As the weeks in this semester progress I find myself getting more and more comfortable in the classroom. My PPP and I decided that my first 3-4 weeks in her classroom would be used to get to know the children in the classroom and familiarize myself with their skills as well as where they need more work. One way I was able to do this has come from a lot of talking with my PPP about the students. She showed me the IEPs of all 5 students and gave me a rundown of what each student's goals are.
I am also interacting with the students quite a bit to both gain knowledge of their skill levels, as well as just get to know them. For instance while during centers I will get on the floor and play with them. While playing I am also asking them questions such as: "What is this?" "How many are there?" "Can we count these?" "What color is this?", etc. In this classroom learning through play is the most important thing the students participate in. Through this method I am constantly learning about the students in this class, I've learned which students can identify colors and which colors. In one scenario I learned that our new student could not only draw a circle, but he could also identify and say "circle" this was a very big deal because it was previously unknown to us before hand. Watching the students play and discover has been so monumentally important to get to know my students.
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