Elementary School Observation

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1. Outline/describe the lesson and specific activities. Today, for the first time, I observed Ms. Anton’s first grade gifted class. Warm smiles and big hugs filled my physique; I was returning to my former elementary school. As I entered Ms. Anton’s class, I could feel she was very happy to see me. She informed me that today’s lesson would be about Johnny Appleseed. I thought to myself: “Wow! I have not heard that name in a long time!” Firstly, Ms. Anton puts the morning announcement. Secondly, she checked the students’ math homework. Following the morning announcements, Ms. Anton expressed to the students that they get their peace pinwheel and Science folder for today’s specials. We headed out the door to the peace garden; it was truly …show more content…

I collected the folders from the students as each of them went back inside the classroom to get their snacks. As I received each of the individual folders, every student said thank you. As the students were playing, I noticed most of the girls play together with jump ropes as the boys play with a soccer ball. We returned to the classroom, and Ms. Anton had all the students sit on the carpet. She read from a piece of paper about Johnny Appleseed. Afterwards, she explained to the children that today is going to be an exciting day. Along with reading the paper, the students were still on the floor and Ms. Anton asked me to hand each of the students a worksheet based on the paper she had just read aloud. The class did it together as Ms. Anton projected it on the SMART Board. We continued with the lesson about Johnny Appleseed. Ms. Anton asked me get the game ready. I made four dice, all with different pictures about Johnny Appleseed. Ms. Anton stated: Now we are going to be playing a game. We each are going to be in groups of four or five. I am going to come around and give you a letter; remember that letter! Each of you will be rolling the dice in your groups and you are going to color whichever the dice lands on. You keep going until you reach the bottom. After you reach the bottom the game is over. Each of you will take turns and the highest number in the class will go first. We will start counterclockwise. As the children were playing with the game, I helped Ms. Anton with the Applesauce. Before I knew it was time for lunch, I sadly had to walk out. I waved bye to the children and I told them, “Bye. I will see you all on

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