Classroom Observation

This lesson was taught on January 27, 2017. The learning target was, I can use apostrophes and s or es to show that a possessive noun is singular or plural. My mentor teacher had given the introductory lesson on singular possessive nouns on Monday. Then, she gave a lesson on plural possessive nouns on Tuesday. I designed an activity, giving them practice using both concepts together, for Wednesday. This was the first independant lesson I had done with my class, with exception to a few spelling tests. Watching this lesson, I remember that I had to change my lesson plan in the first few minutes. I realized it when the students were not able come up with their own examples of singular and plural possessive nouns. The planned task, having the kids write and share examples on their whiteboards, was supposed to be a quick review, reminding students what they had learned in the two lessons before this one. I decided to refresh their memory by doing an example and explanation on the board for them. After that, I had them write their own possessive nouns, based off of my example, but with their own chosen noun. This quick review seemed to get the students back in the know and seemed to get the lesson moving forward again. I …show more content…
I love seeing the looks on their faces while they are thinking and figuring out what to do. I they would benefit more from me circulating throughout the room while I talk, even though the material we are looking at is in the front of the classroom on the Smartboard. I know that when I am at the front of the room teaching, I feel like the students in the back are so far away. I wonder if they feel that way too. I wonder if I would do better with a different seating arrangement. This one is designed for group work but my lesson, especially at this point, is direct