Block 3: a lot of people were absent on Friday, so my CT took them in the hall during the quiz and taught them key concepts
During planning we have started to talk through the chapters so that I know what I am talking about. We go through his outline; I ask any questions that I have and he gives me anecdotes to tell when I am teaching so the information relates better to the students’ lives. (Then I go back and reread the chapter and add any notes I might have taken when rereading the chapter) I think this works really well, because I have found that I am doing so much stuff just to plan the lesson that the content area knowledge is starting to suffer. But now that we talk through the chapter I feel much more prepared when I step in front of the classroom, like I actually have an idea of what I am doing.
My CT liked the idea of the Congressional powers rap or poem. I am trying to prepare one to show the kids before they go and make it this weekend, but I don’t think I will have time or that it will be very good. But I do look forward to seeing what the students come up with.
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