In reflecting on your lesson and your strengths and challenges, what went well? Why? What challenges did you face? Why?
I think the overall lesson went well because of the experiences we were able to learn from with the sensory bag were very beneficial and successful. The infants were very interested in the bags and would not leave them alone. Another strength was having many bags and a couple of each style which helped the infants share with others but also be introduced to different textures and colors of the sensory bags. One challenge that arose during the lesson was when the infants started sucking on the bags and trying to open them. This was a challenge because it could have gotten very messy and the infants could have choked …show more content…
I understand that I am very descriptive and that I keep the children's interests and needs into account when planning my lesson. I also understand that my teaching is geared towards younger children due to the infant's love for interacting with the bags and using appropriate developmental skills in order for them in understand the objective and what was expected of them. I also understand that I need to make the introduction of the lesson more inviting by really engaging the infants through talking about also showing them what they are suppose to do. They seemed confused at the beginning of the lesson and I think it is because I didn't tell them what we were doing.
What is the evidence that you engaged students intellectually and deepened their learning?
When I asked my cooperating teach if they have experienced this kind of lesson before she said no which influenced my planning. I observed the children while they were interacting with the bags and it showed me that they were very engaged in the activity due to wanting to step on the bags and feel them with
I think the overall lesson went well because of the experiences we were able to learn from with the sensory bag were very beneficial and successful. The infants were very interested in the bags and would not leave them alone. Another strength was having many bags and a couple of each style which helped the infants share with others but also be introduced to different textures and colors of the sensory bags. One challenge that arose during the lesson was when the infants started sucking on the bags and trying to open them. This was a challenge because it could have gotten very messy and the infants could have choked …show more content…
I understand that I am very descriptive and that I keep the children's interests and needs into account when planning my lesson. I also understand that my teaching is geared towards younger children due to the infant's love for interacting with the bags and using appropriate developmental skills in order for them in understand the objective and what was expected of them. I also understand that I need to make the introduction of the lesson more inviting by really engaging the infants through talking about also showing them what they are suppose to do. They seemed confused at the beginning of the lesson and I think it is because I didn't tell them what we were doing.
What is the evidence that you engaged students intellectually and deepened their learning?
When I asked my cooperating teach if they have experienced this kind of lesson before she said no which influenced my planning. I observed the children while they were interacting with the bags and it showed me that they were very engaged in the activity due to wanting to step on the bags and feel them with