When I first started my student teaching this semester, I walked into this second grade classroom at this beautiful new school and was amazed at how clean and new everything looked and felt. The school was built five years ago and still has that brand new feeling which I love. The school that I substitute at regularly is a lot older and isn't equipped with all the brand new bells and whistles that this school has. It felt nice to be somewhere that was new and clean and I was excited that these children had such a wonderful opportunity to learn in this beautiful environment. At first I thought the classroom was clean but very bare. There wasn't much on the walls or around the classroom. There are 5 tables formed as group pods that seat four kids each facing each other at a rectangular table and one large table that seats eight. The group pods promote collaborative learning and still give enough space at the tables for children to work independently when they have to. Th
A modern approach to teaching!