I taught "Fly Into First" in the first session. I had a small group of 7 students which was great because I had a lot of time to work one-on-one with some students. Before the session began, I met with a friend who taught first grade. We discussed daily routines and skills students would learn in first grade. Each day in the SEA, I did lessons to introduce students to new skills so students would have a head start in the new school year. With such a small group, we had lots of opportunities to share work and partner talk. We had so much fun playing math games, and practicing numbers, writing and high-frequency words!
I taught "Jumpstart Kindergarten" in the second session. This is a great opportunity for students to be introduced to the school setting before the school year starts. I had an amazing Instructional Assistant who knew most of the students from the first session of "Kinderfun." Each day, we introduced alphabet letters and numbers. We practiced writing our names and learned to use scissors and glue. We did fun activities with bubbles and chalk so students could practice social skills too. It was really cool to see how much students learned in the short summer session! I'm so excited for these students to start Kindergarten!
