This week was a bit easier and was a nice break from the stress of classes thanks to Fall Break and returning to classes on campus for Practicum. This has also given me time to reflect a little more on my experience in the field. I realize now that teaching or at least being in the role of an educator is more stressful than I originally anticipated as controlling a room of 7th graders is much easier said than done. This has also given me an idea of what areas of my teaching and strategies I need to put more effort into with my biggest weakness being classroom management and making sure students are able to hear and understand me speaking clearly.
This week I completed my lesson covering the Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt with Mrs. Fox's 5th and 6th period Social Studies Class. On the first day when I first introduced the topic to the 5th-period class, I was very nervous and had a hard time keeping my mind on track so I ended up making a few mistakes. My first major mistake was talking far faster than I should have which made it a little difficult for students to keep up. My second major mistake was when I finished the lecture portion of my lesson I had an activity prepared for the class to get them a little more excited for the rest of the week by having them build pyramids out of plastic cups. This activity was just a test for me to see if having a fun activity can help build up a relationship with the students or interest in the topic and it had mixed results I would say. Yes, the students did get very excited about the lesson but I did not give directions that were very clear and left the explanation vague which led to a bit...
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