As a final project for a novel study in the class I had my practicum in, students made paperbag scrapbooks. It was started before my practicum started but I got to see the creativity of the students as they were finishing them up in the first week. The image below is from pinterest but it follows the same format and style.
Category: Practicums
During my first practicum, I implemented a writing routine in the grade 2/3 class based on Adrienne Gear’s book called Powerful Writing Structures. For one of the weeks, I used an anchor book from her list of recommendations. It was If I Built a House by Chris Van Dusen and the kids absolutely loved it.
Brain Pocket Strategies to Support a Year-Long Writing Program
By Adrienne Gear
I became familiar with this resource during my first practicum. I was in a grade 2/3 split class and my coaching teacher suggested that I follow Adrienne Gear’s writing structure.
Looking back on my practicum, it’s interesting to consider how my confidence changed over the course of the three weeks. I was incredibly nervous to teach my first lesson. Although I have prior experience working in schools, I had never had the attention of an entire class on me or instructed students. On the first day, when my coaching teacher and I sat down to plan when I would be teaching, I asked if I could teach the following day, rather than waiting until day 3 of the practicum, like ripping off a band aid. So, I taught my first two lessons the next day.