Week Four ~ Lauren

This week kind of seemed to fly by. It was really fun being back in Sarah's classroom again. I think I feel more in my comfort zone there, just because I'm more familiar with the daily routine and curriculum. I wrapped up the mystery book club unit, which seemed to go pretty well. This was my first experience with book clubs this year and I think there are definitely some positive and negative aspects to it. For example, it's nice that the student spend some class time reading independently at their own level in class because then it provides time for me to read one-on-one with them, which I don't always have much of a chance to do. But, it also is quite a challenge time-wise because every student reads at his/her own pace and they cannot take the books home. So, when they were discussing and wrapping up in their book clubs, not everyone was at the same point, which became difficult. Overall, though, I think the students really enjoyed the time to read and seemed to like and benefit from their conversations with one another. One student said that the books clubs were especially helpful when they were confused about something from the book. Plus, it's always fun to be able to share and talk with a friend about a book you're both enjoying!

Next week, we are heading to Woldumar. We spent a lot of time this past week preparing for it and we still have a lot to do this weekend to get ready. I'm really looking forward to it though! Keep your fingers crossed on the weather for us! :)