Week 2...

Amazing how time flies... I've been doing the class opening and math. Anyways... my first week went okay, I wasn't really comfortable showing the sense of command and I needed to improve on it, which I've improved on in my second week.

My first observation turned out to be one heck of a surprise. I was expecting to be watched only by my supervisor and master teacher. Midway through my lesson, the principal walks in with the superintendent. I was not nervous at all and kept going with my lesson as though no one else was there with me. You want to know why? I thought the man with the principal was the fire marshall. LOL! There's one way to make sure I'm not nervous...don't tell me who is coming in. =)

So...here we are in my second week, much better than the first week. I'm still doing just the opening and math, BUT I got to teach an art lesson today for my second observation. We're reading Black Beauty, so I decided to integrate literature with art by having the students do a guided drawing of a horse. Lets just say....I didn't know I had it in me to draw a horse. I had a lot of fun teaching this as well as getting a real opportunity to connect with my students and the third graders' art was FABULOUS!!! Even though I thought all the horses would look pretty much the same, these third graders brought their own flair to their work. I should probably keep a few to sell on ebay. Just kidding! OR...Maybe I'll be an artist on the side of teaching. =)

Or...I'll just head off to bed now and just keep dreaming about what would happen if I became an artist. Good night! =)