Walking into this day knowing I had to do my first lesson, my emotions were not as nervous as I thought they would be. The lesson was effective and active for most of the students. I had planned for my lesson to be about 25 to 30 minutes long but I know keeping 4 year olds attention that long is a bit difficult. So my lesson was shorter than planned. During the lesson the students were in tune and responding very well. From the beginning, I had their attention because Mrs. Leal had informed them that I was going to work with them on the letter T. I really liked how I was able to incorporate the voice threading with their voices because I could see how excited they were to know that, that was their voices being played. It was a sense of ownship! :) Their pet turtle that started with the letter T (Tuck) also played an important part because it was someone they knew. This helped talk about the letter T and have them give me feedback in the process. Not only was the voice thread video and Tuck great but the pictures I had were also fun for them. They were able to name them and also during small group practice writing the words. As I was doing the lesson I had students coming up and circle different pictures. I do wish I could have had all them come up to have all involved, but I later realized everyone was involved. The video was a great way to also incorporate the students who weren't called up. I did have great feedback from them but I do need to work on asking higher level Bloom’s Taxonomy questions. For next time, I will work on being more moveable and not so much sitting in the chair. I should have stood up, showed and touched what I wanted them to see, instead of just point from the chair because some students were not sure what I was talking about. The small group computer activity went well because they were able to get online by themselves and log on themselves. Didn't take to much time of that and more time on the aassisgnment. Great lesson overall I loved it maybe with a few mistakes but nothing that can't be fixed!
Your TIE lesson sounds like it went great! I like how you incorporated the class pet into the lesson because this is something that the class is familiar with. I also have a hard time coming up with higher level Bloom's Taxonomy questions, but if I specifically write them ahead of time in my lesson plan then I will be sure to cover them. Perhaps this could work for you as well. Great post!
ReplyDeleteYour lesson seemed like it went really well! It's really cool that you were able to use the class pet during your lesson. We do not have a class pet but I think it is a good way to help student's relate to things. Great lesson!
ReplyDeleteI really think you did a fantastic job of hitting blooms taxonomy....I think time management is key.... great job
ReplyDeleteI understand your feelings when your presenting your lesson plan. My students are in 1st grade and still have a short attention span. I liked how you used the class pet that was probably very exciting to the students.
ReplyDeleteAnnette it seems like you did an awesome job delivering your lesson!! I loved how you incorporated the classroom pet into your lesson. I bet the students were very excited about that. :)
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