Lesson Reflection #1:
My teaching observation for my first lesson was a very beneficial learning experience that will impact my teaching in the near future. I taught my lesson on the Constitution and the importance of having rules in our life. I did my best to keep the students engaged in the lesson, and participating in the activities throughout the lesson. The students really enjoyed the digital story on the Constitution and they were very attentive to watching the video I had made.
The students participated well in the discussion about rules, but a few students gave inappropriate responses to a few of the questions. I asked the students what life would be like if we didn't have rules, and a couple of the students were trying to be funny by answering the question inappropriately. Some of the students were being silly and were not answering the question seriously.
The vocabulary activity went well and all of the students understood how to complete it. The students also enjoyed coming up to the front of the class to sign the Preamble with a fancy pen. They all wanted to come sign their name whenever it was their turn to do so. However, this activity took a while for each student to come up one at a time and sign their name on the Preamble. While they were doing this, I had each student draw and color two pictures of themselves following a rule at school and at home.
A few of the students wanted to draw one picture of themselves not following a rule and the other picture of them following a rule. I told the students that both of the pictures they drew they needed to be following a rule, one at school and the other at home. Some of the students couldn't think of some rules, so I told them to think about the rules that we had discussed earlier. I referred them to look at their classroom rules that were posted on the wall if they needed help.
Also, I would have done the picture presentation differently. I would have called on students who I knew were taking the lesson seriously and were following directions. I called on one student who drew an inappropriate picture not following the directions of what he was supposed to be drawing. I would have to monitor this very closely and make sure that all the students are on task and following directions. Overall, I think my lesson went well and the students learned about the Constitution and why rules are important to follow.
The students participated well in the discussion about rules, but a few students gave inappropriate responses to a few of the questions. I asked the students what life would be like if we didn't have rules, and a couple of the students were trying to be funny by answering the question inappropriately. Some of the students were being silly and were not answering the question seriously.
The vocabulary activity went well and all of the students understood how to complete it. The students also enjoyed coming up to the front of the class to sign the Preamble with a fancy pen. They all wanted to come sign their name whenever it was their turn to do so. However, this activity took a while for each student to come up one at a time and sign their name on the Preamble. While they were doing this, I had each student draw and color two pictures of themselves following a rule at school and at home.
A few of the students wanted to draw one picture of themselves not following a rule and the other picture of them following a rule. I told the students that both of the pictures they drew they needed to be following a rule, one at school and the other at home. Some of the students couldn't think of some rules, so I told them to think about the rules that we had discussed earlier. I referred them to look at their classroom rules that were posted on the wall if they needed help.
Also, I would have done the picture presentation differently. I would have called on students who I knew were taking the lesson seriously and were following directions. I called on one student who drew an inappropriate picture not following the directions of what he was supposed to be drawing. I would have to monitor this very closely and make sure that all the students are on task and following directions. Overall, I think my lesson went well and the students learned about the Constitution and why rules are important to follow.
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