8y4 Lesson 8

Reflection on 8y4 lesson preparing the students for the writing assessment

The observer commented that I needed to focus more on differentiation whilst writing my lesson plan, as my lesson plan is not reflecting all of the differentiation I am incorporating into my lessons. I am beginning to feel comfortable teaching this Learning Support Group and I feel it is really helping me with my verbal communication as I’m really having to think about what I’m saying before I say it. With years seven and eight I am actively having to ask them to put their pens down and look at me, and by doing this I am improving my signal for attention. One thing I could experiment with this group is differentiation as I have three adults in the room. I feel my PowerPoint Presentations are very effective in this lesson as they are aimed at the right level. The students really enjoyed guessing each other’s animals and I will definitely use this task again in the future. For next lesson, I need to experiment with differentiation and use the TA effectively.