Today in my placement I had my cooperating teacher observe me. I taught my lesson today on graphing on a four quadrant graph. The schedule was different for the students today, and the classes were shorter. The principal wanted to reward the students for their hard work, and good test scores before Thanksgiving Break. Therefore, each class was cut short, so at the end of the day everyone could watch a movie. This didn’t affect my lesson plans I still had enough time to lecture. After taking up homework, I began demonstrating how to graph on an overhead. The lesson went well, and the students were very actively involved during it. The students were given a worksheet to do along with me, and then on their own for the remainder of class. There were few to no questions about how to do it. They all did well! I enjoyed my placement today.
Today, I taught my lesson! I was very nervous. I got to the classroom and helped Mrs. Catoe peel some vegetables while the students worked on a morning activity. However, I did not do this for long because I am not very good at peeling potatoes. She did the Morning Meeting and then it was time for me to start. I sat at the front of the class and read the book “Stone Soup.” I made sure to ask questions and make eye contact while I read. When I finished, I asked questions like, “What was the conflict?” and “How did the villagers change throughout the story?” The kids loved it! I then gave them instructions about their activity. They were put into groups and each group received a sentence. The words in the sentence were scrambled and they had to put the words in the correct order. Then, as a class, they put the sentences in order of which they happened in the story on a pocket chart. They did very well with the activity. We then got to cut, chop, and peel the vegetables for the soup! It was time for me to leave then. Overall, it was a good day!
Today was an off day due to it being the day before we get out on a holiday. The entire middle school is going to watch a movie, which makes their class times shorter. Each class was about 30 minutes long. My class started at 8:00 and lasted until 8:30. They did a page in the book that is going to introduce them into the next lesson. They did pretty well on this. The class was kind of rowdy, but it was a pretty good day. Mrs. Mathis had a load of papers to grade, and I felt really bad. I would have taken papers home, but I didn't want to chance losing any. Then her next class came into class and they had to finish their test. I began to grade the test that were already done. Wowzers...they were terrible. I feel bad saying that, but they were absolutely terrible. Some students did good, but it was a very few number. Then near the end of class Mrs. Pate called me to her office. She wanted to talk about the incident the day before. I told her I didn't mean to start anything, and she reassured me that what the girl did was wrong. She said she would talk to her because she always has an attitude. Overall, it was a great day, and I am so glad we get a break.
Today I taught my first lesson. It was very exciting! The class paid attention very well and was active during the whole lesson. I made turkeys with 13 feathers on them. They had to count up to 20. I didn't want to give them a lot of questions, since it was the day before Thanksgiving break. When they finished their problem, I let them decorate their turkeys. They glued them to construction paper and then gave them a face and a background. My 1st graders are very creative! Some of them colored their turkeys red because that meant they were dead and some made them look like they were a human. Right before I left one girl came up to me and said, "You're so fun, please don't leave!" That made me smile! I can't wait to become a teacher!
Today was a really slow and boring day at my placement. The students did not have any South Carolina Facts this week, so I did not have much to do. The students came in and began reading their Woods Runner books. Mr. Leininger had them read the first chapter aloud and then they listened to part of the last one before they had to switch classes. Mr. Leininger went over the themes of the book with them and they filled out their sheets as he went over the answers with them. The students did not stay in class long today because they were on a weird schedule due to the fact that they will be watching a movie this afternoon. When Mr. Leininger’s second period class came in, they performed the same task as first period. They read their books and discussed it as a class until it was time for them to change classes. Today felt pointless to me because I did not do anything except read for a short period of time. The students really need to improve their reading skills because most of them lack the ability to read aloud efficiently. I am just ready for next week because I will be teaching my first lesson that I will be graded on and I hope to do well.
