I have survived my first week teaching! This week I taught about simple machines in science. It was a difficult topic to teach because I wanted to demonstrate each of the machines, but I didn't have materials to do that. I made do with what I had though and I used classroom objects to demonstrate what I could, and then I drew the rest on the board. The students all enjoyed my lessons and were excited when they found out that I would be continuing to teach science. One student told me I was a good science teacher. That boosted my confidence because science is defiantly not my thing. Since I only taught on Monday and Wednesday this week I also had a lot of time to continue observing. I have noticed that my class is very talkative and they can be very disrespectful to each other. It was difficult to watch them interrupt each other while a lesson was going on. I decided that this Monday, when I teach again, I am definitely going to have to set some expectations for when I am teaching. I came up with three expectations that they will need to follow. 1. Respect the person who is talking. 2. Use your hand signals quietly. 3. Always do your best! I am hoping that with these expectations the students are more focused on what they need to learn. In four weeks my students have end of term exams and I want to make sure that they are prepared. Last week I was also able to talk to my students about Halloween! Many of my students have celebrated Halloween before so they had a fun time sharing their stories. I also brought in some candy corn for them to try and most of them really enjoyed it! There was even one random boy from a younger grade who continuously came up to me throughout the day asking to try some. After he asked for the third time I gave him some. Then I saw him later on in the day and he told me it was the best candy corn he ever had. I still have no idea who he is, but I know he loves candy corn!
Next week I will continue to teach about simple machines, but I will also be adding health. In heath I will be teaching about fitness and eating healthy. I am excited to be teaching more next week, because sitting and observing all day can become very long. I just want to get up and teach!
Next week I will continue to teach about simple machines, but I will also be adding health. In heath I will be teaching about fitness and eating healthy. I am excited to be teaching more next week, because sitting and observing all day can become very long. I just want to get up and teach!