1st Lesson Plan

My ideas for lesson plans are for math, more specifically geometry.  I am working on incorporating the reading element into my lesson.  I feel like we would read a piece out of a text book, but I am not sure that is enough.  Also, vocabulary words are parts of reading and their definitions.  I just am not sure what is expected.  I always hate the 1st assignment of the class!

How I Learned To Read

Wow, it is hard to think back so long ago about how I learned to read.  I know that my parents always had books in our house and always read to us, even as babies.  Both my brother and I went to preschool where we were taught the basics of reading and phonics.  Once I began Kindergarten, I really took to reading.  I was placed in many of the gifted programs for reading and math; it just came easy for me.  I think it was because of all of the time and effort my parents put in when I was younger, because my brother was also in many gifted programs and we both have a love of reading.  I try to do the same for my children now.  I want them to know and see that reading is fun and a great experience.
I think that is one of the key parts of teaching children to read; teach them to love it and everything else should fall into place or can be worked on.

My Bio-Poem

Angee
Perfectionist, Happy, Worrier, Caring
Mother of Grayson, Jackson & Aria, Wife of Eric Whitesides, Daughter of Joe & Cindy Falco
Lover of running, learning, and laughing
Who feels love, fear and compassion
Who accomplished running 10K while pregnant, running a half marathon (13.1 miles), and who cherishes every moment
Who would like to see her children play in the ocean, herself graduate college and her husband graduate college
Resident of Columbia, Missouri
Whitesides

Frontloading

I plan on using frontloading quite a bit when I begin teaching.  Giving my students as much information at the beginning and before the lesson, is one of the best ways to insure that they are engaged and understand important pieces and parts of the lesson or unit. 
If a student does not understand a part of the lesson, it can be detrimental to the child.  Giving your students as many tools and information to help them succeed is extremely important.

New At Blogging

I have never blogged before, so this is all new to me.  It was fairly easy to set up and seems easy to customize.  Although, I will wait till I am not so exhausted and do not have an almost 2 year old trying to help me blog!  Anyway, goes to show, you can always learn something new; especially when you least expect it!

So Far...

So far...
I have been a little frustrated with classes that I need.  I transferred from MACC with my AAT (Associates of Arts in Teaching) and should have been a junior.  For some reason, I am still "technically" a junior even though I actually have enough credits to graduate college.  I know that the Department of Education is continually making changes to requirements, but it can be extremely frustrating.  I had hoped to be student teaching by fall and graduating in December, but that is not going to happen. 

I still have hope that things will go smoothly.  I know that I will have to overload most sessions and work extra hard Columbia College and cannot wait to start student teaching and teaching.  I really hope to be placed in a Special Education class; SPED is my true passion!