Teaching the class Alone

I know it's been a couple of weeks since I had taught the class alone, byself, with my own subject and everything, but I figured I would reflect on how it went. I had to opportunity to choose what I would like to teach the class. I was very nervous at first in coming up with my own information and what I was going to do for activities with the class. I wasn't really sure what I was going to do or how I was going to go about doing it. I got some suggestions from my "supervisor" and after that some ideas started to flow into my brain.
I came up with some type of agenda in which I would follow during the class. I came up with showing a diargram of the skeletal system to the class and haveing them copy the words down on there own diagram while I explained where the bones where and what they did. After I introduced them to the names and locations I imformed them that they would be taking a quiz at the end of the class on the same xact diagram and the same bone names. Of course I got a lot of "ahh man" and "a quiz?!" but I told them that I thought they wouldn't have any problem with it.
We then went over some diagrams on the board and I had them identify where they names went and I made sure that they had them in the right spots. I them introduced them to inverebrate and vetebrate animals. Ones with no back bones and ones with back bones. They seemed to catch onto the information very quickly.
I then had them lable and color the same diagram that I had given them at the beginning of the class except it was obviously blank. I was surprised with how well everyone participated in the class activities. They seemed to all pay attention to me and they all seemed to work hard at their work. More so than what they usually do.

Overall I thought the class went pretty well. I was satistfied in how well I taught the class and I was satisfied in how well the kids ended up doing on their quizes. Honostly, they did a lot better than I thought they would do. I think the next time I teach a class on my own I will feel a lot more comfortable.