Big Books Should Be Taught In Schools Essay
hool Name: Mcilvaine Mentor Teacher: Ms.C
Date WHAT WE LEARNED IN CLASS WHAT I OBSERVED MY SYNTHESIS
2/10 We learned that the uses of big books are important because they keep children involved. The students are able to see the pictures and they can also see the words.
When the teacher was reading a book It wasn’t a big book so it made it hard for the children to see the pictures and the words. It also made the kids lose focus I saw that a few students were playing with their shoe laces and two girls were playing with each other’s hair. I also heard a students say she couldn’t see the pictures. To keep the children involved and focus I like the big book. It makes …show more content…
She would try and call on all her students to answers a question but with each student she would guide them towards the right answer by asking them questions to keep them thinking. I think that is a great thing to do because if she just gave them the answer, how are the students going to learn. They are going to rely on her for answers all the time.
2/19 Word walls are important to have in the class because the kids can use them as a reference, and if its word wall word it should be spelled correct. All over the classroom there were words for the students to use. When the students were watching a video it said something in the video about push and pull and Ms. C said “isn’t that one of our science words? All the kids pointed to the science all. I also saw that while the kids were doing their writing assessment they were looking at the walls to see how to spell words. I think words walls are great, but then I also feel like if the child won’t try to sound out a word if he or she knows it’s on the word wall. I do like how she had them broken up above each
Date WHAT WE LEARNED IN CLASS WHAT I OBSERVED MY SYNTHESIS
2/10 We learned that the uses of big books are important because they keep children involved. The students are able to see the pictures and they can also see the words.
When the teacher was reading a book It wasn’t a big book so it made it hard for the children to see the pictures and the words. It also made the kids lose focus I saw that a few students were playing with their shoe laces and two girls were playing with each other’s hair. I also heard a students say she couldn’t see the pictures. To keep the children involved and focus I like the big book. It makes …show more content…
She would try and call on all her students to answers a question but with each student she would guide them towards the right answer by asking them questions to keep them thinking. I think that is a great thing to do because if she just gave them the answer, how are the students going to learn. They are going to rely on her for answers all the time.
2/19 Word walls are important to have in the class because the kids can use them as a reference, and if its word wall word it should be spelled correct. All over the classroom there were words for the students to use. When the students were watching a video it said something in the video about push and pull and Ms. C said “isn’t that one of our science words? All the kids pointed to the science all. I also saw that while the kids were doing their writing assessment they were looking at the walls to see how to spell words. I think words walls are great, but then I also feel like if the child won’t try to sound out a word if he or she knows it’s on the word wall. I do like how she had them broken up above each