Moore Elementary Science Observation

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I observed a first-grade science lesson at Moore Elementary in Pasadena ISD on a Monday February 5, 2018 from 1-3pm. The class is a general education with 11 boys and 10 girls in the class it also has a five ESL (English as the Second Language) students. In the lesson the students were learning about the four different seasons. The first thing the teacher did to introduce the lesson was have the students watch a brain pop video about the four seasons. After the video the teacher went over the different seasons and asked the students what season we are currently and what season come next until they have covered all four seasons. Next, the teacher had the students do two different interactive board activities. The first interactive board activity

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