Post Blog for Lesson # 2/ Teaching Inquiry #3

I will be teaching my 2nd observed lesson tomorrow. I feel a little nervous because this is my videotaped lesson. So just knowing that I am going to be videotaped makes me feel a little more anxious. I am prepared and I do think my lesson is going to be very engaging for the students.
I am going to be teaching a shared reading lesson. We will be learning a new reading strategy called text to self connection. I have introduced this reading strategy to the the students already but they have not really practiced it. I am very excited to work with the students on this strategy because I think it will be fun and exciting.
One of the main things that I am wondering about is classroom management. My teacher told me to keep my lesson to around 25 minutes. She has told me if I go any longer than that i will lose the focus of the students. My last rotation, my lessons were at least 45 minutes. So, this is going to be a challenge. I have never taught a full lesson to Kindergarten, so I hope I can keep them focused and engaged.