My last day was really great. A little bit sad, but mostly just fun. We did the normal morning routine. I worked with the girl on sight words again and finished evaluating her on those. I heard some of the other kids talking about her, saying "She can't even spell 'and'" It is sad that they notice that she is behind them. I wish that I could've explained to them why she is behind, but no one knows yet.
We did a fun art project on dental health. They have been learning about dental health and this was the final review project. They made these giant toothbrushes with a chart to remind them to brush their teeth every morning and night. I was amazed that they weren't able to remember Mrs. Hausmann's directions for very long. She told them all in a big group on the floor and then when they went back to their desks to start the project, many of them did not remember what to do! The ones that did start on their work, messed up their toothbrushes somehow. Mrs. Hausmann reminded me that you never could count on 1st graders to pay attention or remember directions. She explained it to them again and I was ciruculating to help kids along. A lot of them got a little more creative and put toothpaste on their brushes.
The final thing I did was read a story to the class. I brought one in about crocodiles because that has been one of the themes for the week. They all really enjoyed the story and were sad that it was the last story I would read to them. Afterward, Mrs. Hausmann gave me a new children's book and said that it could be the start of my collection. It was very nice of her and many of the kids said they had the book at home too. I got many, many hugs from the 1st graders and almost all of them told me "Happy Easter!"
I loved my placement with Mrs. Hausmann at Kennedy and the 1st grade class. I learned a lot from the changes in the 8th grade to the 1st grade. I think that I do enjoy the younger grades better, but any kind of teaching will be wonderful!
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