I had so much fun teaching in the second grade. My cooperating teacher was so helpful in guiding me. I am going to greatly miss this bunch of students. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the second grade.
This week has been great exploring our science unit called Monarchs, Milkweed, and Mexico and our math unit on time, which are the two subjects I have been leading. I have been also working on different behavior management techniques, such as when I need to get students' attention, initiate transitions, and remind of procedures. Two particular highly effective strategies I have been employing are using read alouds and different songs. I also have used several songs to teach concepts and skills. Using songs is a great differentiation for students with a high affinity to the kinestetic/bodily and musical intelligences; I have found that this tends to be most students. The best thing has been that the kids are finding learning fun and meaningful. Making this authentic connection to the material or learning in general helps for solidifying student engagement and retention of material. Here are a few songs that I have been using:
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