For my second lesson I worked with students on vocabulary. Each week I take students out in groups to work on the vocabulary worksheets that they are given, so I figured that this would be a perfect opportunity to formally plan something out and then work on it with them. For this lesson I went through the vocabulary list and made note of all the word meanings and how I would present them. I took out two students into the hall. The first student is smart, but has ADHD and at times has a very difficult time focusing on a task. On this particular day he didn’t have much trouble working- he needed some redirecting a couple of times, but overall he was actively participating and understanding. The second student is a girl who is very bright, but has a very serious attitude problem. For the lesson I started out asking the students if they had any questions about any of the words- they didn’t so I went through each word with them, asking if they could give me a definition. On about half of the words they didn’t so I explained the meaning, giving them examples of the words in use in a sentence. I continued on with the lesson, utilizing the worksheet but offering support and making sure that they understood the words. I think that the lesson went smoothly- by the end both of the students were able to fill in the words correctly and seemed to understand the vocabulary. It was a very smooth lesson- neither student fussed and they both stayed on task.
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