I started teaching Pre-K this past Wednesday, and let me say it is difficult and tiring. I didn't post right after the first day because the kids took all my energy, so when I got home I just laid in bed and napped. I never felt this "tired" in my life! Before I started teaching, I had to meet and observe the classroom. I talked with the teacher of the class to get more details about the classroom. You know like the schedule, questions that I had, etc...I am glad that I have an aide because I don't know what I would have done without her. She has taught and took care of pre-k students before, so she has experience. She is really helpful, and I can learn from her since this is my first experience as a teacher. I noticed as days go by the students are getting better in staying in line. My students are having trouble staying line, and so I have to constantly tell them stay in line and be quiet. I can't describe how much of this takes my energy away. This class has a lot of students with different situation, but I am learnning from them so much.
I am glad tomorrow is Labor Day because I need to recharge before I start teaching again. I love every single student. I am always constantly telling myself that it is going to be okay because I do believe this class is very difficult to take care of. Even the teacher aide told me this class is very difficult, so she gets tired as well. I am going to teach this class about six weeks, so hopefully by the time it is time to say goodbye, I am going to gain a valuable experience.
I was going to post pictures of the activities that I have done with the students, but I totally forgot since I am a bit overwhelmed with the class and the class routines.
The things that I learned and noticed when subbing for Pre-K:
- there are going be students who do not listen to you at all!
- the students who do not listen to you will come and hug you ~ this happened to me so I just forget about the bad things that happened that day
- when you are eating lunch with the little ones, you barely eat because you are constantly telling the kids to sit down and helping them opening their milk/juice
- there are times you have to wipe bottoms and pull up pants for the students ( I think this is rare because usually the students are already potty trained) I had to do this because the students were having trouble and was not hurrying up.. hopefully this is a one time thing
- the little ones enjoy rewards such as toys, stickers, and candies
Well, that is it for today's blog post! I am thinking about posting next weekend to update you guys!!!
