Awesome Presentations

      The teaching tools that were presented today in class were very creative. Amanda's teaching aid, which was a reader's block was very interesting. It was made up of foam and had questions on each side of the block. Her teaching aid is very creative, because the students can answer and make their questions on the block. Kelsey had two teaching aids that I really enjoyed. Her first teaching aid was a decoding tool for word families. I liked how she used paint strips from Home Depot, because that was a clever idea. Kelsey's second teaching tool was a tracking device and I thought that was a creative tool. It was made up of highlighter tape and I thought that was a clever idea. The tracking device can be use for students to track their reading and do not need to use their finger. Evin's teaching tool, which was a bingo game is a good activity for students. Incorporating bingo is a good activity that can engage students in learning vocabulary words. After seeing everyone's teaching aid, I look forward in using them as reference in the near future. 

      After our teaching aid presentations, Rachel reflected on her micro-teaching and did a little activity in class. She briefly explained that she taught her class figurative language: simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole. I liked how she made us do a little activity using figurative language. Even though Rachel presented a little part of a lesson, she did an excellent job.