Though I am not a teacher, I love working at my school and with the staff and students. It is a fast=paced environment and I am never bored. The amount of activity makes the day go by quickly. The teachers, students, and staff make it all worthwhile.
I am looking forward to learning more and more about teaching methods, classroom dynamics, and different grade level attributes.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Native Americans in the Western Hemisphere
Subject: Social Studies
Activity Length: 30 minutes, over 3-5 days
Materials Needed: Library Books, Scott Foresman Social Studies pages 108-113, Bookmarks for Research.
Objectives: Students will be able to identify and compare Native American groups in Texas and the Western Hemisphere before European exploration and describe the regions in which they lived.
Focus Activity: Students brainstorm for a few minutes on how their lives are different than a Native American’s life.
Instruction / Guided Practice: Teacher will model an example of the double bubble map comparing their live to that of a Native American’s. (Compare food, government, house, location, occupation)
Sample Questions, students will help decide what questions to ask...
• Where did the civilization exist?
• What year did the civilization “begin”? “End”?
• Why did the civilization end?
• What were the religious customs?
• What types of buildings did they have?
• How did the people eat? Did they farm? Hunt? Fish? Use a combination?
• What clothing and adornments did they wear?
• What did they do for fun?
• What jobs did the people have?
• What was the family unit like?
Check for Mastery / Understanding: Students will contribute to the class double bubble.
Independent Activity: Students will split into 4 groups where they will research 1 tribe either from the US, or the Incas, Mayas, or Aztecs. They will then compare it to another one of these tribes. Info that should be researched: where they lived, form of government, the types of homes they lived in, how they lived, how their lived changed. They will create a double bubble map where they write information on the bubbles, and draw a picture on the outside of the bubbles.
Evaluation / Assessment: Check to see that the information and pictures accurately portray the lifestyle of the tribe that was researched. The group gets a grade.
Enrichment: Students who finish early may utilize BrainPOP or the District's Bookmarks for Research for further learning.
Inferencing with The Wall
Lesson Title: Inferencing
Materials Needed:
-a copy of The Wall, written by Eve Bunting and illustrated by Ronald Himler
-paper for 3-2-1 activity (can be in journal)
-Internet access (optional)
Content Objectives: Students will learn about the Vietnam War by responding to the words, illustrations, and symbolism in Eve Bunting's The Wall. Make inferences based on the book's illustrations.
Language Objectives: Identify and discuss how the book illustrates themes. 3-2-1 Activity.
SIOP Component: KWL Chart
Focus Activity: Ask the students if they have ever been to Washington DC
Instruction: Questioning with "Infer with text clues" pgs. 24-25 from the toolkit
Guided Practice/Check for Mastery: Start with the KWL chart, make the chart together. (Modeling) Teacher puts 1 item in each row. Students discuss as small groups, adding 1 more item to each row, students share.
Check for Understanding: Call on 5 students/groups to add to the chart
Independent Activity:
Closure: Teacher will re-display the pictures and have the students write in their journals.
3-2-1 Activity. Students will write 3 things they learned, 2 things they found interesting, and 1 thing they still have a question about.
Evaluation/Assessment: The 3-2-1 activity in their journals.
Enrichment: students may visit websites about the memorial.
Resources: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/03/lp313-03.shtml
3-2-1 Activity for Inferencing
1. Write 3 things you learned about the Vietnam War Memorial.
2. Write about 2 things you found interesting about the Vietnam War Memorial.
3. Write 1 thing you have a question about the Vietnam War Memorial.
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