Brigham Preschool Classroom- Sight

            This past week I was back in the preschool room at Brigham Elementary School. This time Brittany and Laine taught a lesson on the sense of sight. They included a song, story, craft and game in their lesson. The students reacted very well to their lesson and seemed to learn a lot as well.

            Before beginning my experience at Brigham Elementary School I set a few goals for myself. These goals included determining how to effectively communicate material to a group of diverse learners as well as gaining experience working with a group of diverse students. To go along with these goals I also came up with some important steps I needed to complete in order to help me reach my goals. These steps were to get to know the students better, learning the students learning habits, and getting more involved in the classroom.

            The first goal I set for myself was to determine how to effectively communicate material to a group of diverse learners. I saw a few great examples of this during this past week. One great example I saw was the song used to begin and conclude the lesson on sight. The use of a song is a great way to get the students engaged in the lesson. I also liked the idea of creating binoculars to go along with the topic of sight. The students loved creating them and wanted to keep using them in order to find things around the classroom and at home. Another great example I saw during the lesson was the use of the game I Spy. The students really enjoyed playing the game and it went perfectly with the topic at hand. They enjoyed finding different objects and having their classmates guess what they had found. All of these examples kept the students very involved in the lesson at hand and therefore they seemed to learn a lot on the topic of sight.

            Another goal I had set for myself was to gain experience working with a group of diverse students. Each and every time I get the opportunity to go to either the kindergarten classroom or the preschool classroom I gain a lot of experience working with a group of diverse students. This is a great opportunity for me to broaden my knowledge on teaching many different students.

            To go along with my goals I had set for myself I also determined a few steps to take in order to reach these goals. These steps included getting to know the students better, learning the students learning habits, and getting more involved in the classroom. The first step of getting to know the students has been somewhat difficult since I have only been in the preschool classroom two times for a thirty minute period The next step was to become familiar with their learning habits. From what I have seen the students react very well to hands on activities as well as visuals and interactive components of lessons. This goes along with what we have learned about all students. The final step included getting more involved in the classroom. During each lesson I have made effort to become more involved. However with six teachers in the room the need for help is less. It is also harder to get involved with the students when we are attempting to take detailed notes on all of the students in the room at the same time we are to be helping them.

            Overall, I have come closer and closer to reaching my goals each week. I have learned a lot from my experiences at Brigham Elementary School.

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