My placement got off to an interesting start this morning. Mrs. Kahler was late, so I helped an office worker begin the class. Although I was terrified at first, this experience helped me realize how much I have learned about the way this class operates. I took attendance while the class watched the morning news show. I also helped the office worker entertain the class by talking about Thanksgiving plans. When Mrs. Kahler arrived, she reviewed vocabulary that the class would find in “The Cask of Amontillado,” by Edgar Allan Poe. I think that going over these words beforehand, as opposed to defining them as the class reads, is much more effective because these students are now equipped to fully understand the text that they have been given. This short story is much different than the previous works by Poe that we have read, so I am incredibly excited to see how they annotate the story over the weekend. I have been very impressed with how well they analyze every assignment that they are given.
When I got to class I had to go to Mrs. Holley’s office to get some worksheets that the class had to do the week coming back from break. When I got back we read our usual fifteen minutes for SSR then I took attendance. Mrs. Holley then told the class that they will be running tiger-trails today and to dress out. While the students were dressing out I took the attendance to the office because the internet wasn’t working. When I got back the students were already stretching and soon began their five minute warm up lap. The class then went outside to run their two tiger-trails. When we returned back into the gym the class did a couple of drills such as box jumps and jump rope. For the remaining time in class, Mrs. Holley allowed them to play basketball or volleyball. Today was a pretty easy day I thought. None of the students complained too much about what they had to do, and I played basketball with the students at the end of class.
Today is the last day before break! When I got there I helped Mrs. Joyner out in the cafeteria for breakfast duty. I talked to the students while they ate, and it was interesting to see who sat with who when they weren’t assigned seats. When they were done we went back to the classroom and we got settled in. I went around and checked their homework. I gave them ram bucks again if they did it. After that I stood at the front and sharpened their pencils for them. After that we did the morning meeting and read books. Today was sort of a laid back day since we were getting out for break. They did a coloring sheet on thanksgiving and we talked about what they were doing over break. The kids were so excited to get out of school and have Thanksgiving. It was a good last day!
Today in my placement I had my cooperating teacher observe me. I taught my lesson today on graphing on a four quadrant graph. The schedule was different for the students today, and the classes were shorter. The principal wanted to reward the students for their hard work, and good test scores before Thanksgiving Break. Therefore, each class was cut short, so at the end of the day everyone could watch a movie. This didn’t affect my lesson plans I still had enough time to lecture. After taking up homework, I began demonstrating how to graph on an overhead. The lesson went well, and the students were very actively involved during it. The students were given a worksheet to do along with me, and then on their own for the remainder of class. There were few to no questions about how to do it. They all did well! I enjoyed my placement today.
ReplyDeleteToday, I taught my lesson! I was very nervous. I got to the classroom and helped Mrs. Catoe peel some vegetables while the students worked on a morning activity. However, I did not do this for long because I am not very good at peeling potatoes. She did the Morning Meeting and then it was time for me to start. I sat at the front of the class and read the book “Stone Soup.” I made sure to ask questions and make eye contact while I read. When I finished, I asked questions like, “What was the conflict?” and “How did the villagers change throughout the story?” The kids loved it! I then gave them instructions about their activity. They were put into groups and each group received a sentence. The words in the sentence were scrambled and they had to put the words in the correct order. Then, as a class, they put the sentences in order of which they happened in the story on a pocket chart. They did very well with the activity. We then got to cut, chop, and peel the vegetables for the soup! It was time for me to leave then. Overall, it was a good day!
ReplyDeleteToday was an off day due to it being the day before we get out on a holiday. The entire middle school is going to watch a movie, which makes their class times shorter. Each class was about 30 minutes long. My class started at 8:00 and lasted until 8:30. They did a page in the book that is going to introduce them into the next lesson. They did pretty well on this. The class was kind of rowdy, but it was a pretty good day. Mrs. Mathis had a load of papers to grade, and I felt really bad. I would have taken papers home, but I didn't want to chance losing any. Then her next class came into class and they had to finish their test. I began to grade the test that were already done. Wowzers...they were terrible. I feel bad saying that, but they were absolutely terrible. Some students did good, but it was a very few number. Then near the end of class Mrs. Pate called me to her office. She wanted to talk about the incident the day before. I told her I didn't mean to start anything, and she reassured me that what the girl did was wrong. She said she would talk to her because she always has an attitude. Overall, it was a great day, and I am so glad we get a break.
