I had the privilege to observe a third grade class at Margaret Elementary for my EPR 363 observation requirements. I truly enjoyed my time with my cooperating teacher, Mrs. W. and her students. She was very organized and task oriented. On the first day, for the most part I just observed as she taught lessons, worked with students individually, and monitored her student’s progress. Her students were very respectful to her. She expected them to behave and follow a system of routines that they were all very aware of. While her students are working on morning work, she calls certain students up for dibble assessments. The other students know not to come up to her table while she is working with a student. I was impressed how her classroom seemed to work systematically but more than that the…show more content… Her classroom environment supported Erik Erikson’s life-span theory. According to the Educational Psychology textbook, “Erikson’s theory focuses on eight developmental stages that a person goes though in their lifetime. As young elementary students, they would be in Erikson’s industry versus inferior stage” (Santrock 73-75). Mrs. W. expected her students to actively participate. She made the classroom interactive and exciting by keeping her lessons fun and ever changing. When time permitted, she would review skills by playing an educational game with her class. The children played the game “Around the World” to review multiplication facts. The children all seemed eager to learn and even the children who were shyer felt comfortable to speak out and participate. Mrs. W.’s passion for each subject fostered a sense of excitement, which affected her student’s attitudes towards school. One of the things that I really liked that she did was after each lesson; she would give each table a minute or two
