Sorry for
being late to write in the first week and that happened because of all the
changes that I had to deal with and find solution for it. I found from the
first day that there are lots of changes happened when I missed three weeks.
The big change was in my class before I had 23 students while now 13 and every
day 4 or five students absent so totally I teach 8 students most of the time.
Most of you will find teaching few students better however I found it difficult
especially it is the first to me.
After being away for three weeks the first lesson that I did was literacy lesson which I used a very nice story which is "the very hungry caterpillar". The planning was very good and the preparation as well. I used picture walk of the story and different pictures start with the letter 'p'.
This is the picture walk that I used in the 1st whole.
This is the focus activity which the students had to cut the pictures that start with the letter 'p' and glue it on the color paper and who finish quickly try to write the letter 'p'.
Before I
start the lesson my MST asked me to monitor the student alone because they were
8 students so I had to take risk and monitor them without my both MST's. The
lesson started very well at the beginning and they were recalling the event of
the story while I was using the picture walk however something occurs during
the activities. I had two activities one which I focused on and the other which
the students practicing writing the letter so I had to observe both which I
didn’t plan for and to assess them in the same time. Some of the students in
the writing corner were not responding and finishing their work and when I
asked them to tidy –up they were still working. Moreover, my group didn’t clean-up
the place very well and suddenly both of the groups were out of control. To solve that problem I had to stop what they
were doing and bring them to the carpet and say to them what they did that make
me sad and explain in it Arabic. Also during the plenary time I didn’t see all
their work because they were still not listening so I took their work and I
showed them a video of butterfly lifecycle and during that time they become
calm and engaging with the video. Next time I may stop everything and not
showing them the video also to show them that what they have done is wrong.
Also I may ask them to go and finish tidy up and talk with them more about what
they have done and if its write or not and what they have to do next time.
I agree with you that teaching few children is not easy I faced this situation when half of the class went to a trip. I think what you did was really good, its hard to manage the whole class and assess them all and your strategies of stopping children and explain for them and i agree with your solution to the problem.
ReplyDeleteGood Luck <3
Fatima it is hard but take it positively, for example, you can assess the children’s level and then provide simple activities with little challenging in case if one or two children find it easy to finish quickly.
ReplyDeleteUse the time in your advantages for example, do with them what you want in order to fit with your action research.
The situation will not change, it’s depending on how you see it so change it and make it in the way that you want and comfortable with.
Interesting lesson Fatima
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that teaching and assessing more than one group is difficult. What you did was good when you asked them to sit in the carpet and show them a video to take their attention again.
Also assessing students while you are teaching could be difficult so you can assess them when they have more independent activities such as reading and playing with cups you can take child by child and assess him.