Second Lesson Plan February 23

Today I was at my mentor site all day forshadowing my mentor teacher. I got to teach science about kinetic and potential energy and the different sources of energy. The lesson started off with a student reading the objectives off of the board. Then I moved to the anticipitory set when the students viewed a video on kinetic and potential energy. I introduced it and turned on the projector which was the teechnology source inside of my lesson plan. The input was reading the science lesson together. I called on students to read one by one. I made sure to walk around the room and follow along with the students as well. I did stumble a little bit when explaining some of the material, but I tried my very best to get the point across as clearly as possible. I made sure to ask if the  students had any questions. During the reading I asked questions at the end of each section. For the model, I told the students what I wanted the students to do with their whiteboard. There was a little confusion at first but it hardly distracted attention from the lesson and it allowed me to answer questions about what I wanted to see. We then moved to the guided practice of the trivia presentation and the students shared their answers with their partners. I made sure to explain the answer once it was shown. I remembered to read each question allowed as well. On the very last question, I had made a typo error so when the answer popped up it caused a ruccus. I got the students to settle down and I explained that it was the wrong answer and I was very happy that they picked up on it. Then I walked through their worksheet which was the independent practice and handed it out. I went around the room and helped those that needed assistance. In the conclusion, I asked the students what things that they encounter everyday that pertains too kinetic and potential energy. I was surprised at how enjoyable this was because the students were so excited to give me examples. I felt as though I had more confidence this time and I am very excited to report that the students really understood the concepts. My downfall I would have to say is attempting to expain things. I think to far ahead and then when I try to come back to my original thought it creates a block in my thinking. I need to slow down and think about what I am going to say before I say it. I have not heard what my mentor teacher thinks but I am very ready to find out and listen to what I should work on for next time.