The other day was my last day observing for my ED 340 class, and while I was happy it was over at the same time I was going to miss the kids. Mrs. Frank is such a great teacher and I certainly learned a great deal from her, hopefully I will meet up with her again sometime in the future. I will definitely keep track of her techniques she used in the classroom she really knew how to deal with the children and they loved her. I will miss all the kids they were a lot of fun even the ones who were difficult to manage at times. Overall it was a great experience and I look forward to observing again, hopefully I get a teacher as efficient and fun-loving as Mrs. Frank.

This Thanksgiving I went to my sisters apartment with my Dad and nieces and nephews. I got up early in the morning and helped my sister clean and cook, and she even let me make the sweet potatoe pie which was awesome. It was my first time making it but I pulled it off and everyone seemed to like it. The dinner was great and we had enough food for the next week. After dinner I went to my Aunts house and spent the night with my cousins, it was a great time and Im so glad I got to see everyone because I don't get the opportunity that often. Hopefully next year is just as fun.

Last Friday when I observed I got to stay for three hours and saw some more of the students activities besides their morning work and language arts. After they completed morning work it was time to go to music class. The kids sang alot of the old songs I used to sing when I was a kid which was really cute and brought back memories from when I was in first grade. One of my favorite songs they sang was On Top of Spagetti, and the kids loved it. After music class I took the students back to Mrs. Frank's room and they finished their morning work. During third period they had Spanish and Senior Beltrone came in and helped the students make a card for their family. During the lesson I took some of the students aside to work on their reading quiz and I was able to see who was advanced in the class as well as those who needed more help. Overall it was a great day and I learned alot from the teacher as well as the students and will remember these techniques when I teach in the future.

Today during observing the kids did a science lesson about parts of a plant. Everyone read a story with the teacher about plants and how they grow, then the teacher took out a diagram showing the parts of a plant. Students had the opportunity to come up and put the plant parts in the right places on the diagram. Teacher also had a glass container set up in which students could actually see the growth of seeds. It was very interesting and the kids loved it, after they were done looking at the plant model they went back to their seats and started writing their own story about plant life.

Martha's Vineyard is my favorite place to stay. Every year my Dad and I try and make a trip to stay a few days its one of the most soothing places and a great place to have fun and relax.

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