My Student Teaching Experience

MY FIRST DAY TO TEACH A LESSON!

Students reading in the reading center

SUMMARY
It seems I am running a day behind no my daily reflections.  I think this may be a glimpse into what it is like for a teacher to keep up with daily classroom chores.  Hopefully I will catch up today.  The big event that happened today was that Mr. Pacer allowed me to teach a lesson to the second grade students while he was working with the first grade students.  My task was to give the students a step-by-step Model Drawing word problem in math.  I finished earlier than Matt did and to fill the time I asked one of the students to volunteer to create a bonus word problem for the class to complete together.  The students enjoyed the challenge although it was a departure from what they were used to.  After Matt had completed his lesson with the first grade students I told him what I did.  Matt said that it was a good idea to fill the extra time with the bonus problem because it "extended or stretched their learning" on that subject.

I also worked with the first grade students on their numbers and mental math.  I held up a picture and asked them questions about it.  How many ducks do you see, if one duck left how many would be left, etc.  They enjoyed this activity.

INSIGHT
I noticed that the students reacted to me completely different than they do Mr. Pacer.   The minute I stood in front of them, they began fidgeting and talking.  I eventually got them under control, but it seems like they could sense my anxiety.  I asked the students to clear their desk to begin working on the math problem and they didn't respond.  I had to tell them that they had five seconds to clear their desk and started counting down.  That was the only way they would respond for me.  Mr. Pacer only has to ask them once.

QUESTION
If I do the same thing Mr. Pacer does and the students don't respond, what does that mean and what should I do?