Lesson Plan Blog 4

Currently for my field experience I am placed in a ninth and tenth grade Exceptional Student Education classroom. I have noticed that once students graduate to the Secondary Level of education, the primary objective of education changes from a focus on academics to the development of life skills. This has influenced my decision to choose a lesson plan named “Help Wanted Ads”, in which students will use the newspaper to search for a job. Students will practice skills that are necessary to search for employment in the future.

                                               

The objectives for this lesson plan are for students to learn how to search for job ads, learn how to read a list of common abbreviations, and be able to answer questions about two ads to the best of their abilities. As the anticipatory set, the teacher will bring in copies of the local newspaper, and will look over it with the class.  The students and teacher will brainstorm, discuss, and list the various parts of the newspaper. Afterwards, the teacher will display two examples of appropriate want ads on the overhead/ smart board, and will ask students to translate the meanings of the abbreviations. The teacher will then discuss with the class the meanings of the abbreviations that they found in the job ads, and will give two more examples to observe student comprehension.

 

In pairs, students will find want ads in the newspaper that pertain to their interests. Students will the copy the want ad, and decipher the ad. After the lesson, the teacher will check comprehension by prompting the students with flash cards that have written wanted ad abbreviations on them.

This is a great lesson that will help students practice skills that will be necessary in life post education. Students will also enjoy this hand- on activity that connects learning to real world situations. Since this is a lesson plan that has been developed for ESE students, there are also numerous modifications that are stated throughout the activity. As educators, it is important that we provide our students with the skills necessary to survive and succeed within the post educational society.

You may find this lesson plan at:

http://www.teach-nology.com/lessons/lsn_pln_view_lessons.php?action=view&cat_id=9&lsn_id=19308

Lesson Plan Three

     This lesson plan is called the Magazine Hunt. Through this lesson, students will be able to make connections between vocabulary words and real life objects. Students will search through and cut pictures out of magazines and other materials to depict the definitions. This is a great lesson plan to use in Elementary grades 3 through 5.

     Prior to the activity, the teacher will introduce new vocabulary words to the class. The teacher will explain that students will search through magazines and newspapers to find a picture that shows the definition of the vocabulary words. The students will use pictures, glue, and scissors to make a collage of their vocabulary words. Students may cut out numerous pictures and put them together in order to complete their definition, and make their collage.
     There are a few modifications that I would implement with this lesson plan. Firstly, when introducing the vocabulary words I would use choral reading to pronounce the words. As a class I would also have students engage in discussion in order to determine students prior knowledge of these new vocabulary terms. In addition to searching through magazines,I would also have students search through the dictionary to find the definitions of these words so they have a clear understanding of the vocabulary when they find their pictures.

    This lesson plan is a learner- centered, hands on activity. This is lesson is appropriate for kinesthetic and visual learners. Through the use of visuals, students will be able to relate familiar concepts in order to learn their vocabulary words. It is important that students understand the meanings of words in order to build vocabulary knowledge.

You can find this lesson plan at:
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/language_arts/vocab/35mag.html

Lesson Plan 2

 

                                   The Importance and Use of Numbers in Everyday Life.

    The next lesson plan that I have chosen to use in my classroom is a Problem- Solving Math lesson. The objective of this lesson is to learn the importance of numbers in our everyday lives, and to provide examples of them. This lesson is said to be appropriate for grades K-5, but I would probably use this in first to third grade classrooms.

     As an anticipatory set, the teacher and students will engage in a discussion about the various ways numbers are utilized every day in our lives. Afterwards, students will walk around the room for about 10 minutes and document examples of numbers used in the classroom. The teacher should guide students to less obvious numbers in the room, such as the number of chairs or the number of windows in the classroom. After the students return to their desks, the teacher should engage in further discussion of the data found, ask various critically thinking questions, and discuss how we rely on numbers everyday.  Afterwards students will draw a picture of a time when they used numbers outside of school. Students are graded on their participation in classroom discussion, behavior and staying on task while looking for examples of numbers, and the pictures drawn of how numbers are used in their daily lives.

     This lesson plan is learner- center and constructivist based. During this lesson the teacher serves as a guide, allowing the students to explore their classroom and engage in a critically thought out discussion instead of lecture. This lesson applies to all kinesthetic, auditory, and visual learners. This is a great lesson that allows students to question and understand why numbers are an important aspect not only in school, but also in everyday life.


You can find this lesson plan at:

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/problem-solving-math-episode-1.cfm

Lesson Plan 1

     The lesson plan that I have chosen to incorporate into my classroom is “Letter Blend Bingo”. The objective of this reading and phonics lesson is to help diverse students learn blended letter sounds. This lesson is primarily intended for students with dyslexia, but is also appropriate to use for kindergarten, first, and second grade students who are learning to read.

     During this “game”, the teacher will read aloud and/or display a word or a picture beginning with a blended letter sound and the students will match those sounds to a letter pair on their bingo cards. The blended letter sounds will consist of pairs of consonants such as “gr”, “bl”, and “ch”. Just as in regular bingo, the first person to complete a straight line or diagonal on their card wins the game. The teacher may alter the rules as he or she wishes.

     Letter Blend Bingo is a fun and motivational way for students to enhance their reading skills. This lesson is also beneficial for all types of learners as it uses auditory, visual, and kinesthetic methods. Visual learners benefit from seeing the letter pairings on their bingo card as well as the words or pictures the teacher may say and display. Auditory learners hear the letter pairings. Kinesthetic learners can color or touch the letter pairings. The teacher may use modeling techniques to show the students how to play the game, and may use visuals to help the students understand the phonemes they are to identify. I am excited to use this lesson in my classroom during a reading lesson as a deviation from the norm.

http://specialed.about.com/od/readingliteracy/a/Letter-Blends-A-Lesson-Plan-For-Students-With-Dyslexia.htm