1. The
mini-lesson myself and my group presented was on the subject of punctuation.
The way we made it stick in the kids minds’ was by using expressive language
and tones of voice to keep them interested, and also by using the metaphor of a
traffic light to express what each type of punctuation was used for.
2. I feel
like, for my part, the lesson went quite well. The kids were very much into the
lesson and seemed to enjoy the topic and use of visual aids. Some strengths
would be my stage presence and use of enthusiasm. Some weaknesses, the Skype
connection strength seemed to wane at times and actually cut out once, other
than that, we had a flawless presentation.
3. I learnt
that sometimes you have to slow down and understand that not everyone
understands a concept in order to teach it well. As a high school student
trying to educate elementary school students I learnt that they have a rather
short attention span, and that you need to keep them interested to get anything
across, but in the end it’s a very enjoyable experience.
4. I think
that next time, they should teach us something. Something we might not know or
may have forgotten, something only lively 8 year olds would know.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteThis is Ms. Bettess. You did an excellent job teaching my students about using punctuation. They loved your enthusiasm. I appreciate how encouraged them to speak up and treated them well. Thanks for interacting with us. We would love to teach you something.
Ms. Bettess