Field Journal #5

Name: Mackenna Papst      Section: Mrs. Hall, Noble Elementary: Tuesdays 8:30-10:30

(Theory, Practice, Reflection)

Practice (What did you see in the classroom or surrounding environment?)

I really enjoyed this week of field study. The students had Fire Safety. We all went to a room with 3 firemen and my class played jeopardy against another 5th grade class. The students loved it, they got to push a buzzer and steal point from the other class, and as they were having fun, they were also learning about fire safety. Questions dealing with who to call during a fire, what to do when a fire occurs in different situations as well as what causes a fire. While they were playing jeopardy Mrs. Hall had be grade papers. I graded a math test as well as a reading assessment. Same as the last time I graded papers, students were consistently missing the same questions. Most students understood the reading selection, but were struggling with a section on the math test. The section they were struggling with was putting a fraction into simplest form.

Reflection (What do you think about what you saw in Practice?) 

I thought the fire safety program was very educational as well as kept the students interested. I hope that the school I teach at has a similar program for my students and as well as when I have children. Having proper fire safety skills can be the difference in making it out of a burning house safely or not. I hope that when Mrs. Hall looks over the tests I graded, she will take some extra time to reteach simplifying fractions because a majority of the class was clearly not understanding it properly.