Harris Reflection 2

I would say that students P, D, and A equally participated. They found singing fun and caught on quickly to the rhyming words.  This activity kept them engaged while also learning and participating so I thought it was really useful to use when it comes to rhyming.  The students were not hesitant to answer which words rhymed in the sentence, so I could tell they have mastered this ability but needed practice with using the word "rhyme." I explained rhyming to them before the activity and wanted them to become more familiar with the term.

The strengths in the lesson were the amount of engagement involved on the students end. The singing made them want to participate without even realized that they were learning a lesson on rhyming. After doing a quick overview of what rhyming was the students were able to name the words that rhymed and tell me that they rhymed, using the term.

The limitations of this lesson were that I had to probe to get some of the animals and rhyming words. I don't believe that they were having trouble with understanding what rhymed, but I think they just couldn't think of anything. After I said, what could we do with a snake? They seemed to fumble with a few words, and I said, "It could go swimming in a ..." and they all yelled "lake!" This showed me that they understood the rhyming, they just needed a little help.

I noticed that I really like engaging activities to work with students. I tried to give more wait time and not jump in like I did with my last one. I noticed that I would like to plan more activities like this in the future. I also noticed that I need some better management. Sometimes I just say, "Alright, it needs to quiet down" or something along those lines, but in reality I should say, "I like the way P is sitting quietly." I just react faster than I think, and I need to work on that.
 Are there any really effective ways to handle classroom management? In small and large groups?