Unit 1 Reflection

This was a very hard assignment for several reasons:

1. I had to think really hard to find the time in my day for teaching
science consistently.
2. I needed to have a deep understanding of the science concept
before teaching it because I did not want to cause any
misconceptions.
3. I am teaching science this way for the first time so I am still trying
to understand the 5 Es and I am still looking for resources.
4. I had no one to collaborate with.
5. There are very few lessons for pre-k and special needs.
Although this was a very hard assignment, I learned so much from it:
1. Now I know how to create a lesson with the 5 Es.
2. I found some good resources to go to when needed, such as, sesame
street/STEM and Brainpopjr.
3. My students fully enjoyed all the activities and explorations.
I learned not to think of science as a segment and use science words only during
the lesson. I started using words, such as, force and motion during our routine
activities. For example, put more force on the faucet to make it work, your car
went a long distance when you pushed it harder.
I realized during this unit that there are many basic skills that I need to teach my
students because they did not know them, such as, drawing, making comparison,
or recognizing numbers.
I need to have visuals ready for my students to support their learning. Now that I
have done this lesson, I know which visuals to have ready for this lesson next
time.