Who am I?
Public school teacher...in NYC. (I can already see you slowly shaking your head back and forth....hmmmm...so am I!) For over a year now I have been sharing "teacher/student," "teacher/teacher," "student/student" or just plain school madness stories with one of my daughters; and, she always followed up with, "You need to create a blog...because this stuff is just too unreal."

Well that was last school year when I taught first grade. I have taught 1st grade, 2nd grade, and as of September 2011 I will be teaching kindergarten. Hmph! Say it with me... kin...der..garten. This blog is about my adventures in teaching A,B,C.... 1,2,3s

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

12 More Days!

Oh dear! In 12 more days I will be setting up a classroom for a new school year! Time to start thinking about classroom theme and routines.  (As quiet as it's kept the majority of my summer has been spent actively thinking about the new school year and KINDERGARTEN!!!!) ;-)

I received great news yesterday...3 proposals were funded by DonorsChoose.org.  If you are an educator and not familiar with this Godsend of an organization...puh-leeze visit the site.  As a result of the funding, my students and I will be receiving over $900.00 worth of materials and supplies.  AND...these are all items I selected based on the needs of my kids.  Please visit the site, it is very user friendly.

Soooooooooo, back to themes and routines.  The themes I am considering are: Helping Hands; .....Oh dear, I cannot remember the others!  Wow that was easy...the theme of our classroom will be Helping Hands!  (If the entire school year runs this smoothly...umph, umph, umph!)

Routines----the first three weeks of school are crucial.  This time is spent establishing and practicing routines- walking in line; quiet signals; transitions; basic classroom routines... any and everything that will support stellar classroom management. 

Am I nervous?  Uh, yeah!  Never taught KINDERGARTEN before.  This is a brand new beginning.  Yeah, I have the curriculum, the teacher's guides, a myriad of other teacher resources directly related to teaching KINDERGARTEN...but heck I'm human!

Yes, teachers are human...so I am experiencing all the feelings that go along with doing something for the first time.  Right now, these feelings are so very magnified.  Do you realize that I have been given the responsibility of laying the academic foundation for these kids?  Biggest nightmare---what if they don't learn how to read, count or learn their colors?  Oh dear God! 

It's going to be ok.  Prayer, meditation, the support of my awesome colleagues, skills that I possess, loving what I do...it's going to be ok.

Soooooooooooo, back to themes and routines...and.....lesson plans!!!!  May the Force be with me!
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2 comments:

  1. nymama12223August 18, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    Can't wait to read about all your new adventures as a kindergarten teacher. You are an amazing teacher, your students are very lucky!

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  2. A,B,C...1,2,3August 18, 2011 at 9:01 PM

    Thanks nymama 12223! Can't wait to share!

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