Second Set of Lesson Plan Presentation Reviews

In this class period we heard from Crystal Richardson. Her first lesson plan was for 6th grade Science. The lesson was on Abiotic and Biotic organisms and was planned for 50 minutes. I liked the lesson idea a lot better after I found out the grade level it was for. I didn't know at first it was for 6th grade. I missed that portion, because I was obtaining my five year old son a pretzel snack. One of the pieces I recognized that was missing was an example of an exit paper question. I felt like I wanted to know what one of them might be. I like to build of others ideas or know others experiences. Another piece I noticed was not present was the lesson differentiation. I feel like if there was a special needs student; the lesson differentiation could be a more simplified worksheet involving the subject matter. There are a variation of worksheets throughout the internet. One example of a worksheet I found was this:

Overall the presentation was an interesting topic. In Crystal's second lesson plan she talked about ecosystems, as well as, the Abiotic and Biotic organisms. I liked how she linked the lessons and that it is going to lead up to webs or food chains. I liked the idea of using Web quest. I just wondered how the students were going to print the Web quest. Again, the piece I noticed that was missing was the differentiated lesson. I do like the activity involved of creating their own ecosystem project. As a parent, I love seeing these art and craft projects come home; they are so fun.

The next presenter was Michelle Perry. Her first lesson was for 2nd grade Math. I thought her layout was very cute and seasonal. I think the idea for a review at the beginning of the year is a good idea. This is a way you can gauge where your student's knowledge lies. I am not sure about the length of the review being 2 weeks long. I think it would just depend on you knowing how long it takes and what you can get done. I did like the use of cards with the symbols on them for adding tools, very neat idea since kids love games. Another thing I liked was that students were working at various stations. You could have time to work with lagging skills with other students. I didn't get to see a lot of Michelle's second lesson due to glitches. However, she had a good list of teaching standards. She also expanded upon her review to include two addends. Also, the worksheets were very cute and fun.

The third presenter, presented one of her lesson plans this week. This was Carman Seay. Her first lesson involved 2nd grade Math. I thought her lesson was very thorough. Although, I felt I was missing the Objective. The introduction was very detailed but I couldn't decipher what the objective was. I wasn't entirely clear on what her anticipatory set was, but that could of been just my own confusion. Again, very detailed lesson plan; which was nice. I liked the spider 2 digit addition puzzle game idea and I really liked the song idea for remembering regrouping. Overall, interesting and creative.
Thanks to everyone who presented.
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