This is a genuine and sincere (and early) attempt at reflective writing and it clearly shows a teacher trying to think about her experiences. It’s not a bad starting point, but it is descriptive rather than analytical. You might try counting the number of times this piece skates over the question why?. I think it does so eight or nine times. Try a similar count on your own writing if people are telling you that you need to be more analytical. Why did she want a recap? Why did she want it to be in pairs? Why were there written discussion prompts? Why did the pupils not settle? You may not need to answer every question, but dealing with some or most of them will produce a far more mature and considered piece:
I think that a recap is always assential. Children have had many school and non-school experiences since last lesson and need to refocus to establish continuity. On this occasion I wanted to use pair discussion to involve all of them in doing