Sunday's Lullabies

Today was an awesome day! I had so much fun working with the children and learning a lot from the small conversation we had during center time. I felt more confident with myself and around the children. I was given the opportunity to read a book named, "Blueberry Hills" and at first I was so nervous with the morning group bu by the afternoon, I felt more confident and asked the children more questions.
I felt this was a learning experience for the children and myself, as I learned that it's not just reading a book and called it a day but to immersed yourself in the book. Bringing the emotions of the characters and open-ended question in order to make a teachable experience for the children.


As the children rotate through their centers, I was able to learn so much from them. Our conversations vary depending on what they were making. The conversation were like this:
Me: What are you making F?
F: I'm making a snake, you see. It got different colors and its so long.
M: look! I'm making a necklace for my mommy. I think she is going to like it a lot. uhmm... I think, I need to make it longer. It's too short!
F: Do you know that chameleon change colors, Ms. Flores? It's called camouflage.
F: Ms. Flores, do you know all the President ? Lots of them are dead now.
This is just bits of conversation, I  had with different kid. I realize that four-year-old know much more than we give credit. Not only did I heard about their interest and explanation of what they were making, but I was able to hear the different level of oral language and vocabulary skills of each child. Some of the children were hard to understand at times and had limited vocabulary skills, while others were well above their classmates' level.
Four-year-old really love talking and I think that as time passes they will feel more comfortable with my presence in the classroom and ope-up way more to me than before and this week I experience just that.

This week's experience as a student teacher was quite different from my first one. I was more comfortable with the children and the classroom routine than the first day. I felt that the children were comfortable with my presence and they were asking more questions and talking to me about their favorite TV show characters and what they did during the weekend.

The children dressed up for picture day. The girls were beautiful, puffy dresses and skirts and the boys looked like mini-adults, and oh my they looked beautiful and were so eager to show us their outfits. The children were excited and curious about the setup for the pictures and were asking questions about what the photographer was doing and what the different equipment are used for, making it a learning experience for the children.

This week, I learned that not matter how small or simple the experience is, children can learn so much from it. As a future educator, I hope that I can provide learning experiences or my students. Experiences that can help them academically and personally as well. I'm glad that I get the opportunity to learn from teachers like Mrs. L, whom every day try in their best way to teach and give the opportunity for all students to learn at their own pace and learning style. Teaching is not an easy task but I believe and feel that it is the most rewarding job.

( From week 1 and 2, I have been only attending once a day on Mondays. But starting Week 3, I will be attending twice a week, I hope you enjoy this bits-and-pieces of my day as a Student Teacher )