Well it has been forever since I have posted. Last week was a little busy, well actually a lot busy. Things seemed as if they were falling apart last week around Wednesday. I just wanted to curl up in a ball and hide in a corner. Well that didn't happen, I made it through the week actually. I am still getting used to 1st graders. I think I will be saying this for several more weeks. Maybe even the entire year. Before I taught 1st, everyone said coming down from 4th I would just love 1st grade. Now the same people are saying "I don't know how you do it." LOL. People really tell you what you want to hear. :) Also the big date for 1st graders to grow up is after Christmas. I will let you know how that is in a few months. I hope their words of encouragement are true! Towards the end of the week I was feeling a little better about the situation. I finally got all of my student books for the Journey's curriculum atleast. I still do not have my student consumables for ELAR or math. And our goal is to cut back on copying. How can I do that with out those materials. CRAZY!! I am trying new things everyday! We will make it through I just know it! I have finally gotten a little bit better with my organization. If I hadn't I would be a total basket case! Well for all who care I am still at work from 7AM till about 7PM. Yep 12 hour work days. There are not enough hours in the day.. seriously!
Well I did enjoy my self this weekend. I didn't think about school until about 8:30 last night. I was able to go to Fayetteville, Little Rock, and back home. All day yesterday I work on the new apartment. I was shopped out and worn out from the entire weekend. I have decided that restful weekends are so much better! Hopefully I will be resting this coming weekend. I NEED IT!
Friday, it was an awesome day to listen to my students share their journal entries. It about gave me chills. TO see the growth even in the last few days is amazing. They are writing like crazy and expressing themselves through journal writing!! THEY LOVE JOURNAL TIME!!! We are up to 15 mins each day for this activity!!! AMAZING!!
So let's talk about today. We are working on comparing numbers and ordering numbers in math. We are using words like greater than and less than. These are tough concepts for my students. Even my students who pick up things very fast. Maybe I am the problem. I think my class needs so neat hands on activities for learning. ANY IDEAS ARE WELCOME!!! Well today during this lovely math lesson we had a walk-through. For those of you who do not know what this is it is a weekly visit from an administator, it lasts 4 minutes. It is basicly to track if we are meeting objectives and if the students are engaged. Well last week our visit consisted of 3 admins at one time. Yep your right sounds a little overwhelming. Today it was just 2 admins. Well they ask the students randomly what they are learning. Yes your right, it makes them a little nervous. Also they listen to questioning and answers given. My student today was so nervous of the thought of them he could not give an answer that made sense. Right when they walked out he answered correctly! YEp just my luck!!! Oh and by the way.. I had 2 students craying about their stomachs, one student standing because he can not stay awake and another laying her head down!!! FAIL!
Well let me fill you in on a funny..... today we had a little class meeting about homework and books. I was telling the students to handle our books with care because the are REALLY EXPENSIVE to replace and mommy's and daddy's do not want to pay money for them being ruined. Here is a reply from one of my student's....."My mom is broken. All she has is a credit card" Another child responds.."How much credit cards?" "Not very much." HAHA... Another child came up at another time and was talking about her fundrasier. She said " I sold, and she wrote on one of those paper bills." Talking about a check!!! It was too funny.
Well please give me any ideas to help my classroom get more hands on!! I am open to any suggestions!!
Miss Hampton
I've enjoyed reading your updates. Seems like you're gunna have a fun year!
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