LauraEvans-LessonReflection

This week I started my Action Research and it went well. I read "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" to the students and used props to tell the story. I brought in a big light up palm tree and sticky neon-colored alphabet letters. As I read the story, I would place each letter up on the tree as if they were really climbing it (like in the story). The students really enjoyed the light up tree and the bright letters that were placed on it. They would call out what letters came next and became even more excited towards the end of the story when the tree fell. Overall, I think this lesson went well although there are some changes that I would make if I were to do it again. I would be sure to give myself plenty of room to move around while reading the story because I found myself dropping the letters and feeling a bit flustered. I would also be sure to have some tape close by because some of the letters weren't as sticky as I had anticipated. Even though there were some minor faults to the lesson, the students comprehended it well when six of them were asked to retell the story and answer questions about it.