May 5, 2010-Observation 8

Today I watched the first grade music presentation with the class I am observing. The students behaved very well and did not pay attention to the special needs child making noises in the back of the auditorium. Very proud of them. CRITICAL MOMENT- One of the students has taken to repeatedly counting things over the past month. I was able to specifically observe this behavior during the concert while he counted about everything in the auditorium. CRITICAL MOMENT 2- Mentor teacher pointed out a student who is able to tell you what day your birthday will fall on five years from now- very impressive. In the classroom I presented my guided reading presentation. We discuss bibliographies and their characteristics as well as how to recognize a text feature and why they are important in text.