Thank you, Ms. Willemin!

Our class was very fortunate to have a student teacher with us for about four weeks. Ms. Willemin taught many fantastic lessons and we will miss her greatly. Congratulations Ms. Willemin upon your upcoming graduation and good luck on your job search. You will be a great teacher for a lucky school!

Plant Parts and Their Functions

During our study of plants, Ms. Willemin taught the students about the parts of plants and their functions using a Brace Map. The students then worked in small groups to determine what part of a plant various vegetables belonged to.

Food Fractions

Ms. Willemin taught the students a lesson on fractions, or parts of a set, using food items. The students broke cookies in half (circle fractions), cut a piece of bread into quarters (square fractions), a graham cracker into fourths (rectangle fractions), and animal crackers (irregular shaped fractions) to learn that fractions must be equal parts.

Ocean Zones Foldable

Ms. Willemin, our student teacher, taught the students about the various ocean zones. To help the students further understand the different depths of the ocean, they created a four tiered foldable to show the different ocean zones. They colored each part a darker shade of blue to show that the farther away from the sun, the darker it gets. They then read about the different zones and the animals that live in each zone.

Whale Research

Ms. Willemin, our student teacher, taught the students a Social Studies lesson on the different types of whales and their habitats. She taught them about the similarities and differences between toothed and baleen whales as well as their migration patterns. The students then created a whale booklet to sort examples of toothed and baleen whales.

Empowering Writers

Our student teacher, Ms. Willemin, recently taught a grammar and writing lesson using Empowering Writers. After listening to part of a story, the students diagramed sentences to identify the noun and verb of each sentence as well as what goes at the beginning and ending of each good sentence.

Student Teacher

Our class is blessed to have a student teacher for the next month or so, Ms. Willemin. She will be gradually taking over teaching lessons one or two subjects at a time, with my help, until she reaches full responsibility. Ms. Willemin is a student at A&M University and we welcome her to our school and class! She has already taught many great lessons, including this small group lesson below, over long and short vowels.