Week 36 (May 18 - 22)

May 18 – 22 (week 36)

“Teachers who love teaching, teach children to love learning”

~Robert John Meehan

There are many things that our kids enjoy within the classroom. I am so happy that they have developed a love for learning and for the process of learning. We’ve all experienced love before as an adult and know how the effects of love can consume you. Imagine how far our babies can go as they strengthen their love for learning!

A Love for Reading

If there is nothing else our kids enjoy, it is definitely their independent reading time and also read aloud! I’m sure their reasoning behind their love for reading varies from child to child, but it is evident that they truly enjoy and value the time to engulf themselves with a book!

A New Love for Assessing

We’ve recently starting using a new website called Kahoot. It’s a teacher and student friendly website where assessments can be created and taken. I would describe it as a mix between Jeopardy and a multiple-choice test. I’ve been using Kahoot as a pre-assessment and also as a review. The kids love using it!

Classroom Unity “Where is the Love”

Over the past 2 weeks we’ve been experiencing some not so kind behavior within our classroom. There has been some arguing, meltdowns, and belittling. We’ve been working hard on strengthening our classroom community and I’ve noticed a change in the way they treat one another. They are venturing out and including more of their classmates in recess play, they are complimenting one another, and they are helping each other much more. We try to make time for singing every day because it’s good for reading, good for the emotions, and good for the soul! On Friday as we sung “Together We Can Change The World” and “Where Is The Love” and the kids all huddled up and formed a line of unity and love! It was such a beautiful thing to watch.

Don’t Let The Love Fade

As we come down to these last 2 weeks and also as Summer comes along, let us not allow our kids to lose their love for learning. Let’s strengthen this love through books, and supporting and encouraging their individual inquiry and curiousity. If there is anything I can do to assist with this over the summer please let me know!