Yassick_Reflection2

I worked with Hannah and Anne on making predictions. For the most part the participation between both girls was good. The hallway did make for a lot of distractions since the 3^rd-4^th grade wing of the school had a bathroom toilet over flood. Students (including Hannah’s sister) constantly walked by covering their noses trying to breath in clean air in our hallway. Hannah was distracted by this more so than Anne, but I used different strategies to keep her participating.

            At the beginning I had each of them look through the pictures and make a prediction on what the book would be about. I wrote those predictions down, read the book and then one by one I had them tell me if their prediction was correct. I first asked Hannah if her prediction was correct and she said “Yes.” However, her prediction was slightly inaccurate so I asked Anne if she thought Hannah’s prediction was correct. Anna was able to explain, using facts from the book why Hannah’s prediction was a little bit off. This helped Hannah see her error. I asked Hannah to explain again why her prediction was slightly inaccurate so I knew she really understood and she did so. When I asked Anne so explain if her prediction was correct she responded with an answer that was backed up with facts from the book.

            The strengths of my lesson was that I chose a goal small enough to be achieved and one in which they can use in the future. At the end of the lesson I talked about how they could use prediction and picture walks when reading their own stories. Therefore, I hope to see them use this strategy in the future! A limitation of this lesson is that I had to read the story to them. It would have been interesting to see if they thought their predictions were right after they read the book themselves. However, this book was too hard for them to read on their own so I read it to them.

            One thing I learned about my own teaching is that going into a lesson more relaxed makes for a better lesson. I went into this lesson completely realized and I left feeling very good. Another thing I realized is that I tend to ask students questions who I think might really know the answer. Even though I asked both girls questions I tended to ask Anne more. I think it’s important to not always get the correct answer because students can learn from mistakes or misconceptions.