Saturday, March 2, 2013
It's Saturday
And I have only been away from my first graders for 2 days, and I won't see them for another 4 days. But I miss them! I have such an amazing class. I miss them so much when I am not at school with them. I can't wait to go back to school on Wednesday and see them. :)
Friday, March 1, 2013
Career Day, Valentines Day, Class Pets, Computer Class, Field Trip, and Tattle Tales!
I know, I know, It has been a REALLY long time since I last posted. Trying to make time for blogging in between class, work, and teaching is just unrealistic at this point in the year. Seriously, I have no life. And If I have time for a life, I sleep. Anyways...
Career Day!
We had career day at my school, which means my students and I got to listen to 3 different presentations from parents about what they do for a living (and how they make more money than I ever will...). Our first presentation was from a students mom who is a nurse in the neuro part of the major hospital on island. She taught our students about CPR, admitting our mistakes, and Stroke! She even had this cute song to go along with the symptoms of stroke that my kids absolutely loved.
Stroke Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHgJtTNfKPE
The next session we went to was one of my students grandpas who is an Entomologist (he studies bugs). He helps keep only native bugs in Hawaii, and he helps HPD with crimes scenes to tell how long a body has been deceased, and how it happened. He told the kids it was like CSI, but none of them had ever heard of that. He showed them so reallycool gross bugs!
The final session we went to was one of my students' dads who is a firefighter! He talked about fire safety, fire dogs, and showed the students all the protective clothing he had to wear.
Valentines Day!
I was surprised at how not celebrated valentines day was at my school. I remember having parties, and everyone would bring in valentines. At my school, most of the teachers completely ignored valentines day until the last 10 minutes of school. Then, those that brought valentines (maybe 5 kids..) were allowed to pass out their valentines, and then take them home. I made ADORABLE valentines for my kids. I plan on having some very fun valentines day parties when I have my own classroom.
Class Pets!
My mentor teachers' niece decided that she didn't want her pets anymore, so they came to live in our classroom. Meet our new salamanders:
I am absolutely terrified of these things. Every time someone walks over to them, they start slashing in the water. My mentor has the student of the day feed them. The other day, one of the students was feeding them, and one jumped to grab the food out of the tweezers, and ended up biting the student! Now most of the students want nothing to do with them, and neither do I! I will have a nice and cuddly classroom pet someday... or maybe just fish.
Computer Class!
My students are working on this huge career project in library and computer class. In library, they researched the career that they think they want. Then, in computer class, they are designing an artistic powerpoint about that career. They are turning out so cute, so I had to share them. Here are some of my students examples:
Field Trip!
My whole school went on a field trip to see Oklahoma at the local high school. I used to LOVE field trips as a student, but I HATE them as a teacher. Their were so many little ones and not nearly enough adults and it would have been so easy to lose someone! Plus, the school is right on a major road, and we had to walk along said road to get to the performing arts center, and the kids were playing in line, and I was so scared that one of them would fall into traffic. It was absolutely terrifying. But, all my students made it there and back in one piece. The play was a bit long for them, and it went completely over their heads. None of my first graders understood it. But, they had fun getting out of the classroom for a day! My mentor said that she could tell I am going to be a good teacher, because I was watching the kids the whole time, not the play! :)
Tattle Tales!
1st grade must be the grade of constant tattle tales because I am having to listen to it all day. We have talked about the different between tattling and being helpful, but these kids just don't get it. My mentor went over some examples with the students, and they all got it right! Not ten minutes later, one student goes, "Ms. Mullen, _______ won't stop sticking his tongue out!" in the middle of me teaching! So, I made a sign, and I am working on designing a lesson that goes more in depth with this topic... because boy do my students need it! I think I'm going to create a box, and any time the students need to tell me something about another student, they can write it down and put it in the box. Then, when I have some time (ha!), I will review them, and address the important ones.
Well, that is all for now! :) On to a weekend of lesson planning and working....
Career Day!
We had career day at my school, which means my students and I got to listen to 3 different presentations from parents about what they do for a living (and how they make more money than I ever will...). Our first presentation was from a students mom who is a nurse in the neuro part of the major hospital on island. She taught our students about CPR, admitting our mistakes, and Stroke! She even had this cute song to go along with the symptoms of stroke that my kids absolutely loved.
Stroke Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHgJtTNfKPE
The next session we went to was one of my students grandpas who is an Entomologist (he studies bugs). He helps keep only native bugs in Hawaii, and he helps HPD with crimes scenes to tell how long a body has been deceased, and how it happened. He told the kids it was like CSI, but none of them had ever heard of that. He showed them so really
(Different sizes of butterflies)
(Tarantulas, scorpions, and centipedes)
The final session we went to was one of my students' dads who is a firefighter! He talked about fire safety, fire dogs, and showed the students all the protective clothing he had to wear.
I was surprised at how not celebrated valentines day was at my school. I remember having parties, and everyone would bring in valentines. At my school, most of the teachers completely ignored valentines day until the last 10 minutes of school. Then, those that brought valentines (maybe 5 kids..) were allowed to pass out their valentines, and then take them home. I made ADORABLE valentines for my kids. I plan on having some very fun valentines day parties when I have my own classroom.
(Glow Sticks "You make my heard glow! Love, Ms. Mullen)
My mentor teachers' niece decided that she didn't want her pets anymore, so they came to live in our classroom. Meet our new salamanders:
Computer Class!
My students are working on this huge career project in library and computer class. In library, they researched the career that they think they want. Then, in computer class, they are designing an artistic powerpoint about that career. They are turning out so cute, so I had to share them. Here are some of my students examples:
(Pilot)
(Animal Care Taker)
My whole school went on a field trip to see Oklahoma at the local high school. I used to LOVE field trips as a student, but I HATE them as a teacher. Their were so many little ones and not nearly enough adults and it would have been so easy to lose someone! Plus, the school is right on a major road, and we had to walk along said road to get to the performing arts center, and the kids were playing in line, and I was so scared that one of them would fall into traffic. It was absolutely terrifying. But, all my students made it there and back in one piece. The play was a bit long for them, and it went completely over their heads. None of my first graders understood it. But, they had fun getting out of the classroom for a day! My mentor said that she could tell I am going to be a good teacher, because I was watching the kids the whole time, not the play! :)
(Cast of Oklahoma)
Tattle Tales!
1st grade must be the grade of constant tattle tales because I am having to listen to it all day. We have talked about the different between tattling and being helpful, but these kids just don't get it. My mentor went over some examples with the students, and they all got it right! Not ten minutes later, one student goes, "Ms. Mullen, _______ won't stop sticking his tongue out!" in the middle of me teaching! So, I made a sign, and I am working on designing a lesson that goes more in depth with this topic... because boy do my students need it! I think I'm going to create a box, and any time the students need to tell me something about another student, they can write it down and put it in the box. Then, when I have some time (ha!), I will review them, and address the important ones.
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