Saying goodbye to my American Seminar students came first–this was the first class I gave back to my cooperating teacher, and while they were moving beyond The Scarlet Letter, I slaved over their grades in the back of the room. 😛
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Planning for classes became a daily, weekly, and monthly ritual as I started student teaching. As my first placement comes to a close, it’s been exciting to see how far I’ve come from the first day and reflect on my curriculum planning. Continue reading
In my classroom, I have my “I Can” board which states the classroom standards and ‘I Can’ statements pertaining to those standards. [To read more about that, click here.] Continue reading
I truly believe that students learn best when they are asked to relate content to their personal lives. That was my goal with this ending, fun activity–Modern-Day Scarlet Letters–applying the theme of hidden vs. exposed sin to students’ own lives. Continue reading
Every good unit ends with a paper (says every English teacher in the world!). And for The Scarlet Letter, I couldn’t agree more! Continue reading
As my American Seminar students read The Scarlet Letter, we had some great whole-class discussions–from characters and themes to what the heck is happening and why do people talk in Old English–and wrapping up the book was no different. Continue reading
From the beginning of my student teaching placement, I’ve had experience with and learned about 504 Plans. It wasn’t until my final week, however, that I received the official documentation of one of my student’s 504 Plans. This document really helped me to see and understand how 504 accommodations worked in a classroom. Continue reading
Being a teacher means you’re constantly surrounded by kiddos—and some of them are going to make you laugh out loud. In my American Seminar class, I had an essay question as part of our Mid-Book Quest (Quiz-Test) and here’s something one of my kids wrote that made me chuckle. Continue reading
Okay, I’ll admit it…sometimes reading The Scarlet Letter and its Old English can be difficult, and a little dry. I wanted my students to take a break for a minute and do something creative! Continue reading
