Monday, February 25, 2008

My second graders

Hi all! Just wanted to share some news about one of my field work placements! I am placed in a 2nd grade classroom at Jefferson Ave. school in Fairport. We are currently working on a play: The Sneetches (Dr. Suess)! I'm so excited. Today was the first time I saw they through an entire rehearsal and they are already off book! (not using a script for those who are not theatre). They did a great job today and I'm so very proud of them all. We perform next monday (Dr. Suess's 104th Birthday). Just wanted to share the news with everyone :)

Monday, February 4, 2008

Microsoft Access

I really enjoyed this program. It was frustrating to start but once I got the hang of it I could see myself using it in the classroom a lot!
I did find a few ideas offline as well: Having students create a database ranking battles in a war, attendance records, Parent contact records, and tracking family migrations (a form of geneology)

I will admit, however, that my students would probably not use the program often, that I would use it for my own purposes for the most part.

However, if any of you have ideas on using Access with Early Childhood Classrooms, let me know!