The Wrinkled Heart

Today was an "A+" day of teaching for me! I was responsible for teaching all subjects and my student teaching supervisor came to observe my social studies lesson entitled "The Wrinkled Heart".  To my surprise and delight, the lesson could not have gone any better!  The students were so engaged and actively involved in the learning.  I was so proud of them.  The "toothpaste example" that I explained in the previous post was a big hit and the book that I read called "Words Are Not for Hurting", fit perfectly with the theme of the lesson and tied in to the song that I sang to end the lesson. The sentences they wrote and the pictures they drew for the writers workshop portion of my lesson were amazing! It was a wonderful feeling to have things go so well.  My supervisor and my mentor teacher were so amazing and supportive and I was so relieved!  When a lesson goes well there is absolutely nothing like seeing the love of learning on a child's face.  They are so inquisitive and imaginative.  Time is going by so quickly! I know that when it comes time for me to leave in February, it will be so hard!  I will miss those sweet toothless grins and the chorus of voices saying, "Good Morning Ms. M!"