Making Friends

 A shinning moment occurred today!  As students were finishing up morning work and moving to the carpet to do puzzles, I found myself sitting back and simply observing the interactions being made between students.  I watched as four boys used communication and team work to put together a complex puzzle.  I heard encouraging comments and some awesome social skills occurring between these boys!  When they completed the puzzle they were so excited to show Megan and I.  We were so proud of them for working together to complete a task. Teamwork is so powerful!  I love to see it in action!

Pre-writing fun!

One of my favorite things about being a teacher is all the school supplies! That's right...the crayons, the scissors, the markers... I could go on and on! Today, in celebration of school supplies, we tore off some big sheets of chart paper and did some pre-writing practice! Horizontal lines, vertical lines, x's & circles. We had a great time practicing and using the teachers special markers! Today was a good day to be a kindergarteners!

Our little friends in KGS are growing so much every day.  As we reflect on the past couple of weeks we can already see such growth towards independence during the school day.  Our students are starting to take initiative and find their groove in the classroom! Being in a co-taught room, many of our students have questions in regards to different equipment and instructional practices being used for certain students. We LOVE and encourage these questions and are so glad our students are curious about happenings in their environment.  Personally reflecting, one of my goals is to foster relationships in the classroom and promote disability awareness not just in my classroom but in all classrooms (I'm positive Megan would agree).  We are so proud of our students everyday!