Pre-Secondary Teaching What Three Weeks with Kindergartners Taught Me, a Secondary Ed. Teacher 7 Aug 201516 Sep 2015 Yesterday afternoon wrapped up my last day, last week of the Lake Mills Elementary School Summer Camp, a part-time summer teaching position I decided to take to push myself completely out of…
Pre-Secondary Teaching… Simple Math Game for the Little Guys 25 Jul 201517 Sep 2015 So on Thursday while working with my Lake Mills Kindergartners at the summer school, I learned a super easy game called "Top It" (or in other words, the little-kid version…
Pre-Secondary Teaching Make it Through the First Week of Kindergarten – Check! 25 Jul 201516 Sep 2015 My first week of Kindergarten classes went a lot better than expected! On the first day, Tuesday, the students learned about the process of making ice cream—the unit of the…
Pre-Secondary Teaching School’s [Not] Out for the Summer! 23 Jul 201516 Sep 2015 In late May, a fellow teacher-friend told me about an awesome opportunity just outside of town—teaching summer school for elementary kids in Lake Mills, Iowa! As someone who’s always working…
5th Grade… Party Time! 29 Apr 201516 Sep 2015 Today was bittersweet. A party with root beer floats, goldfish crackers, and over-sized goodbye cards, but also a sad time, as we all realized that our twice a week sessions…
5th Grade… Assessment Day! 27 Apr 201524 Sep 2015 Today was assessment day *cue the groans*Continue reading "Assessment Day!"