Reflection
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. After I gave them examples of idioms and told them to 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. 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.
Analysis
I think my teaching methods were beneficial to the students because they were able to see examples, heard a story about the topic and then had to show what they learned by completing the activity. I could the students really enjoyed the story by their reactions while I was reading. I was really focused on making sure my focus student really understood the lesson since he has a hard time paying attention. He knew exactly what the lesson was about and he understood what an idiom is. I would definitely approach this lesson the same way if I had to do it again.
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. After I gave them examples of idioms and told them to 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. 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.
Analysis
I think my teaching methods were beneficial to the students because they were able to see examples, heard a story about the topic and then had to show what they learned by completing the activity. I could the students really enjoyed the story by their reactions while I was reading. I was really focused on making sure my focus student really understood the lesson since he has a hard time paying attention. He knew exactly what the lesson was about and he understood what an idiom is. I would definitely approach this lesson the same way if I had to do it again.