I am starting my work sample this morning. I have decide to use my kindergarten reading/writing group. This group contains two kids who are learning the names and sounds for letters. I am going to start my lessons with a review sense we are coming off spring vacation. I will be interested to see what these young kids retain after being off for a week.

After working with middle school kids for the past twelve years I am finding it hard to modify my vocabulary to fit the younger students. The other day I told my first graders they were going to learn a new concept. They had no idea what the word concept meant so they sat there staring at me with blank looks on their faces. I have to really work to use words and ideas they understand.