Reflection

Manar Karaja
09/13/2017
Lesson 1 Reflection

1. Reading alone is not enough, using props and actual objects is needed for better
engagement and visual support.
2. I already had a certain grouping in mind based on the pre-assessment. Group one
consisted of students who understood the actions pull and push, and group two
consisted of students who did not know the meaning of these actions. However, I have
been touching on the meaning of push and pull during the engage part. Therefore, I
decided to do another quick assessment before grouping them. So I asked the two
students who did not know the actions push and pull to pull and push a box which
they both did. Based on the new findings, I grouped TN with EW. TN needs more help
following multi-step directions and EW is more independent. As a result, the teacher
assistant can spend more time in providing support and EW can be a role model.

3. I decided to be consistent and use the same pictures of push, pull, and pull and
push from the assessment to provide visual support for the students. I also modeled the
activity to the students before sending them off to explore.

4. I needed to practice over and over with the students to make sure they understood the
vocabulary push and pull.
5. Now that the words were introduced through the science segment, I was putting more
emphasis on using them during the day. For example, PUSH your chair or Pull the
tub.
6. As I was presenting the lesson, I was aware of misconceptions. Although, I did not
identify any misconceptions during pre-assessments, I wanted to make sure that I did not
cause the students to have them. In order to do that, I researched what misconceptions
students have about force and motion. I was surprised to find that I had misconceptions of
my own. As a result, I did more reading about the topic to fully understand it.
7. The students enjoyed the exploration part of the assignment and showing off of what they
found. They were fully engaged and focused. EW was laughing out loud because he loves
science.