Ela Block Observation

For my ELA block observation, I went to Westwood Elementary School. I observed a first grade class, which had 21 students. There was 10 males, and 11 females in this class. In the class room there was a TV that was playing a slide show, which had the learning standards for the day. The Language Arts objectives were Grammar: subject pronoun, Writing: narrative writing, Story: sentences, and Focus Trait: voice. Before they started their lesson, the kids were given 15 minutes to read their AR books and able to take AR tests. I was able to walk around and help demonstrate the correct pronunciation of the words. Some kids had their reading down, and some just needed a little support. When they started their lesson, the first thing they did was
They all worked very well together to figure out how to spell the word. Their next instructions were to write sentences using at least three of their spelling words. The kids were to work quietly and by themselves. The teacher walked around and supported each child when they needed the help. At this time, I noticed the teacher had different types of desks for the children to sit at. The first type of desk was a regular sized table with wobble chairs, so the children could wobble while still focusing on their lesson. The second table was tables that had stability ball chairs. This allowed the students to bounce up and down, while at their desk. The third type of desk was high tables with high chairs. This allowed the students to sit or stand during the lesson. The fourth type of table was the chair bands. This was a regular table with regular chairs that had stretchy chair bands down at their feet, so they could bounce their legs on the band. The last table was a low table that had pillow to sit on. I personally loved the idea of this. It gave the kids that had a problem focusing a chance to learn without getting distracted. I also loved the idea of boxing and cheering out the spelling