I taught Science today. We did investigation centers where the students used handlenses to look at soil and sand. I had them compare and contrast what they saw and felt. They seemed very excited and on-task, which is always encouraging! I had a mix of hands-on activities and some time where the students needed to sit in their seats and do a report about their observations. We also looked in the text and talked about some new vocabulary. It seemed to be a good balance.
I was observed by my university supervisor during this lesson. I was nervous leading up to her visit, but once I began teaching felt very confident in my lesson. Things went relatively smoothly and she had really positive comments for me. It feels good to have three days of teaching done!
I had a little girl begin to cry at lunch today, sharing with me a financial struggle in her family. It caught me off guard, but we were able to talk about tough times and laughed by the end of our talk.
One thing I am really striving towards right now is working on positive reinforcement. I know that there are certain students I am constantly speaking with about their behavior...and it seems that my communication with them is mostly negative. I really want to try to praise them when I see them on task, participating, etc.
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