Week 3

This has been another great week out in the field! This is the first week that I have seen the students have a hard time behaving especially this past Thursday. The beginning of the week on Tuesday we had a little puppet show that we went and saw in the gym and I think that had a little bit to do with them having a hard time behaving because it changed their regular schedule. After the puppet show, we went back to the classroom and we made puppets with the students which was very fun to do. It was fun seeing the students make their puppets and the different ways each student made their puppet. My CT noticed the behavior and she stepped in right away and had a good talk with them about it and she did it in a great way. Ever since she had the talk with them, they got back on track to what they were supposed to be doing and they started behaving again. I’ve been asking many questions of how she does things, looked at her lesson plans, etc., and learned many great things. On Wednesday I did the guided reading lesson with the students which was very interesting. We read the book "The Wright Brothers" and I have to say, it was very difficult keeping the students on track when reading the book. Everyday when we do the Daily 5, and when the students read to self, they always do a wonderful job because they are able to pick their own books of their choice, but when I picked the guided reading book to do, they weren't interested in the book, therefore they didn't put their whole focus into it. I had to remind the students multiple times to concentrate on the book and what we are reading because I would be asking them questions after. Other than that, the students did a good job answering the questions even though they had to go back in the story to find the answer. I learned a lot from the guided reading for next time.This week I also did my second read aloud with the students and that was really fun. I love reading to the students because they are so engaged in the story and they do such a wonderful job listening. Everyday they ask, "are you going to read today?" They really look forward to me reading and I enjoy that a lot!  I had a great week of field experience, I can't believe we only have 2 weeks left! I am sure going to miss all the students! 

Lexi Schmitz