The last week in Mrs. Ways classroom was interesting. We had a substitute teacher come in and the students would not listen him. I felt a little guilty because I was not sure whether to jump in and have the students listen to me or let him keep going without them listening. I finally decided to take control of the students and, I am glad to say, they listened right away. I did not want to “over-step my bounds” but something had to be done. After that, the children were great.
I taught my last lesson the past week and it was fun. I taught them about adding and subtracting 10’s and 20’s. The students really seemed to grasp the concept. After the lecture portion, we played a game to gain a better understanding of the concept. I chose the partners because some students would not work as well together but I did have one issue with my lesson. I completely forgot to go over the rules with the class. After a little while, they understood on their own but I feel that if I had gone over the rules with them, they would have understood faster. The only thing I can do is to learn from this mistake and read the rules with them. Otherwise than that, everything was wonderful.
