Marli Sears

Teaching Reflection February 25, 2019

Sight Words Be, They, Your Lesson Plan

1. Did I do my best?

I did my best for this lesson. My materials were the night before I taught. Central Elementary originally
sent out an email saying that it would be a “late start” day due to weather conditions, and the students
wouldn’t come until 10:30. However, Mrs. Gee texted me at six this morning letting me know that the
district had asked the am kindergarten classes to come in at the normal time. I went in at the normal
time, but there were only eight to ten students who came to school at the normal time. It was definitely
a “new experience” and because there were so few who came to school, Mrs. Gee did not have me
teach all the lessons I had prepared to teach. Because there were so few children, Mrs. Gee and I
changed the schedule a little bit. The children played with each other for the first twenty minutes of
school. I then read a few books with the children, and then we did a some different activities. It was a
great learning experience for me because I learned how to be flexible with my plans and “roll” with what
I was asked to do.

2. How do I know that my students achieved the intended learning outcomes for the lesson?

Today was the first day the students learned the sight words they, your, and be. The students were able
to use the sight words in a sentence when I asked them to, but when we were doing a sight word match
game, they had difficulty remembering the words we just learned. We went over the words again so the
students had more exposure to the words. After the lesson I asked Mrs. Gee what I could have done
better so the students would have had a better understanding of the sight words. She said that my plan
and teaching went well, and that it was overall good lesson. She talked about how I could have used the
flip chart during the lesson so the students could see the words in a sentence, and that would have
made the lesson even more effective.

3. What went well?

As I observed the students, I could see that they were engaged in the lesson, and they were willing to
participate throughout the lesson. I was able to give example sentences using the sight words and then I
asked the students to share their example sentences with the class. The students were engaged in the
sight word match game, and overall they did a great job at reading the sight words. This activity allowed
me to see which words the students were familiar with, and which ones they needed additional support
with.

4. What would I do differently the next time I teach this lesson/next time I teach?

The next time I teach, I will make sure I have enough “meat” to my lesson so the students have exposure
to what I am teaching them. For the sight word game, I would reduce the number of words so there
wouldn’t be too many cards/words the students were looking for. I would make sure to explain the
rules and check for understanding by asking the students to tell me what they were going to do during
the game.