Fun activity in class!!

I can't wait to become a teacher in the future knowing that I will be having a bunch of fun activity for students that are willing to learn in the classroom. When I was in elementary, I do enjoy learning and having fun at the same time in class. My teacher would have a different activity every day such as math, science, reading, language, and writing. My favorite subject in elementary would be math and writing. In most cases, the teacher should care if the student enjoys class lessons. Students enjoy going to class when the teacher is very active, talkative, and funny. Also, let's not forget when the teacher could be serious and determined for her/his students learn at the end of the day.

For example, let's talk about respect, behavior, and rules in the classroom. Before introducing a new lesson for the students about being respectful. There are a few steps that you can make your student understand the activity. The first step would have a student work as a class or in a small group to brainstorms all of their ideas. Students will be asking about each other what is respect in their definition. Someone will write down their ideas and someone is going to help them correct their grammar. The second step is a student will be making a list of synonyms for the word respect. For example, admire, praise, and etc.
The third step is the students will work together as a group to create a poster. Once they are done being creative on their poster board. They will talk about their poster in front of the classroom and give examples. This will help the student be confident in the future run when they are presenting in big classrooms and other students. Once they have finished presenting their posters. I will hang their beautiful creation in the classroom to let them know that I appreciate their effort.

Intellectual Disability

I learned about Intellectual Disability when I was doing my powerpoint for my ED-215 class. Intellectual Disability is characterized by significant limitations both in Intellectual functioning (reasoning, learning, problem-solving). This covers a range of everyday social and practical skills. This disability originates before the age of 18. This disability is also called "mental retardation." The disability is NOT determined by IQ test. A test score below or around 70 - or as high as 75 - indicates a limitation in intellectual functioning. There are three types of skills: Conceptual Skills, Social Skills, and Practical skills. People goal is to functions within their own environment in order to lead a more successful satisfying life.

When I took ED192 two semesters ago, I was observing this elementary class. One of the students had an Intellectual Disability. The students were sitting down in their assigned seats for the rest of the school year except one of the students. He was sitting in the back with another teacher aid. The teacher explained his disability how he cannot talk, write, and he was just different. As an educator teacher, I would have let the boy with the disability sit down with the rest of the students. Students with a disability will feel left out, not confident in learning, and feeling like an outcast. The goal for every teacher is not to make any student feel that way. Although, the teacher did say she does focus on him when she is done teaching the lesson to the other students. The teacher aid is always the one helping the student with the disability and helping him learn the same way how the students are learning in the classroom. I learned that student with a disability should not be treated differently when it comes to learning.

Good times in Elementary

I could remember my Elementary day's when I would have to wake up early in the morning to get ready. By the time I finished showering, my mom would make me breakfast and be making my food for lunch. I would watch my favorite childhood shows called the Full house. When I arrived at school I would be walking around with my barbie strolling bag and my lunch pale. I could remember that I was the loud girl in class that keeps talking to my classmates and walking around in class. One time during recess, there was this boy who was my classmate kept teasing me about something. I was so irritated at him that I threw a rock at him. He told the aid's and I got my first warning from my teacher and the principal. They called my mom and I was sent home early. My mom was mad at me because I was not following the rules in school. Now that I look back at it, I just laughed about it because that was really funny.

There was this one incident where my mom put me in walker instead of car rider. My teacher was responsible for all of her students where they should be. I knew that I was a car rider because my mom told me to wait for my cousins and my auntie to pick me up in the front of the office. When my teacher called me to line up in the Walker line, I told my teacher that I am a car rider because my mom said so. She said," no. Your mom signed the paper and put you in Walker." I had to follow my teacher when I knew that she was wrong. When I was walking out of school, I decided to just walk to my house since it is just 10-20 minutes away. The scary part was walking alone, there were dogs everywhere in the Dededo area, and I had to crosswalk at the other side of the street. Thank God that there was a policeman and helped me. He was asking me questions where I live and where are my parents. I was terrified at the moment and I just kept crying. I'm so thankful that the Policeman was there to save me even if I was just kindergarten. Can you imagine how scared I was walking alone? Something bad could have happened to me.  I have many memories of my elementary days but I just wanted to share this with everyone.