Week One Complete !

This week each and every single one of us was given the opportunity to be in a sixth grade science classroom and get to know the students by the activities that we have prepared for them. On the first day of field work we got to know the children by moving around the room and working on our actives with each of them. This was an ice breaker for the semester being able to know a little bit about one another and what we may or may not know about the topic we are working with group by group. After we spent time in the classroom with the students we were ready to go back into their actual classroom and watch group one as they introduced their lesson to the class and what they will be teaching them. I think that these ladies did a great job presenting their lesson being that this was their first time up in front of the class on their own. It's nerve wrecking to begin with but I give them a lot of credit for going first and doing as well as they did. They spoke clearly and had back up plans when things didn't go as planned. They were still ready to teach and complete their lesson in the two days they worked on it. It was great to see the teachers interact with the students and the students interact in their groups with the teachers. I think it is great when everyone is working together and giving a little bit of information to complete the assignment they were given. While observing i was able to see all of the the teachers did and how the students react. This is very helpful for us because we are able to sit back and watch another group get up, introduce a lesson and work with the students. It will better prepare everyone for when it is their turn. Group One did a great job when it came to being prepared and having engaging activities that will keep the students interested such as the rocks to pass around the room, the questions being asked, the ballon's, the posters they worked on in groups, the take home assignment to Ms. Mineral  and much more. I am excited to see each group get up and perform their lesson and hope that we can each learn from one another and take notes on what we should look out for and work one. Heres to the next few weeks ! Good luck everyone