~*2nd Grade vs. 3rd Grade*~

As you all know I was placed at Screven Elementary last semester in a 3rd grade classroom and this semester I am placed in a 2nd grade classroom at Screven County Elementary. I love both grades but they are different in a few ways. I feel that third graders are more independent, where as the second graders need you to help them much more. In my third grade classroom, they spent half the day in one class and then switched because they had team teachers. The second grade class I am in right now does not switch, which is good in a way because you get very close to those students and do not have too many. I fell in love with both grades but I think third grade has stolen my heart. It may just be because I was able to  spend four more hours with them then I am able to now with my second graders. Of course the material in second grade seems easier to teach. Much of it seems like a review from first grade  where as in my third grade classroom they were learning things they had never heard of or seen before. I think I definitely want to stick with the younger grades in the future, but I have yet to experience the older ones so I am keeping an open mind about it!

*Read Aloud*

On March 3, 2009, I read "Lily's Big Day" to my second grade student's. The book is about a little mouse named Lily wanting to be in her teacher's wedding as a flower girl. Lilly knew it was going to be the biggest day of her life....even though her teacher hadn't even asked her to be the flower girl yet! Her teacher finally told Lilly that his niece was going to be the flower girl but she could be the flower girl assistant and make sure everything went smoothly. Upset, Lilly agreed and when the wedding cam the teacher's niece froze and didn't know what to do, so Lilly picked her up, walked her down the aisle, and showed her exactly how to be a flower girl. I brought A flower girl crown and veil and let the little girls show everyone what the duty of a flower girl was. Since this was the biggest day of Lilly's life I asked my student's to write a paragraph and draw a picture of the biggest day of their life. They thoroughly enjoyed this and learned that even though they may not always get what they want, everything always works out in the end..