Franklin Teaching Journal

My lesson plan and lesson came off without  a hitch.  I received written praise from my MT (“Excellent first lesson”)for getting and keeping the classes attention, reflecting on the story with a mind to the exercise we were going to do, had my students speak up, and went back to students who did not have an immediate answer.  The speed of my delivery was good, and I followed up with asking if everyone understood the exercise of citing the problems that James and his creatures encountered, and how they solved these problems.  My lesson was organized, and was delivered smoothly.  Things to work on was alternating calling on boys, and girls.   I was very pleased with it.

• My MT introduced the “mystery walker”.  The leader of the week selected at random a mystery walker, and as we moved through the hallways the leader noted that persons behavior, with the MT’s object of quiet, considerate behavior by all the class as we moved about the building.  The reward was a S.T.A.R. ticket for the walker, should they prove to have excellent behavior.
• Math - I worked again with Chris on catch up.  Chris finds it difficult to concentrate and keep up with the work, and in some instances has not a clue as to how to go about solving a problem.  Working one on one I tried to raise his confidence in himself, and showed him some strategies to tackling problems.  He did well without the distractions of the classroom, and a path to solving the problems.
• Math - Math Families exercise were the students are given 3 numbers, and must show 4 ways to calculate them, 2 addition, 2 subtraction.  Ex. 7, 1, 8  7+1=8, 1+7=8, 8-1=7, 8-7=1
• When Your Done procedure.   Finish any work left in “working on” folder, and then may silent read.
• Writing Workshop - Staying on topic in their story writing.  MT gave two examples, one on topic, and one not.
• Did our second move of students that are distracted sitting next to each other.  Kenny moved away from Miranda who tended to mother him.
• PE Observation.  Kids behaved well and were actively engaged in the lessons.
• Music Class - Kids again well behaved  and surprising to me quick to pick up on recognizing notes.  Ta Ta, Tau Tau, etc..