In considering what to teach in my Language Arts lesson plan, I chose the picture book, The Napping House by Audrey Wood. There are numerous options of what I can teach that correspond with this book. For example, rhyming words, syllables, beginning sounds, ending sounds, vowel sounds, and phoneme manipulations are among the options that I can teach to my first graders that relate to The Napping House.
This particular children's book is a cumulative story, much like The House that Jack Built. Kids love this book and I am looking forward to incorporating it into my lesson.
I am not entirely sure which concept I am going to teach my first graders to accompany the book. I would like to pick two areas from the options I listed above to cover in my lesson plan. As of now, I have decided that I would like to teach beginning sounds and vowel sounds. However, phoneme manipulations is another option that I am interested in teaching. In these important concepts, I will pick words from the story, as well as other words that the students are familiar with for the activities. I will then ask the children to help me find other words that have the same beginning sounds and vowel sounds as the words we found in the story.
In choosing this particular lesson plan and picture book, I wanted to pick a story that would be fun for the students and also would get them excited about participating in the lesson. I think I have chosen a great book and lesson and am very excited about teaching it!
Monday, January 28, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
TE 402- Math!
So far, I feel like the semester in TE 402 is off to a great start. There are many aspects related to teaching mathematics in my classroom that I hope to gather from this class.
I hope to learn effective ways of integrating math into other subject areas in my classroom. Math is extremely important in every individual's life. I hope to be able to spark children's interests at the lower-elementary level so they gain a passion for learning math and an interest in continuing their math education in the years that follow. I, personally, do not enjoy all aspects that learning math entails due to negative experiences in my past. However, I hope to gather ways of being passionate about teaching math so that my students will be passionate about learning the subject. Finally, I hope to obtain ways of teaching effective math lessons in the classroom that will be both fun and informative for my students. I am very excited to see what else TE 402 has to offer!
Up to this point in TE 402, I feel that the class is very organized, which will aid in my success throughout the semester. I hope to gain as much as I possibly can before I enter my internship year, and with the instructors that I have in 402, I feel that this is absolutely possible. Both instructors seem very enthusiastic about the subjects they are teaching, which pushes me to be enthusiastic about the material I am learning!
I hope to learn effective ways of integrating math into other subject areas in my classroom. Math is extremely important in every individual's life. I hope to be able to spark children's interests at the lower-elementary level so they gain a passion for learning math and an interest in continuing their math education in the years that follow. I, personally, do not enjoy all aspects that learning math entails due to negative experiences in my past. However, I hope to gather ways of being passionate about teaching math so that my students will be passionate about learning the subject. Finally, I hope to obtain ways of teaching effective math lessons in the classroom that will be both fun and informative for my students. I am very excited to see what else TE 402 has to offer!
Up to this point in TE 402, I feel that the class is very organized, which will aid in my success throughout the semester. I hope to gain as much as I possibly can before I enter my internship year, and with the instructors that I have in 402, I feel that this is absolutely possible. Both instructors seem very enthusiastic about the subjects they are teaching, which pushes me to be enthusiastic about the material I am learning!
Monday, January 21, 2008
A New Semester in TE 402!
Hello!
I am very excited to be starting the new semester in TE 402! I look forward to gathering new knowledge and ways to make Language Arts and Math fun and meaningful in the classroom! I was very pleased to hear that we would be incorporating blogging in this class so I am more apt to keeping my blog up-to-date with information.
In this week's class, we will be talking about "differentiation" and how it is utilized in teaching. Differentiation in the classroom, to me, means the teacher's responsibility to adjust his or her lesson plans to each and every student, no matter which level of learning they may be at. This is mostly applied to students with learning disabilities.
There are many ways differentiation is utilized in the classroom. For example, simple adjustments such as allowing students more time to complete a worksheet or giving them options as to which activity to take part in may be useful. However, if you have students who still do not prosper in literacy even with these adjustments, you may, as the teacher, need to turn to outside sources. For example, you may need to talk with the school counselor and have the student tested for a learning disability. In these cases, students may be pulled out of the classroom for a period of time each day and worked with individually on their literacy skills. This option is used with a couple of the students in my field placement and seems to work rather effectively. Communication with the students' guardians is extremely important and aids in the success of the student. When students with learning disabilities are surrounded by a positive, motivating support system, they will be more likely to succeed in school.
I am looking forward to learning more about differentiation in this week's class!
I am very excited to be starting the new semester in TE 402! I look forward to gathering new knowledge and ways to make Language Arts and Math fun and meaningful in the classroom! I was very pleased to hear that we would be incorporating blogging in this class so I am more apt to keeping my blog up-to-date with information.
In this week's class, we will be talking about "differentiation" and how it is utilized in teaching. Differentiation in the classroom, to me, means the teacher's responsibility to adjust his or her lesson plans to each and every student, no matter which level of learning they may be at. This is mostly applied to students with learning disabilities.
There are many ways differentiation is utilized in the classroom. For example, simple adjustments such as allowing students more time to complete a worksheet or giving them options as to which activity to take part in may be useful. However, if you have students who still do not prosper in literacy even with these adjustments, you may, as the teacher, need to turn to outside sources. For example, you may need to talk with the school counselor and have the student tested for a learning disability. In these cases, students may be pulled out of the classroom for a period of time each day and worked with individually on their literacy skills. This option is used with a couple of the students in my field placement and seems to work rather effectively. Communication with the students' guardians is extremely important and aids in the success of the student. When students with learning disabilities are surrounded by a positive, motivating support system, they will be more likely to succeed in school.
I am looking forward to learning more about differentiation in this week's class!
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