Reflection on a Lesson Plan Taught

Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow

Intern Name: Khyannia Banks
Topic/Subject of Lesson: Sounds and letters of the alphabet
Grade: Kindergarten
Date of Lesson Taught: Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Cooperating Teacher: Mrs. Winchester
Cooperating School: Centerville Elementary
Time of Day: Around 10:30 am

1. What steps did you go through to create this lesson? With whom did you talk, discuss, or
edit your lesson?
My first step in this lesson planning process was to discuss with my cooperating teacher
what materiel she wanted me to cover. I then did some research but my main source of
inspiration was Pinterest. Then I filled out the Lesson plan and had my teacher and my
cooperating teacher review it.

2. How did the SOLs and Objectives help focus your instruction?
I created my lesson plan so that it met the demands of the SOL.
3. What parts of the instructional plan worked as you anticipated?
Overall, the children understood the directions like I thought they would.
4. What, if any, adjustments needed to be made once you began?
I think I just had to assist with the task in the beginning.
5. How well did you anticipate the materials needed?
I anticipated it well; I had the Alphabet sheets and the objects. The only issue is that I made the
careless mistake of forgetting the W when creating the Alphabet sheet. That kinda made me feel
silly. I really wish I was able to laminate my Alphabet sheet but when I thought about asking Mrs.
Free I did not have enough time.
6. How effective was the assessment you chose to use? (If no assessment was used, what
will the future assessment be and how will you gauge its effectiveness?)
I did not plan an assessment per se because I was working with a small group and only had
enough time for the activity. The future assessment will be depended on whatever I teach next
and I am not sure how I will gauge its effectiveness yet.
7. To what degree do you feel that this lesson was a success? What evidence do you have
for the success of the lesson? (Hint: Student learning is the key to a lesson’s success!)
I think the planning and idea was a success because Mrs. W said she really liked the idea and
would use it in her own lesson plans. I think the execution was a failure because even though the
kids understood what to do they were not able to focus because they were all doing everything
at once. I should of had one student go at a time.
8. How did the time spent preparing for your lesson contribute to its success?
The time I spent thinking everything out and preparing helped me to have a little bit of
confidence that I would not have had if I did not plan.

9. If you could do this lesson again with the same students, would you do anything
differently? If so, what?
Yes, I would do it differently. I would have each student go one at a time instead of everyone
going at the same time.

Any last comments/reflections about your lesson? I’m really thankful for the creative control I
was able to have with this lesson.