Today was a
good day at school, and I was on time! We started off the day with a grade 10
French class where I did my normal duties as a student teacher. I observed and
helped out where I could, nothing too special or anything that stood out to me.
However, one thing I must say is that I really like incorporating the
chalkboard, where students write their answers on the board. It gives them the
chance to get up and stretch their feet and gives the teacher the opportunity
to asses their level of understanding.
Next period
was Prep and I just looked for resources for my lesson plan on Friday. Most of
the period I spent looking at the collection of French board games in the
office. There’s a lot of cool stuff like this Snakes and Ladders type game
where you have to answer questions in order to advance in the game, and there
was also Boggle which can be a really cool game.
At lunch I
ate in the office, then I went on a “power walk” with Diane and one of the
office admins. That was a really cool opportunity to talk to the other teachers
as well as enjoy the beautiful weather outside. After lunch I followed Heather
to her last 2 classes. The first one was really fun, it was a grade 11 class
and the entire class was basically for discussion and group work. I stayed with
this one table that I thought was more rowdy in order to keep them on task but
we did stray a lot. They asked me a ton of university related questions and how
to get into a good school, my views on summer schooling English, and a ton of
questions. It was honestly so fun being able to answer and talking with them.
So because this class went so well I expected the last class to be fun but it
was death. All we did was read Romeo and Juliet, and by we I meant Heather. Don’t
get me wrong, I adore Heather but I feel like there are more fun and more
interactive ways to read Shakespeare like role playing. But that concludes my
day! Tomorrow’s the field trip and I’m stoked!
Until next time!
Suzy
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