Field Experience: Day Two

Today was my second day of my field experience. They started the day off with calendar again but instead of spelling words they worked on computers. They each had their own lab top and they worked on Microsoft Word. They already knew how to do a few things like font size, color, ect. Today they learned how to place their fingers on the "home row" and how to type "J" and "F" while keeping their fingers on the home row. They also learned how to use the space bar with only their right thumb. I Found it very interesting that 2nd graders are already learning about computers, but I think it's really important that they do because technology is changing so much. After computer they did the "Daily Five" reading and I got to listen to two students read to me, they were reading chapter books and did an excellent job reading. I also went over some students math tests with them one-on-one. They were working on money so the students who got some wrong on their tests I helped them fix their tests for them. After reading the teacher did an experiment to show how much sugar was in different kids of pop and they got to measure out the sugar into plastic cups so they could all see how many tsp of sugar they were drinking.
In the afternoon they worked on money counting money again. There are two 2nd grade classes in the school, so for math they split up, Mrs.Eichten has the group that needs a little extra help, which can be challenging at times but they just take things a little slower while the other group can be a little bit more challenged. I think this is a great idea to split them up because students learn at many different levels and they all have different needs.  After Math the spanish teacher came in for about 20 min. They went over colors and animals in spanish and a couple songs in spanish. It was great getting to see this kids learn spanish, I'm amazed by how much they know already and how fast they catch on to a 2nd langauge it's great! Today one little girl who was in Mrs.Eichten's math section asked me if I could come to their classroom because she's normally in the other half and she wrote me a letter that said "I like you." :) Little things like that make my day more than they even know. As much as we can make a difference in their lives they also make a huge difference in our lives.