Student Teacher

Date

Emma Firment

11/5/15

Classroom Teacher

Mrs. Stevenson

Grade 2nd Grade

School R.K. Mellon Elementary
Subject

Math

Lesson Theme Adding, subtracting, counting

Number of Students 24
I.

Setting
a. Description of the room, seating plan, atmosphere
i. Lockers for each student, Mimeo and white board at the front of the
room, bulletin boards and posters around the room, word wall, desks in
groups of 4, teachers desk, small library
b. Furnishings
i. bulletin boards, white board, Word Walls, library, posters
c.

II.

Teaching Aids
i. bulletin boards, white board and mimeo, Word Wall, library, posters

Outline of Session
a. How subject was introduced
i. Began with Daily Math activity
1. A series of questions that students complete on their own, then
review as a class
2. Mrs. Stevenson then walks to each individual student to check
they have completed their work
b. Methods Used
i. Have students read out loud together
ii. Partner and group work
iii. Work individually
iv. Teacher walks around to make sure everyone is on task.
v. Gives everyone a chance to talk
c. Teaching Aids Employed
i. White board & Mimeo, Math Journals

d. Brief Description of Lesson

i. Students moved onto Group Math. The teacher would project questions
on the white board and using white boards at their desks, the students
would work through the problems in their small groups. Answers were
reviewed as a class.
ii. Students then move to work on a page in their math journals. The pages
in the journals correlate with a website the teacher can use to check their
work
iii. After completing their work, the students played a game. They were in
groups of three. Students B and C held cards up to their heads (they
couldnt see which card they had). Student A had to tell them the sum of
both cards. Students B and C, after seeing each others cards, had to
guess the number on their card.
III.

Student Participation
a. Students Participating Actively
i. About 90%
b. Participation
i. Voluntary
ii. Requested
c. Level of Student Interest
i. Out of 19, about 10 students were really engaged
ii. There were a handful of chatty students
d. How Interest was Stimulated
i. When the room would get too noisy, the teacher would countdown and
simply say, come back to me in 3, 2, 1
ii. The teacher doesnt call on the same students. She gives everyone a
chance to talk.
iii. Tells students that if they complete their work, they will play a game.
e. Provisions for Individual Differences
i. N/A
f. Preparation for Future Participation (Homework)
i. N/A