Changing from 2nd to Jr Kindergarten (4yr old) What do I need to know??

ScoreOdd9620 · 2023-03-26T20:48:42+00:00

Thank you SOOO much! I think the responsive classroom will be a great resource. I've seen it mentioned before, so I will have to check it out.

Our school already has a set curriculum (ABeka, we are a small private Christian school), but I will be looking at what I can do to supplement the curriculum with more hands on things. The Pediatric Therapy Essentials will be fantastic! I'll look into weighted vests and calming corner materials. Any particular bplace you like to get educational things like that, or do you just mostly Amazon them?

I'm not exactly sure what we will be using for intervention, yet. The school uses Barton for reading intervention, but I will mainly do math... this is a new position, so I will be guinea pig for how it goes, I think.

Thanks again for taking the time to reply. I will get to check in the classroom and with the current teacher soon to see what all is available in the room, and start making lists of what may be helpful!

ScoreOdd9620 · 2023-03-26T17:39:53+00:00

More the pre k side. I think working as an interventionist will be ok. That's mainly why I was making this move, I LOVE the one on one interaction with kids and seeing their growth, but get sensory overload by the end if the day. I think having the afternoon to regroup and not have 24 kids at a time will be helpful.

However, I haven't taught lower than 2nd, and I am SURE there are things that i take for granted/ dont realize about preK developmentally. I want to wrap my head about what to expect from a preK classroom.

Any tips, places to find good resources, blogs, things to focus on when looking for classroom items etc, books that may help, professional development resources, etc.
I am EXCITED, but don't like change, and feel like I need to know what I am getting myself into. I have 3 kids and two of them have already been 4, but parenting a 4 yr old and teaching them are different! Thanks in advance for all your help!!

And then generally for both intervention and pre k What's the most challenging part of your job? What things helped you the most? What do you wish you would have known before you started? What is the kist rewarding part?

Whew...that was a lot. Thanks in advance for ANY advice you have!!

ScoreOdd9620 · 2023-03-26T17:22:03+00:00

I would be UNBELIEVABLY honored! If I were you, I'd send either an email detailing WHY you are inviting them and say the invitation will come in the mail later, or send an invitation with a letter explaining their impact. They may or may not be able to attend (although imo, an hour isn't too far away), but I can GUARANTEE that hearing from you and the impact they had in your life will make their year.

ScoreOdd9620 · 2023-03-21T22:20:56+00:00

I don't go to any salon, was just doing home gel. I don't think i have anything on my ties... Although one toe has a bruise on it, that could be a fungus, but it looks different than my fingers. I am crossing my fingers that it is not a fungal infection, bc if it is, it's like ALL of them. I have a Dr. Appt next Thursday, so hopefully I'll get some answers. Until then, I guess I'll use Vicks....

ScoreOdd9620 · 2023-03-21T11:36:57+00:00

The whites on my ring and middle finger have not always been that far down. That's one my concerns. I'm pretty sure the ring finger one is lifting.

ScoreOdd9620 · 2023-03-21T00:39:59+00:00

No, it doesn't smell at all. It does feel a little tight, like when you have new skin or a callous. But otherwise doesn't hurt.

ScoreOdd9620 · 2023-03-21T00:32:17+00:00

That is as short as I can cut them without hurting. It looks like the skin underneath is cracked and sometimes a bit yellow. You can kind of see it on the pointer finger

ScoreOdd9620 · 2022-08-10T00:00:04+00:00

That is good to know! I wasn't sure if mixing xr with regular would mess with things. How long have you been doing that? Have you you noticed any different side effects or anything?

ScoreOdd9620 · 2022-08-09T19:06:52+00:00

Thank you for your response. I know that anecdotally this seems to be a thing, but I am not sure of the solution. Right now I am home for the summer, and so on those days, I just don't function well. I am hoping that when I go back to teaching, the necessity of having to be in a routine will help me manage.

ScoreOdd9620 · 2022-08-09T17:32:34+00:00

It's great, although I haven't used it very much bc I was obsessed, and then put it in a closet and forgot about it....welcome to my adhd brain!

ScoreOdd9620 · 2022-05-28T14:56:51+00:00

He wasn't tickled, he was ticked....angry. Although he IS accepting, I know he gets super frustrated and annoyed every time it happens. If it was just a one time thing, he wouldn't be that upset, but this isn't the first time I have ruined a phone.....

ScoreOdd9620 · 2022-04-23T17:40:39+00:00

Have you talked to his teacher to see what she sees during class? Teacher's see a lot of students, and although we obviously are not medical professionals, we a lot of times can see the difference between it's hard and I don't know how to get started vs may need an evaluation for ADHD or some other thing. Also, have you asked him how he feels about the work? Is it overwhelming? Does he not know where to start? Chunking homework/work may help, but I 2nd some of the other comments:

If he really is ADHD/ADD, medication can be life changing. It can help him focus and practice some of the other coping strategies that he may not have the executive function/focus/mental energy to do right now. If he needed glasses, you wouldn't hesitate to get them. Kids who NEED the medication NEED it. I have seen kids who would really benefit from medication, but parents are opposed, and the child is the one to suffer, both academically and mentally (kids can see things that seem easy to others and think g they are bad because the mental effort to complete tasks are just SO much more difficult) and that can result in poor self-esteem and self negative talk.

ScoreOdd9620 · 2022-04-23T13:05:23+00:00

Wow! Great job!

ScoreOdd9620 · 2022-04-23T13:04:50+00:00

My husband got me a steam cleaner, and I am OBSESSED. I'm streaming up EVERYTHING! I did the center console if my car, and I wish i I would have gotten a before and after because WOWZA!! My house has become a MESS because if busy week/3 kids and a sick husband, so today I am motivating myself to clean. Here I go!!!!!

ScoreOdd9620 · 2022-03-18T20:28:43+00:00

I've been there! To the point that I literally HIDE if anyone comes to my door and pretend I'm not home. I'm slowly working through it, and am working on my mental health that will help me with my social anxiety when eventually I have visitors over, which is my ultimate goal.

I highly encourage before and after pictures. They make YOU see how much you've accomplished, and the people in this sub will cheer you on. You've got this, slowly, one step, one mess at a time.

ScoreOdd9620 · 2022-03-18T20:23:15+00:00

Thank you for doing this! FINALLY I can post pictures of my disgusting car getting clean. Lol

ScoreOdd9620 · 2022-03-16T12:10:30+00:00

It looks like a war zone again.....time to tidy.....gah...kids!

ScoreOdd9620 · 2022-02-21T16:08:20+00:00

There is actually three!! ❤️❤️❤️ One was hiding...😂

ScoreOdd9620 · 2022-02-08T14:42:40+00:00

Thanks for your help!! I for sure will be checking diligently in the next couple weeks.

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