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ReplyDeleteToday I taught my first lesson. It was very exciting! The class paid attention very well and was active during the whole lesson. I made turkeys with 13 feathers on them. They had to count up to 20. I didn't want to give them a lot of questions, since it was the day before Thanksgiving break. When they finished their problem, I let them decorate their turkeys. They glued them to construction paper and then gave them a face and a background. My 1st graders are very creative! Some of them colored their turkeys red because that meant they were dead and some made them look like they were a human. Right before I left one girl came up to me and said, "You're so fun, please don't leave!" That made me smile! I can't wait to become a teacher!
ReplyDeleteToday was unable to attend my placement today because i was at the Camden market helping the special education teachers
ReplyDeleteToday was a really slow and boring day at my placement. The students did not have any South Carolina Facts this week, so I did not have much to do. The students came in and began reading their Woods Runner books. Mr. Leininger had them read the first chapter aloud and then they listened to part of the last one before they had to switch classes. Mr. Leininger went over the themes of the book with them and they filled out their sheets as he went over the answers with them. The students did not stay in class long today because they were on a weird schedule due to the fact that they will be watching a movie this afternoon. When Mr. Leininger’s second period class came in, they performed the same task as first period. They read their books and discussed it as a class until it was time for them to change classes. Today felt pointless to me because I did not do anything except read for a short period of time. The students really need to improve their reading skills because most of them lack the ability to read aloud efficiently. I am just ready for next week because I will be teaching my first lesson that I will be graded on and I hope to do well.
ReplyDeleteMy placement got off to an interesting start this morning. Mrs. Kahler was late, so I helped an office worker begin the class. Although I was terrified at first, this experience helped me realize how much I have learned about the way this class operates. I took attendance while the class watched the morning news show. I also helped the office worker entertain the class by talking about Thanksgiving plans. When Mrs. Kahler arrived, she reviewed vocabulary that the class would find in “The Cask of Amontillado,” by Edgar Allan Poe. I think that going over these words beforehand, as opposed to defining them as the class reads, is much more effective because these students are now equipped to fully understand the text that they have been given. This short story is much different than the previous works by Poe that we have read, so I am incredibly excited to see how they annotate the story over the weekend. I have been very impressed with how well they analyze every assignment that they are given.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I got to class I had to go to Mrs. Holley’s office to get some worksheets that the class had to do the week coming back from break. When I got back we read our usual fifteen minutes for SSR then I took attendance. Mrs. Holley then told the class that they will be running tiger-trails today and to dress out. While the students were dressing out I took the attendance to the office because the internet wasn’t working. When I got back the students were already stretching and soon began their five minute warm up lap. The class then went outside to run their two tiger-trails. When we returned back into the gym the class did a couple of drills such as box jumps and jump rope. For the remaining time in class, Mrs. Holley allowed them to play basketball or volleyball. Today was a pretty easy day I thought. None of the students complained too much about what they had to do, and I played basketball with the students at the end of class.
ReplyDeleteToday is the last day before break! When I got there I helped Mrs. Joyner out in the cafeteria for breakfast duty. I talked to the students while they ate, and it was interesting to see who sat with who when they weren’t assigned seats. When they were done we went back to the classroom and we got settled in. I went around and checked their homework. I gave them ram bucks again if they did it. After that I stood at the front and sharpened their pencils for them. After that we did the morning meeting and read books. Today was sort of a laid back day since we were getting out for break. They did a coloring sheet on thanksgiving and we talked about what they were doing over break. The kids were so excited to get out of school and have Thanksgiving. It was a good last day!
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