Child Day of the Content: Strengths and /or Additional thoughts

Week weaknesses
Observation 1
Student 1- Cash Friday 1-27 Content: LA- focus was in Student has trouble
Heggerty playing attention in
Weakness- student was not activities that do not
participating with the class, and interest him.
instead was looking around the
room.
Content: Math- focus was
writing numbers from 1 to 10. Student is further
Weakness- student got up to go behind than his peers
to the bathroom two times in math, so he is lost
during span of the lesson. while the whole class is
Student takes a very long time working together. He
washing his hands. would benefit from
Strength- at times student was more one on one
at his seat he took his time instruction.
writing the numbers.
Student 2- Mila Friday 1-27 Content: LA- focus was in Student is always
Heggerty participating with the
Strength- student was class. The environment
participating in all parts of around her helps her to
Heggerty and singing along with be successful.
every song.
Content: Math- focus was Student was not
writing numbers from 1 to 10. confident in herself.
Weakness- Student would wait
until the teacher wrote the
answer on the board to write
down her answer on the
worksheet.
Observation 2
Student 1 Wednesday Content: LA- heart word review Student required many
2- 1 of the words with, all, me. Then reminders to stop
a cut and paste activity with CVC talking when it is not
words appropriate, and the
Weakness: Instead of working reminder that our
student was talking and putting hands have many
many different objects in is germs on them.
mouth such as his pencil, and his
fingers.
Content: Math- focus was Student enjoys game-
playing an online game that based learning and
focuses on students’ specific skill being on the
sets. Chromebooks.
Strength- student was focused
 and engaged the whole time
Student 2 Wednesday 2- Content: LA- heart word review Student needs practice
1 of the words with, all, me. Then in organization.
a cut and paste activity with CVC
words
Weakness- Student kept losing
her letters during the cut and
paste activity.
Content: Math- focus was
playing an online game that
focuses on students’ specific skill
sets. Logging in fluency will
Weakness- student wasted a lot come with time as the
of time trying to log into her student uses her
account. Chromebook more.
Observation 3
Student 1 Monday 2-6 Content: LA-focus was a Since the student was
worksheet that showed a messing around, the
picture and three-word options worksheet was
and students had to find the probably too difficult
word that matched the picture. for him, and the
Weakness: student was messing assignment needed
around and got hand sanitizer all differentiated. Possibly
over his desk and paper. by narrowing the three
Content: Math- the teacher put options down to two.
up a number on objects on the
smartboard and students were
to write down the number that
represents that object on their Student needs practice
personal whiteboard. with keeping his hands
Weakness-continuously to himself.
touching the student sitting next
to him
Student 2 Monday 2-6 Content: LA-focus was a Student loves to please
worksheet that showed a the teacher.
picture and three-word options
and students had to find the
word that matched the picture.
Strength- student was
participating a lot and raising
her hand for every question that
the teacher asked.
Content: Math- the teacher put
up a number on objects on the
smartboard and students were
to write down the number that
represents that object on their
 personal whiteboard.
Weakness- Student was looking
at the whiteboards of her peers
to see what the correct answer
was.
Observation 4
Student 1 Monday 2-13 Content: LA- the focus was
blending the lines of a passage.
Weakness: while the class was
sitting on the carpet taking turns
reading the student was
squirming around on the carpet
and accidentally hitting his
classmates, complaining of
“needles” in his pants
Content: Math- focus was
counting to 100 by 10s.
Weakness- student was not
paying attention and talking to
others at his table group.
Student 2 Monday 2-13 Content: LA- the focus was
blending the lines of a passage.
Strength- when her classmates
read a line of the passage
correctly the student cheered
them on
Content: Math- focus was
counting to 100 by 10s.
Strength- counting in order.
Weakness- needed assistance
writing the numbers.
Observation 5
Student 1 Wednesday 2- Content: LA- focus was first the
22 teacher modeled how to read
the passage and then students
went off into partners to partner
read
Weakness shouting out answers
instead of raising his hand.
Content Math- focus was
number recognition. Every
student on the carpet had a
number and when their number
was called, they go and put it up
Student needs more
practice in writing her
numbers
The “needles” that the
student felt was dog
hair. He may have
sensory issues.
