Today, I started to feel like a real librarian--which sounds a little cheesy, but is still, nonetheless, true. First on Wednesday's agenda are the two K4 classes. The first group Cindy taught, so that I could see how she handled the students for behavior and engagement as well as watching the instruction of the books themselves. There were a few cute outbursts that were either showing the students' young understanding or showing the wisdom of innocence! Cindy started with 1-2-3 Valentine's Day which had the kids really involved counting and predicting the next number and repeating the rhyming phrases as they came. Then she read Love Monster which is a more traditionally structured story that was less interactive. As the students had more time at the end, Cindy also read them Love Monster and the Perfect Present.
When it was my turn, I knew that I wanted to work on timing. I also wanted to read Love Monster first so that I could get the K4s more excited and involved after they had been sitting still for a bit--I certainly have seen how restless their little bodies get trying to sit for 30 minutes! When the class came in and I pulled out Love Monster, many of the kids started exclaiming how they had already read this book! "Oh no!" I thought for a minute, but I tried to settle the kids down by pulling out and the Perfect Present to build off of! They were actually so excited (and maybe even four-year-old-impressed) that I had another one so related and ready to go! 😝 The rest of the time went rather well, though I and their aide had to move a few of the children that would not stop touching others or rolling on the floor. After the lesson and the students had left, I asked Cindy if those behaviors were normal. She said that that particular class is still a little immature, even for their age, and that the practices and directions given were appropriate. It will be some time before I am totally comfortable and familiar with the expectations and behaviors of different grade levels!
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