Sam Reflection 2/23

This week went much better than last week. I was less exhausted and felt like I was starting to get more used to being the lead teacher in the classroom. I even subbed on Wednesday, where Jen was out of the classroom the whole time and it was a much better day than when I subbed last week! I've started following through on consequences more and having a tougher skin with that, and I think that has helped.

It was also my first time teaching a whole Reading Street Unit. The test results from this unit will definitely help inform what I need to be focusing on next unit. Math and Science will be wrapping up next, and I will begin the Science unit that I planned soon.

I learned a lot from my Social Studies lesson from Wednesday. There were a lot of concepts that I was trying to pack into one day, and the kids were sitting for too long. I needed to break things down more and get my kids moving around. I have really found that they sit down and focus on independent work after they are able to move around and do something kinesthetic or collaborative. I need to use this fact to inform my teaching and planning.

I am out Monday for PLC/planning, and it was great to have the Sub Folder that we made last semester to be able to use and make sub plans easily. I am looking forward to this week and will get the rest and planning done that I need this weekend to be ready to go Monday!