School Placement: Forest Hills Elementary
Cooperating Teacher: Crystal Boyd
Grades/Subjects: K-5 PE
Date: 10-30-14
Summary of Today's Activities
Today we had all grade levels except for 3rd grade. The kindergarten and 1st grade classes I had first thing in the morning. They went through the haunted house only once, because I had to take my time while explaining each station. We have several students throughout today's classes that had autistic children in them so I had to adapt some of the activites and stations and explain a little more in detail on what I expected from them. The second, fourth, and fifth graders all had a scavenger hunt when they completed the haunted house. The fifth graders did a great job with their scavenger hunt although I had one group that went to one wrong clue that messed up the entire hunt for them. It actually ended up being the group that was extremely excited to play the activity and was not listening when I was speaking.
Reflection
My overall experience at Forest Hills has been excellent so far. The other teachers have been very welcoming. My host teacher is awesome and I am learning a lot from her each and every day. Mostly what I have learned from her is that you have to be stern with these kids. They seem all cute and innocent when they walk into class, but they will go haywire if you do not have control of the classroom. The demographics at this school are a lot different than many other schools in which the parent involvement at Forest Hills is great. It really shows with how the students respect their teachers and their classmates.
Great to hear! Keep up the good work!
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