Observation

Instructional Lesson
Classroom: Mrs. Cassam
Grade: 1st and 2nd Grade Accelerated
Curriculum Area: Reading: Theme
What I notice

Teacher has the students come to

the front carpet to sit.
Teacher has students give
thumbs up if they have ever
heard of the word theme.
Teacher has created a small chart
to help the students understand
what theme means.
Teacher asks students what
inferred means.
Teacher has students think about
a story they have read that
connects to some of the Theme
ideas she lists off.
Teacher uses a book they have
all read as an example.
The teacher also tells the
students to think about the
characters and their situations to
help them figure out the Theme
in the story.
The teacher discusses with the
students what possible Theme(s)
could be in the book the
PaperBag Princess, and then
moves on to the Rainbow Fish.
The teacher has the students
turn and talk about the story
Rainbow Fish and discuss
possible Theme(s) in the story.
Teacher is trying to get the
students to use text information
and inference because they have
to use that for testing.
The teacher uses another book
that they read a while back.
The teacher has the students
turn and talk to their partners

Observer: Megan Ebert

Date: 2/29/16
Time: 8:30am-9:30am
Thoughts, Questions, Connections
to Methods Classes
Learning to change the lesson
plan at the last minute due to
specials time changing.
Learning to keep students on
track and engaged throughout
the lesson, especially with the
lesson being changed and taught
in a short time period.
Using time wisely given the
change in schedule and students
not being able to practice the
new lesson when its fresh on the
mind.

about the books they read over

the weekend and talk about the
possible Themes.