While in the field, I observe math in the morning everyday. Each day that I am in the field, the way in which they learn the material is the same style of lesson. The students use a math book and a math workbook to follow along with the lesson and complete practice problems. Within the book, the order is as follows: a teacher example, a class example, individual practice problems, and then a few “hot” problems to challenge the students once they have finished. So, the lesson that I have decided to focus on was a math lesson on finding the missing side length of squares and rectangles. On this day, it was the first day that they were learning this topic, besides the preview work that they were assigned to take home to work on with their parents.
