Lesson 2: GO FISH!

I taught my second lesson today in Kindergarten at Harbow View Elementary, which focused on Language Arts Standards and more specifically Sequencing. Since the theme for the week is goldfish I read the class the book, Not Norman, and then had the students fish for sentence strips that were cut out on fish shaped orange construction paper. I used a fishing pole with a magnet on the end so the students could catch the "fish" which had paper clips attached to them. The students then put the sentences in order based on the events of the story. I followed up with questions about what makes a good pet and more open ended questions in this lesson. I thought the lesson was fun and the students were engaged because it involved more movement than other lessons. I first read the story to the class and did the activities in small groups but definitely felt like I overplanned again. I think that 10 events for the sequencing activity was too many for kindeergarten but it was difficult becuase some groups had 7 students and others just 4. I feel like I adjusted my lesson throughout and got a little better each time. My classroom management skills were slightly better than my first lesson. Mrs. Nobel gave me lots of good feedback-both positive and things that I need to work on. She felt that a lot of my lessons can actually be extended over a week, which is very similar to what I have discussed with Dr. White. I am also slowly getting to know the kids and one girl actually gave me a lollypop from her lunch, which I thought was really cute. I am really enjoying kindergarten thus far and am excited to teach my next lesson!