Third Lesson

The third lesson we taught was at a different time then we usually taught. It was at 8 am on Tuesday the 27th of March. The time difference seem to play a large role in how the lesson went. Due to the fact that it was 8 in the morning the students were much more calm and relaxed than they had in previous lessons. I think it was due to the fact they knew they had the whole day ahead of them and were not antsy to get out the door like they had been in our previous lessons. I also think that the students had also come to realize what we expected of them when we taught our lessons.

We talked about the four important rivers of Virginia and discussed important features and their locations. It was neat to see the students take interest in the topic and discuss which rivers they had lived by or been to. I think the fact they could relate to the topic made it go over very well with the students. We then had the students label a blank map of Virginia with the regions divided. We had them trace the path of the rivers and label each of them. We also taught them a mnemonic device for remembering the rivers and their order through the state.
All in all I think the tempo and length of the lessons are going quite smoothly now.