DAR Journal
1/17/2014
Describe
Today was Friday and casual day. If teachers wished to dress casual, they could pay $3 which went to a fundraiser. The day started off like any other day, witch students entering. Students came in and got to work on their spelling review wish was a word scramble. After students worked through their word scramble, the morning announcements came on. After the announcements, I reviewed spelling words with students. Then I began their spelling test. I read over the words and used sentences. After students were finished with their spelling tests, I graded them. The majority of students did well on these tests.
After spelling, students had an SRI
(Scholastic Reading Inventory) Lesson. Students walked down
to the computer lab and worked on these assessments. Students answered a
few questions about a passage. These questions produced a Lexille score for
each student.
After SRI, students returned to the
classroom and my mentor teacher read through a Martin Luther King Jr. book due to the
upcoming holiday. Students asked questions and my mentor
teacher held a mini classroom discussion on Martin Luther King Jr. Students seemed to be
interested in this story.
After reading through the story, my
mentor teacher moved on to math. Here, students reviewed coins and counting
them again. After a brief review, students took a quiz. While some students
mastered adding up coins, other students still struggled. One student in
particular was struggling. I moved with her to the back table and we
worked on her math quiz. She was getting extremely flustered and
confused. I tried my hardest to persevere with her, but
she was getting to the point where she wasn’t working. As the class lined up
to head to P.E., I saw that the
student was getting frustrated, so I thought it best to allow her to take a
break from the quiz and head to P.E. The math quiz would
be finished an another time.
After P.E. students headed to
lunch and then recess. When student got back to recess, they
returned to the classroom for a brief period of time. In this time, it was
enough time for students to get a drink of water and line up for art class. While students were
waiting in the hallway, I had to play the quiet game where one student comes
out of line, and picks the next quietest person. If at least 4
students get selected for being quiet, they get to do something fun the
following day such as extended recess.
When students returned from art,
they watched a Martin Luther King Jr. video about him as a
leader and why we celebrate him in January. Students were well
behaved during this video and seemed to enjoy it. I only had to quiet
down a few students. All in all it was a good Friday!
Analyze
Once again I witnessed excellent classroom management. Students knew what needed to be done, and for the most part they did it. With the exception of specific students, it was a good day as far as behavior goes.
Each and every day I am enjoying
student teaching more and more. As I take on more responsibilities and learn
each of the students, I look forward to coming. The students
responded well to me during the spelling test and remained quiet. During the afternoon,
my mentor teacher left and I was practically in charge of the class with the
assistance of a resource teacher. I enjoy doing this,
because it makes me seem like a solo teacher.
Reflect
Ending my second full week of student teacher I remain to have a positive attitude. Yes, I am exhausted, but I still am enjoying it. There are a few moments during the day when I grow bored, but I know that I will need to take value during these downtime moments, for when I take on more responsibilities, I will wish I had more downtime. I'm continuing to mesh well with my mentor teacher. I will begin implementing science lesson starting next week. I am eager to begin these lessons!
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