Last Friday, the 18th of November, we taught the second day of our lesson plan. My partner and I were ready to give a quick demonstration and allow the students to paint their gourds. If we would have been more prepared teachers, we would have prepared even more materials in advance. Like the rookies that we are, we didn't think as far ahead as we should have! We gave our demonstrations, but had to majorly scramble to get the crazy children in order. We forgot to tell them what they were allowed and not allowed to do when we said, "Okay we're going to get started!" The must have thought we said "GO!" when really we were going to hand out gourds and materials in an orderly fashion. It was pretty difficult to remember that the children would be extremely excited an anxious to get going. Many of the boys were moving around and children were asking a ton of questions before we had a chance to get the next bit of information out. It was surprising that all of the students did a great job painting their gourds and adding texture, even with us being a bit flabbergasted by how anxious the students were. However, it was the first day of "teaching" ever, and we were successful in the end. Next time we teach the lesson, we will know what to do and how to do it! If only we would have performed a "dry run" of some kind, we would have done amazing for the final critique in our class. I'm not too worried about getting graded, I was happy that it went as well as it did!
It was a great observation on Friday, and I am more comfortable than ever in the classroom at the elementary school. The first graders are growing on me the most. I really enjoy working with the young students. The sixth graders and some fifth graders are naughty just to get attention, which can be very frustrating at times.
Due to Thanksgiving break, we will not be observing this Friday, but will be teaching the rest of our lesson on Wednesday November 30 and observing until finals begin. Very exciting! This semester is coming to an end!
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