakes on the bikes. We then returned back to the classroom so the student could get ready to go home.
My second day of field experience was on February 16, 2015. This time I met the class in the classroom. When I walked in the teacher was doing a work sheet with the students. The worksheet was about counting money. They students were given a word problem. One student went up to the board and read the problem for the class. The class was to figure out how much change the person would receive after finding money and adding it to the amount they already had and making a purchase. This worksheet involved the concepts of adding and subtracting.
Then the lesson moved on to numerical patterns. The teacher did a few examples with the class, and then she broke the class up into groups. Three students went to the computer to work on their lab work, a few students went to work with the teacher and the remaining students took turns working on different numerical patterns on the board. I was surprised to see how well the students worked together. They took turns and made sure nobody was left out.
Visiting Sheridan really helped show me that teaching is a great career path for me. I have a passion for teaching children and seeing them progress. This visit taught me that letting the class work together on their own gives them a sense of independence. Giving them the opportunity to work alone and show the teacher that they can be well behaved even when she is not looking.
The teacher asked me to test the entire class on their counting. I called them up one by one and had them count to a hundred for me. She was checking to see if the student has made any progress with their numbers from where they were at the beginning of the year. Everyone in the class was able to count to a hundred except one student. I was informed by the teacher that he had not attended PreK and this was his first year in any type of schooling. He didn’t participate when the teacher gave out assignments. During class time he would sit in the corner and play with the blocks or walk around the classroom and distract other students.
My third day of field experience was on March 30, 2015. I met the class in the cafeteria. I sat at the table and talked with the students. They were talking about how they were ready for Spring Break to start on Friday. They also talked about how they were having an event on Friday for the students. They students were only allowed to participate in the festivities if they paid a dollar.
When we got back in the classroom it was time for science. They were studying solid, liquids, and gases. They had an activity on the board that started out with a video and after it had questions. The students took turns going to the board and reading and answering the questions. After all the questions were answered the students were given a test with the same questions they just went over. This is a great way to see who was paying attention and who was not.
There was one student in the class that could not read the test on his own. I had to read each question and answer to him. He was one of the quiet students in the room and he did not talk much. This made me think that maybe he is not getting the required attention and help that he needs at home. This made me further realize why I want to become an educator. After helping him with his test I spent a little time grading some tests while the students took their addition test.
This visit I learned that it is very important to know your students. The teacher had to pay attention to know that the young boy had trouble when it came to reading. Being able to actually be involved with a student was very enlightening. I cannot wait until I am the teacher standing in front of the classroom making a difference. This was an eye opening visit.
My first day of field experience was January 26, 2015. On this day I meet the students in the cafeteria. I sat at a table with a few of the students and they began to introduce themselves to me. When it is time to go the students throw away their lunches by table and two students wipe down the tables. The rest of the students line up against the wall and wait on the teacher.
Once in the classroom I sat in the back and observed the students. This class had students that were 5 and 6 years old. There were 15 girls and 11 boys. They seemed to have a lot of energy after lunch so the teacher had them sit with their heads down until they calmed down. Once they calmed down the teacher had them gather on the rug. She began reading a big book to them. The book went along with their theme for the week which was transportation. They then completed a worksheet that dealt with different types of transportation.
After doing that assignment it was time for the students to go into their different stations. One group of children would go on their Ipads. On here they would go on an app and do some reading activities. They had to complete a certain amount of assignments each week. Another group was playing a game with their sight words. They last group worked with the teacher on completing their addition worksheet. The teacher then asked me to work with a few students that had some makeup work to do because they missed class.
Then it was recess time. Watching the students I could see that some of them mastered their gross motor skills. They were doing the monkey bars and making it all the way through. Some students decided to play tag; while others rode the bikes on the side walk. Even thought they were three wheeled bikes, the students were still using their gross motor skills to pedal and use the brakes on the bikes. We then returned back to the classroom so the student could get ready to go home.
My second day of field experience was on February 16, 2015. This time I met the class in the classroom. When I walked in the teacher was doing a work sheet with the students. The worksheet was about counting money. They students were given a word problem. One student went up to the board and read the problem for the class. The class was to figure out how much change the person would receive after finding money and adding it to the amount they already had and making a purchase. This worksheet involved the concepts of adding and subtracting.
Then the lesson moved on to numerical patterns. The teacher did a few examples with the class, and then she broke the class up into groups. Three students went to the computer to work on their lab work, a few students went to work with the teacher and the remaining students took turns working on different numerical patterns on the board. I was surprised to see how well the students worked together. They took turns and made sure nobody was left out.
Visiting Sheridan really helped show me that teaching is a great career path for me. I have a passion for teaching children and seeing them progress. This visit taught me that letting the class work together on their own gives them a sense of independence. Giving them the opportunity to work alone and show the teacher that they can be well behaved even when she is not looking.
The teacher asked me to test the entire class on their counting. I called them up one by one and had them count to a hundred for me. She was checking to see if the student has made any progress with their numbers from where they were at the beginning of the year. Everyone in the class was able to count to a hundred except one student. I was informed by the teacher that he had not attended PreK and this was his first year in any type of schooling. He didn’t participate when the teacher gave out assignments. During class time he would sit in the corner and play with the blocks or walk around the classroom and distract other students.
My third day of field experience was on March 30, 2015. I met the class in the cafeteria. I sat at the table and talked with the students. They were talking about how they were ready for Spring Break to start on Friday. They also talked about how they were having an event on Friday for the students. They students were only allowed to participate in the festivities if they paid a dollar.
When we got back in the classroom it was time for science. They were studying solid, liquids, and gases. They had an activity on the board that started out with a video and after it had questions. The students took turns going to the board and reading and answering the questions. After all the questions were answered the students were given a test with the same questions they just went over. This is a great way to see who was paying attention and who was not.
There was one student in the class that could not read the test on his own. I had to read each question and answer to him. He was one of the quiet students in the room and he did not talk much. This made me think that maybe he is not getting the required attention and help that he needs at home. This made me further realize why I want to become an educator. After helping him with his test I spent a little time grading some tests while the students took their addition test.
This visit I learned that it is very important to know your students. The teacher had to pay attention to know that the young boy had trouble when it came to reading. Being able to actually be involved with a student was very enlightening. I cannot wait until I am the teacher standing in front of the classroom making a difference. This was an eye opening visit.