Day Three Service Learning Hours

03-02-10
On my third service learning experience I observed classroom management today is Tuesday. Mrs. Jobson’s first grade class was settled on this day. The day started off as usual with the teacher giving instructions for the lesson to be done. The students were very attentive I noticed that the students that need additional instructions and one on one help were even able to maintain the flow of the class and the assignments. For a reward Mrs. Jobson decided to hand out stickers to the students that were exceptional when it came to conduct. All students were eager to receive their rewards even the students that may have gotten restless were eager to hear if their names were going to be called.
For this example I would say that truly the teacher is a gatekeeper. The teacher is monitoring conduct, conducting a lesson, determining the flow of the classroom, attention of the students and determining who speaks and the length of time it will be conducted. Determining that the class needed a shift Mrs. Jobson wrapped up that lesson and moved on to science. The students were going to conduct an experiment to determine objects that float and those that sink. This would be a group project items used were erasers, pencils, rulers, crayons and so forth. The students were extremely excited to conduct an investigation. I saw natural curiosity exhibited.
I also noticed the way time out was given. Two male students decided to engage in horse play which was inappropriate because it was not recess. Mrs. Jobson gave both of them time out and the student that initiated the disruption was made aware of his actions immediately without causing further disruption to the classroom. Both students were not allowed to participate when it was time to go outside, they were watching the other students engage in play time and P.E. For me, I would say time out and teaching students the consequences for their actions seemed to be an effective method to incorporate on this day.
Classroom management is vital to obtain and maintain order in the classroom. A teacher has to be aware of the flow and the strategies that need to be performed in order to keep students alert and prepared to learn at all times. Vital to success on this day was good classroom management and the ability to help the students learn without losing their attention. Overall this day went fairly well.

SC.1.N.1.3: Keep records as appropriate - such as pictorial and written records - of investigations conducted.
Depth of Knowledge: Moderate Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08 Big Idea: The Practice of Science

SC.1.P.8.1: Sort objects by observable properties, such as size, shape, color, temperature (hot or cold), weight (heavy or light), texture, and whether objects sink or float.
Depth of Knowledge: Moderate Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08 Big Idea: Properties of Matter