Today I taught an SEL read aloud lesson. I think that this lesson went well, I was happy with my reading ability to keep the students engaged in the story. I really felt that putting the sticky notes in the book helped me to remember what question to ask and when. I forgot to go over the critical vocabulary before I started reading but I remembered as soon as I read the first page so I made sure to work it in then. I tried really hard to encourage the students ideas and positively reinforce them. One thing I learned from this lesson is things go faster than what I expected them to. This was ok though as I was prepared for the second part of the lesson so we went on to that. This showed me how important it is to have things planned and prepared as a back up. Another thing I learnt from this lesson, that I never really thought much of, is to have something planned for students to do while I was getting other students ready to paint. The next lesson I do I will include a plan for this in my lesson.
The lesson did go well and as you refine your teaching practice, the things you missed this time will become common practice for you!