Week-6 Summary of Lesson Plan Presentations

The first person to present was Kevin Harrison. He presented a neat lesson based on "Multiplication or Addition". I liked this lesson for 3rd grade students. This lesson helps them to recognize when it will benefit them more to add or multiply. Which, I feel like students do tend to have trouble recognizing how quick they can count when they multiply. Some don't feel confident enough multiply all the time; but this gives them a chance to try multiplying more. I really liked the use of Quizizz.com; with the five questions for the closure activity. This was creative and different from most of the quiz and assessment sites I have seen teachers using. I feel overall this was a great lesson and easy to teach.

The second to present was Rachel Scott. She presented to us a Reading/Language Arts lesson for 1st and 2nd grade students. Her lesson about teamwork was really interesting. I am impressed that she was able to find a book on teamwork that seemed so engaging. I really liked that she used real life classroom partners to show teamwork; which is linked back to the lesson topic. The information she provided about the Spanish version of the Scholastic News website; I feel is going to be very valuable for modification use. This is a valuable lesson to teach to the students about team work.

Next to present was Lesli Hendrix. She presented to us a Freshman English lesson involving the identification of literary elements. She used the book, "On the Sidewalk Bleeding", by Evan Hunter. I thought it was very neat and a good use of modification; to include the audio version of the book as well. The audio version is a good tool to have, especially for inclusion for Special Needs students. I feel like this lesson would capture the interest of any Freshman; which can be challenging to do. This was a very unique and captivating lesson plan.

Fourth to present was Allysa Valley. The lesson she presented was an Algebra lesson for 9th grade students. She taught the students the use of the Quadratic Equation. It seemed like there was a solid method for teaching the students this. I also liked the questions she asked the students. For example, how they knew the equation is a quadratic equation. It is very important to have the students relay how they know something and not just be performing routines. When they can tell you how they know something; they can retain the information. This was a nice Math lesson.

Next, Kim Evangelista presented her lesson on 6th grade English. The book she used for her lesson plan instruction was "Wonder". I think is was a neat idea for her to show the book trailer she found on the internet, for the movie Wonder. She had one of the most unique "K-W-L" type charts; that I have seen. The chart was different and involved. The several different kinds of categories on it, to include a group opinion, was very innovative. This was a well thought out lesson.

The sixth presenter was Susan Porter. She presented her 3rd grade Science lesson. The lesson was one of my favorite lessons; The Life Cycle of a Frog. I studied frogs at the Lay Science Center towards Bowling Green, MO; when I was in about 8th grade. I always thought this topic was really cool and I really like this lesson. I enjoyed the True/False frog worksheet that she used for the Anticipation activity. The questions she made were interesting and would catch the student's attention. She did a great job creating this lesson.

The seventh presenter was Michelle Perry. Her lesson was a Kindergarten Math lesson. She had the students learning about the characteristics of a square. She used a different website, Gomath.com, to present the questions to the students. This was a good lesson to go over characteristics of shapes; with the students.

Our eighth and last presenter was Sara Houston. Her lesson was for 1st grade students. Her lesson was on drawing conclusions or making predictions. She chose to use the book "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly". I really like the idea of using this book; especially for the teaching of a predictions lesson. It would be interesting what the students would predict will happen next in this particular book.

 As for what I would like to apply in my class; I think I would like to try all of these books and lessons at least once within my future classroom. I have really learned a lot of different ideas and ways to do things through this class. I would be excited to convert, if need be, and try any of these lessons in my classroom.