Morning Work Observation

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In the class I was observing, the students start their day by doing different math and spelling sheets that they call “Morning Work.” Their teacher, Mrs. Michael lets the students alternate on doing their morning work and getting on the computer, so the children won’t get bored sitting there doing work. I liked how she let the children switch between the two activities because if the children are getting tired of sitting at their desks doing math Mrs. Michael will let them switch. I also noticed a few other things I liked about how Mrs. Michael does things in her classroom. Mrs. Michael would always make sure the children knew she was proud of them for working hard on their work. Another thing I liked that Mrs. Michael did with the students was separating them into groups. The groups the students would …show more content…

Michael let me work with the children more. I was able to sit with some of the students individually and read with them. I got to play a game with the students that helped them learn their sight words. Me and Mrs. Michael both worked on helping each of the students play the games and learn the words. One thing I noticed while observing today is how excited the children get when Mrs. Michael congratulates them on their work and their effort. Mrs. Michael makes sure to give each student positive feedback on their work even if they weren’t completely correct. I feel like the students in her classroom know they do not have to be right all the time, but if they try their best Mrs. Michael will still be just as happy. Mrs. Michael gives the students words to read every week and if they miss the word they try again next week until all the words have been read, Mrs. Michael makes sure she praises all the students even if they only got one word right because that was still one more than they got right last time. By observing I could tell the students and Mrs. Michael all work together to make sure they students feel good about

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