Student required many
redirections from the
teacher and teacher
candidate.
Student is very positive
and wants others to
succeed. She is liked by
peers, but does not
seem to have many
friends
Student needs
additional practice with
writing numbers
Student needs
reminders that he is
not the only one that
has answers to
question and must wait
to be called on.
The student was
patient and quiet
because he was excited
to put his number on
the board to seek
 on the board.
Strength- paying attention and
waiting patiently for his number
to be called
Student 2 Wednesday 2- Content: LA- focus was first the
22 teacher modeled how to read
the passage and then students
went off into partners to partner
read
Strength- raising hand quietly
and participating.
Content Math- focus was
number recognition. Every
student on the carpet had a
number and when their number
was called, they go and put it up
on the board.
Weakness- talking to classmate
while whole class was doing the
counting activity
Observation 6
Student 1 Monday 2-27 Content: LA-focus was an Alma
Thomas article about art and
colors
Strength- engaged and following
along while the teacher read the
article.
Content: Math- focus was
counting to 100 paper.
Weakness- Student spent a lot
of time in the bathroom and
missed the whole front side of
the packet
Student 2 Monday 2-27 Content: LA-focus was an Alma
Thomas article about art and
colors
Strength- engaged and
prompting others around her to
pay attention when they were
off task.
Content: Math- focus was a
counting to 100 papers.
Strength- following along with
the class.
Weakness- writing some
numbers backwards.
approval from his
peers.
When it was the
students’ turn she
sounded out the words
in her sentences very
slowly, but did not
need any guidance
from the teacher.
Talking to her
classmate on the
carpet resulted in some
confusion when it was
her turn to put up her
number.
The article had a lot of
pictures that caught
the student’s interest.
Student does to the
restroom when he does
not want to participate
in something
The classroom teacher
was absent this day
and the student
recognized that the
class should be on their
best behavior for the
substitute teacher.
Student was getting
numbers correct, and
just writing them
backwards which is
developmentally
appropriate.
 Observation 7
Student 1 Friday 3-10 Content: LA- focus was Heggerty
phonemic awareness
Weakness- while sitting on the
carpet the student would not
participate. He was continuously
putting his knees in his shirt and
playing with his fake earring that
he wore to school that day.
Content: Math- introduction to
subtraction using base ten
blocks.
Strength- Student participated
for the entirety of the lesson
Student 2 Friday 3-10 Content: LA- focus was Heggerty
phonemic awareness
Strength- following along with
the teacher.
Weakness- student was
shouting out answers instead of
raising her hand.
Content: Math- introduction to
subtraction using base ten
blocks
Weakness: Student had trouble
connecting the blocks and
pulling them apart.
Observation 8
Student 1 Wednesday 3- Content: LA- Long u versus short
15 u word cut and paste activity
completed together as a class
Strength: Student was
attempting to follow along, but
was missing where certain
images went under which
column
Weakness: Student gets
This student always
brings items to school
that end up being a big
distraction for him.
Every time the
classroom teacher ends
up taking it away and
giving it back at the
end of the day so that
the object does not
disrupt his learning.
Student loves to use
hands on
manipulatives. I do not
know if it is because
they help as a visual, or
if it is because he uses
them to fidget with and
keep his hands busy.
Almost all of the time
the student raises her
hand and waits for her
turn, so today she
needed gentle
reminders to raise her
hand, and that she will
not always be called
on.
Student needs to
participate in more
activities that require
her to use the muscles
in her hands to
strengthen them.
The teacher was
moving at a pace that
all other students could
follow along but this
student struggled due
to his inability to pay
attention for long
periods of time
 distracted by outside factors
very easily. Student will often try
Content: Math- Subtracting to make two other boys
using base ten frames, and in the class laugh.
counting chips
Weakness: Student has playing
with the counting chips putting
them over his eyes trying to
make his friend laugh
Student 2 Wednesday 3- Content: LA- Long u versus short Making real life
15 u word cut and paste activity connections shows the
Strength- student made student is really
connections of the short u learning the content.
words to the word in the
passage that they are reading. Students need more
Content: Math- Subtracting practice using
using base ten frames, and manipulatives.
counting chips
Weakness- student kept
dropping her counting chips on
the floor.