November 29th

Going into week 3 of lead teaching, I feel like I have learned a lot. I feel like I have a good grasp on who each of the children are, their likes, and their dislikes. This knowledge has accumulated over the semester, but it is very helpful during these weeks. Surprisingly, the children actually adjusted coming back to school better than I did after the long Thanksgiving break. I feel good about the way the classroom has been running for the most part, and the feedback on it is definitely helpful. After reflecting back, and reading the feedback, I think one thing I need to work on more is my communication with the rest of the team. If I am going to leave a child at art, or set up story or song and wait for the children to come in, I need to let the other teachers present know so that miscommunications do not happen. However, I do feel that I am doing a better job of knowing what I want to see out of my lessons and communicate that during the huddle. Planning the activities and communicating them to the rest of the team helps me think more critically about why I made the lesson and the results I would like to see. I also feel better about setting up the room because I know exactly what I want, and although I do forget details sometimes, it helps to have control of the set up of the activities. I hope my last couple days of lead teaching continue to go smoothly, and then I can experience the planning and implementation of Drew and Joey's teacher tables.