The Importance Of Mrs. Jackson's Coming To The Classroom

Before the students came to the classroom, I placed their morning cursive worksheets on their desks. Mrs. Jackson gave me a copy of her lesson plans for the week (which she must hand in to the principal every Monday morning by 8:00). Today Mrs. Jackson did not greet the students at the door, but worked in her classroom as the students came in. Mrs. Jackson began the class by introducing the website, www.pearsonsuccessnet.com to the students. This is a website that goes with their reading book, which students can log on to at home to practice vocabulary words, reading stories, and taking quizzes. Mrs. Jackson went through this week’s vocabulary words with the students, while I cut out the vocabulary words and posted them on the classroom …show more content…
Mrs. Jackson had the students read part of the story, When Charlie McButton Lost Power, as groups at their tables. As the children read the story, Mrs. Jackson and I walked around to the tables and listened to students read. After everyone finished the story, Mrs. Jackson led the class in a grand discussion, which focused on the characters of the story. Following the discussion, Mrs. Jackson had me hand the students their reading notebooks. She then led the students in a mini lesson on characters using a flipbook that the students added to their reading notebooks. During the lesson, I observed the students and gave them assistance when …show more content…
I liked the way that Mrs. Jackson posted them on the wall and had the students practice the different levels of volume. I think that it is good to let the students know that there will be times when they will be able to talk in the classroom and what will be expected of them. I also like the idea of giving tickets out as rewards for good behavior or for acts of kindness. The rewards seem to have a more positive effect on a student’s behavior then the checks do for his or her bad