Observation
Instructional Lesson
Classroom: -
Grade: 2nd
Curriculum Area: Social Studies
What I notice
● Students seem interested in doing
integrated studies
● Students are excited to watch a video on
cardinal directions (N,E,S,W)
● Students were excited but seem to have
lost interest only 5 minutes in
● Teacher is doing other things- grading
papers? Preparing for the next lesson?
● Students with special needs (ADHD, ELL,
Autism, and 2 IEPs)- all dis-engaged from
the video
● Video was 15 mintues long
● After the video, the teacher took them
for bathroom break and then to specials
Observer: -
Date: 3/15/18
Time: 2-2:30
Thoughts, Questions, Connections to Methods
Classes
● Why is the video the extent of the
lesson?
● Why isn’t there a handout to follow the
video or an extension from the video?
● This video is boring
○ a man speaking with a monotone
voice makes me want to go to
sleep
● I think students could’ve done some sort
of fun activity with cardinal directions.
○ Pinterest actually has really cool
ideas for things to do
○ students could’ve done an
activity outside or around the
school using directions
● ELL is more than likely struggling to
comprehend the vocabulary being used
throughout the video because no mini-
lesson was given prior to the video
● When planning my lesson, I want to use
hands-on materials for students to really
stay engaged.
● I understand that in 2nd grade, this SS
gets put on the back burner and there is
more focused placed on Reading and
Math, however, this lesson didn’t do
anything to help students retain what
cardinal directions were
○ no pre-video mini-lesson
○ no follow up activity
*This was the only Social Studies Lesson I
observed over my two week experience.