Saturday, October 1, 2011

duzine plan

LESSON OVERVIEW:  This lesson serves as a introduction to the concepts of reuse of materials. The story serves as an example of how a person can make the most of what he or she has.

UNIT GOAL: To introduce children to the concept of reuse of their worn or damaged goods. To lead children in a discussion as to how they might reuse their own items

LESSON RATIONALE: Children need an to be introduced to the idea of conservation. This book provides a good example of how one person can reduce their waste. Also it provides an example of how to be creative in discovering new uses for old things.


ASSESSMENT STRATEGY/
INSTRUMENT

-Observation
-Feedback
-Discussion
-Q&A


EVALUATION CRITERIA/ EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS:

- The students act as attentive listeners to the story
- The students ask questions/ provide answers
- The students suggest how they might reuse their items

ASSESSMENT STRATEGY/
INSTRUMENT

-Observation
-Feedback
-Discussion
-Q&A

TEACHER ACTIVITY STUDENT ACTIVITY

Introduce conservation and reuse via “Joseph has a little overcoat”.  teacher will explore with the children what it means to conserve, why we do it and how can they help.

Students ask and answer questions.

Teacher engage the students attention thought the reading by asking questions and commenting what is happing in the story. 

Students pay close attention and respond to the teachers prompted questions 

Teacher will summarize the story, Then begin a discussion as to how they might reuse their own goods. Teacher gives examples and asks questions.

Teacher will summarize the story, Then begin a discussion as to how they might reuse their own goods. Teacher gives examples and asks questions.

Visual Examples

2 comments:

  1. Great start here, John! One of the things we'll work on in the teacher/student activity is how to frame what you and the students will actually DO to explore the concept through discussion.

    One of the things that will help significantly is to list your learning objectives. (this section is missing). What do you want the students to learn about, learn to do, or to experience? These should be phrased as "Students will..." (but saying "students will discuss reuse" won't work. What is it about reuse or conservation you want them to learn or focus on?)

    Email me back with your objectives. Also, will you be coming to one of the workshops (tonight or thursday night)?

    Thanks,
    BT

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  2. Good start here, John. We'll work in class on Thursday on the teacher/student activity portion to get at what you and they will actually discuss (we'll work on developing guiding questions that target the learning you actually want to have happen).

    One thing that is necessary for that is learning objectives (this portion of the plan seems to be missing here). They need to be stated specifically in terms of what you want the students to learn, learn about, learn to do. Always start these with "Students will...." (but don't say "Students will discuss reuse." What is there about reuse that you want students to learn? Having ONE or TWO objectives regarding reuse is fine for this small, mini lesson).

    You can email that back to me. Will you be coming to either today's or Thursday's workshops?

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