After taking some time to process through last nights class I feel as though I have developed a little bit of a better understanding of the impact that literature can make in the classroom. As someone who loves books and plans on having a large number of them in my classroom, this is something that I am going to have to be careful about when selecting which books to allow in my room. It also allowed me the think to think about that fact when reading books such as some that were mentioned I never noticed the stereotypes due to the fact that I bring my own bias with me into a situation. As I edge closer and closer into stepping foot into a classroom full of children from different backgrounds I need to remember that my background will most likely be different than those of the students I am teaching. Tonight was a great reminder that I need to constantly be aware of my specific background.
After working with a partner on the lesson plan, it was helpful to see that process that a peer goes through when working through the template. While the lesson that was selected did seem like a lot of information to attempt to teach a first grader in two days, it helped me work through taking something that I was given and making it my own. As we talk about this in class, being prepared for this to be the case once I am in a school this was great practice. Continuing to get practice with writing lesson plans is a great way for this process that can sometimes be a little bit confusing to become more understandable!