To complete this assignment, I first went online to search for fifth-grade fraction activities, with a focus on multiplication. After reviewing numerous potential activities I eventually landed on Fraction Flip-It, which is a game that allows students to create their own fractions depending on where they place the cards drawn. This was a large draw because the game could be played any number of times without students solving the same equation over and over. Once I had settled on the activity and how it would be set up, I began building a lesson around it. I wanted to make sure students had the necessary knowledge to succeed, which is why I included the pre-assessment Plicker quiz.
Say, “Everyone come to the rug so you can watch another fun video about shapes. Today we’ll be working with squares and rectangles and their parts.” 2. Play the videos 3. Ask the students, “What are the parts of a square?
All five of the activities were chosen in order to encourage children’s numeracy skills. The activities were based around the development of the four fundamental skills of numeracy learning. These are the ability to name and draw basic shapes and colours, able to count up to ten, begin to understand time and start to recognise patterns and routines. Monday’s activity, the Shape Art Mural, was chosen to allow four year olds to further their development for the milestone of naming and drawing basic shapes and colours. By incorporating both shapes and colours it allows for the activity to be more interesting for the kids.
Mission Addition takes very basic math concepts and turns them into fun short, picture stories which help children to understand the concept. The book discusses basic addition topics such as adding one and two digit numbers, adding multiple numbers, counting money, and word problems. This would be a fun book to have in a preschool or kindergarten
The article states that “Teachers most often combine approaches to curriculum as they plan their week. For example, a teacher may plan a unit on magnets in the science area; a lesson on learning how to stop drop and roll during large group time and independent child choice time during which children may choose to continue their work on a project on turtles” (Harris Helm, 2008). I thought it was great that the article gave examples of curriculum and lesson plan ideas. It made connections on specific learning experiences. The article also addressed how “teachers can take the first steps to rich integration of standards and required curriculum into engaging learning experiences by making sure they have a clear understanding of what children need to learn and then anticipating how they might learn these in the learning experience” (Harris Helm, 2008).
Creative Curriculum 1. Select and identify TWO concepts presented in the video you find significant as an early educator and explain why you selected these concepts (7 descriptive/detailed sentences) In the Creative Curriculum video, I noticed the schedule they kept was far more regimented then the other types of preschools. The planning and preparation the teachers put into their classrooms lesson plans were well thought out and specific. Every moment of the day seems to be planned and each activity is designed with a specific purpose in mind.
Part Three: Reflection D. Explain how the tool from part C will enhance student learning during the lesson. The math tool playing cards will enhance student learning by providing a physical tool to manipulate with easy to read numbers. Cards have numbers and sets of objects to represent the number, to help students count. Using the playing cards students will easily create addition and subtraction problems then solve. E. Explain how your lesson plan incorporates each of the following components: 1.
children need a variety of resources available in order to consolidate what they are learning. Level of language development- children need access to mathematical concepts such as appropriate vocabulary. To give them the opportunity to talk about and or describe what they are doing.
Based on the post-test, I feel that the two activities that made the most impact were “Leprechaun Luck” and the probability worksheet. The students enjoyed these two activities and retained the material on the post-test. With “Leprechaun Luck,” the activity allowed students to use their competitive natures to help them learn the concepts and determine the probability of certain occurrences to win the game. The students were able to use their knowledge of the probability of certain occurrences happening on the post-test because they learned this in the form of a competitive and hands-on game. The following week, I gave the students a worksheet that required their knowledge of the concept of probability to complete the activity.
Common Core. It is known by many things: the beginning of an educational revolution, the last chance to shock American Education back to life, sneaky and deceptive, and solution to the education system. So what is it actually? Common Core is impacting the classroom environment by making standards equal for students across America, changing what some of the school districts are teaching, and making sure that all students are prepared for their futures.
How will you hook the students? “So over the past couple of days we have learned different strategies to help us add to numbers greater than 10. Who can share with me a strategy we have practiced?” “Today though, Mr King is going to need your help.
(Miller & Almon, 2009). Children can learn from the different activities that the curriculum provides that fit all the students. In addition, children have the choice to choose which activity they want to do, and they have the chance to talk or share their opinion. Moreover, these curriculums are necessary conditions for ensuring optimal growth and development of young
Abstract As early childhood educators, we the teachers have differing philosophies and approaches to education of our own. There are many different types of early childhood programs. Each program is unique in its philosophies, methods, and program goals. Every one of us early childhood educators is unique in our own way, which makes each early childhood program experience different and special to everyone involved.
Change is inevitable in education as in all areas . Shifting perspectives within education and efforts of reform within it can be considered as educational change . The process of adapting or becoming used to the new ideas and meeting the needs of educational change require considerable efforts. This educational change can be a threat, opportunity, problem or neutral depending on our viewpoint.
Small calculations of addition and subtraction are involved in such games. Children, who play such games, will eventually become master in doing small calculations. Children are not good at small calculations even. Many parents are not even aware of this; when they will play such board games with their children, they may come to know about this. On children end, they will get to do small calculations with interest and result will be their improved small calculations skills.
