Reflection #17

In class we were learning about lesson plans. We used a specific template and made our own lesson plan. it included the learning goal, materials needed and also adaptations for special needs. The lesson I learn in class is helpful to what I learn at the elementary school because I will be teaching a lesson to the children there soon. The students in the classroom ask  me almost every day "When are YOU going to teach us?!?" I shared my lesson plan with Ms. C. My lesson was about equivalent fractions.Ms. C liked my lesson and the template. I am never in the classroom for math so this obviously wasn't the lesson that I wanted to teach. 

Credit to Ms. C

The warm up for the morning was fact or opinion questions. the students were given 20 statements and had to tell if they were fact or opinions. They have been working on this for a long time so it should have been pretty simple for the students. Ms. C told me that all the warm ups they do in the morning are to help prepare them for the FCAT. Every single thing they review is supposedly on the FCAT. After the morning work was done the students went to the carpet to go over their answers. At that time a few students had to go for portfolio testing as well as a few students came into Ms. C's class for centers. A new center was added on this day. It was a special center for me. It was to help me finish my bulletin board. The students were given a piece of paper and had to write a correct sentence focusing on one of the three check for three areas. Most students did really well with it. A few students came up with some very original sentences! Some students struggled a little with it a first but with a little guidance and help from friends they got the hang of it. One mistake I noticed a lot of students make is not putting a capitalization at the beginning of a sentence. I hope that the bulletin board will serve as a reminder to all students and help them remember to check for three.  

Credit to Ms. C

This week was another short week. On the second day I was supposed to go it was a half day so I couldn't go to the elementary school that day

The last day of the week that I was at the elementary school it was all pretty much the same. The morning warm up was a cause and effect match up work sheet. I noticed that a lot of students struggled with this. At least the ones that were trying. This morning was a little rough. The students were very rambunctious. very few students who were at their desk were actually doing their work, most of them were talking. Thankfully things got under control and the students got back on track. Through out the time that I was there no one was ask to move their clip down. During centers every one was on green or above. I was very impressed by the class.