My Growth Through Teaching Practice

 

Time Management and Organizing Activities

To ensure effective time management, I divided the lesson into different sections:

• Opening (10 minutes): Prayer, greetings, energizer, and attendance.

• Motivation and Introduction (10 minutes): Storytelling and Q&A on students' experiences with reading time.

• Lesson Presentation (20 minutes): Explaining analog and digital clocks and how to read time.

• Practice and Activities (15 minutes): Time-matching games and reading clock exercises.

• Closing (5 minutes): Lesson review, short evaluation, and assignment distribution.

 

Problem-Solving

During my teaching practice, I encountered several challenges and devised solutions:

• Students had difficulty distinguishing between the hour and minute hands.
  Solution: I used a toy clock to demonstrate the difference in a hands-on way.

• Students lost focus during the lesson.
  Solution: I incorporated songs and interactive games to make learning more engaging.

Classroom Management

• Before starting the lesson, I displayed the classroom rules on the LED TV and asked students to read them aloud together so they understood the expectations.

• To keep students engaged, I used the call-and-response method, where I asked a question, and students responded together.

• When students began to lose focus, I implemented a rule: If I said “Attention!”, students clapped twice and tapped their desks twice before refocusing on me.

• I provided positive reinforcement through praise and points for active participation and correct answers.

This teaching experience was a valuable opportunity for me as a student in the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education. It helped me grow both personally and professionally, preparing me to be a better educator. Additionally, I learned how to adapt to different learning environments and understand the learning styles of students in the Philippines.