Pfewww... My. Spracklin and I made it through our first lesson, and it wasn't any were near as difficult or stressful as we thought it would be! It feels really good to have made it past the first nerve racking experience in the spotlight, speaking to a full classroom, with professionals observing and critiquing.  Its a small step forward for us as teachers, but right now it feel like an ENORMOUS step! I'm very happy to report that Lesson #1: What is Soil? in grade 3 of the South Row school was quite a success! It was a great experience and I had a lot of fun.  

I think that the planning and preparation were the biggest reasons everything went so smoothly for us.  Luckily we can learn from the mistakes of others, like in Sarah's Case, so we knew how important the planning portion was going to be.  Erik and I worked together very well.  We took turns presenting material to the class at the beginning of the lesson, and we both interacted with the students during the hands-on activity.  We came up with a good system for passing out materials, but the hand washing process needs a slight tweek.  We've made a minor adjustment yo the procedure so that shouldn't be an issue from here on out.