Classroom management is something I always imagined would be a difficult task. Managing a small group of students is manageable, but when the number of students reaches the double digits, it becomes exponentially more difficult. I have the pleasure of working with an amazing sponsor teacher (Mrs. I) in a kindergarten/grade 1 classroom. Mrs. I consistently creates such a fun environment for all of her students. I noticed that she has several different attention getting strategies which challenge the students to think about what they need to do, rather than having only one attention getting strategy that becomes habitual to the students. It seems to be a bit of a competition between the students to see who is the quickest to remember what they need to do. Instead of using the strategy as an obligatory task, she presents it more as a game. I also observed how Mrs. I constantly rotates throughout the classroom to ensure that students are on task. While she does this, she determines which students have finished their work, and also when students are ready for a break. I think that if you can develop positive relationships with each student, there is a reciprocal relationship based on respect. Students will know when they need to be focusing on a task, and the teacher will allow students to have time to socialize and have fun with their classmates. One of my favourite things about working with Mrs. I is that she makes learning fun and interesting. On Wednesdays, we spend the entire day outside and change the lessons so that they can be taught outside. The students love it and they are eager to learn in a new environment. I think because Mrs. I is so flexible in her teaching strategies, she does not have much of an issue with classroom management because she adapts to what she believes the students need on any given day.
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