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Analysis & Reflection

As far as behavior management, I think I did a lot better on this lesson. I set clear behavioral expectations for students at the beginning of the lesson. I mentioned that I would ignore those who didn't raise their hand and I stuck to my words. This plan actually worked and it forced students to follow directions.

The students were actively engaged in the discussion of different weather patterns. The PowerPoint seemed to be a good visual to go along with the discussion. After yesterday's lesson, I learned that students get fidgety when they are sitting for a long period of time. Therefore, students sat on the carpet for the PowerPoint and went back to their desks for a quick activity then later came back up for another discussion. I believe that this helped students better focus on the material.

The pacing was a problem in this lesson. We didn't finish the lesson so we will continue tomorrow. In my next lesson, I will work on my pacing and stick to the timeframe on my lesson plans.