For my second lesson with my CT, I taught a lesson on idioms. I started by telling the students what an idiom is and I read a book about them called Butterflies in my Stomach and Other School hazards. The students really enjoyed the book and after I read I asked them if they could tell me any idioms they remember from the book. This allowed me to know that they understood what idioms were. The book I read to them is considered a symbolic model. After I gave them examples of idioms and told them to pick one but they couldn’t tell their neighbor which one they had. I showed them an example of the activity I wanted them to do next. The example I provided seemed to help any confusion or questions the students had. My example is considered a visual imagery. I made a visual imagery because students remember more if they see it rather than listening to me explain what they need to do. I gave them about ten minutes to complete the assignment. During my lesson I felt extremely comfortable teaching them I was confident because I came up with the lesson on my own. I was very excited when I heard that my focus student knew exactly what an idiom is since he has a hard time paying attention when my CT teaches. One thing I need to work on next time is praising the students more so they know they are doing a great job. I also need to work on communicating more with the students. Overall, I feel this was the best lesson I have taught the students so far and I can’t wait for my next lesson.
- Is the book I read also considered a visual imagery?
- Did the example I made really help the students understand what the activity was that I wanted them to do?