Things have been going along quite smoothly and I am loving being in the classroom more and more. I especially love first grade kiddos! I have been slowly taking over more and more of the day and tomorrow will be my first day of taking the lead on every subject. I am so lucky to be in the classroom with an amazing teacher who is absolutely a joy to watch. Teaching is such an art and she is a master artist! My Supervisor from Whitworth will come in and observe me teaching a lesson on "The power of words", based on the trait of "Kindness". I'm nervous!! As a "hook" for the lesson I plan to squeeze out a tube of toothpaste and attempt to put it all back in the tube using first a spoon and then a toothpick. I will ask a few students to try and then point out how impossible it is to get all of the toothpaste back into the tube. I will then explain that words are like that; once we say something hurtful we can"t "take it back". Sorry will help, but we can't ever completely un-do the hurt. I did this with my own children when they were small and they never forgot it. I hope it works the same with my class! Three more weeks of teaching and then Christmas break. I do love having the same schedule as my own children so I can stay home with them and enjoy our break together. :)
I'll let you know how the lesson goes!
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