This week went really well! I was a little bit nervous about teaching this week because it was the long lesson that I have been dreading but it went better than any of my other lessons! The classroom was a little wild and crazy because of Halloween being so close but I still managed to do a great job controlling their behavior. The writing lesson went so well and the children really seemed to understand it which is such a rewarding thing! It was a lesson on writing and saying complete sentences that include two parts the who or the what and the action. The students did a great job writing their own sentences and some even labeled which part was the who or what and which part was the action! It made me feel so good that they really understood how I had explained it because my cooperating teacher said they had neve had a lesson on this before!
My math lesson also went very well. I brought in gummie snacks and chex mix for the children to sort on plates in front of them in circle and they loved it! I think anytime that you involve food the children get so excited and into the lesson.
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Betsy-
ReplyDeleteThat's great that your lesson went so well! Congrats! Teaching for 90 minutes was definitely intimating to look at but once we got into the flow we were good to go! That is really awesome that your students were able to not only understand the lesson, but able to communicate back to you that they understood it. That means you had a good assessment...Good job! I always worry that the students will not understand what I am teaching them so I totally understand what I relief it is to see that they did!
I am also jealous that you got to teach a math lesson! What did you teach them? I have only had the opportunity to teach one math lesson in field and that was a lesson on coin name and values. I definitely am looking forward to seeing more math and science taught in clinical next semester.
Hey Betsy, I know we often don't answer each other's questions on our blogs:) but I had to tell you... Smart exchange is a way teachers can share smartboard lessons with each other. You can even search by your state's standards. It is very nice, you pick South Carolina, then the grade, and then the subject. The standards are broken down to objectives with relative smart board lessons. You can also search just by topic. Not all of the lessons are great but its amazing when you find a good one or one that you only need to alter a little. A definite time saver.
ReplyDeleteI taught a 2nd grade math lesson last semester that involved gummy worms. Children totally respond to food! I know we were taught that lessons involving food are not good because it teaches children that food is something that can be played with and it is not important, this is especially relevant in lower income classrooms. I am still having a hard time wrapping my head around this because all of my experiences prove that children enjoy and respond well to food involved lessons.
Congrats on your 90 minutes!