I really enjoyed how you incorporated KWL and that you used it throughout the presentation so that we could see how it was used and its effectiveness Really great lesson for multiple learning styles ( struggling readers, drawing, writing, moving to sit on ground) I liked that you said for the teacher to pre-read the story so that we can anticipate the questions that our students will have and be prepared I think that this book could be used for so many different grade levels and in so many ways – i.e. Social responsibility, map making, lessons on community oDefinitely a book I will add to my library – thank you!
Group 3 I love this idea!! I think it is great that you guys incorporated other communities in the lesson. So many kids have no idea what communities other than their own look like. They do not really experience the differences between countries. The KWL chart was a great way to have the students think, and question things that they do not know. I like how you guys asked us to draw our own community before reading the book; this would really help students pick out the differences. GREAT JOB LADIES.... and GENTLEMAN!!
Wow, you chose such a great book to work with. It had great visuals and the readings can be adapted to all grades (k-7). One thing I really liked about your lesson was the teacher modeling. You did a great job modeling every step for every activity that you wanted us to do. It was great to hear so many different projects that could follow from you lesson. Like you mentioned, you could integrate the book with other subjects as well which is always a great way to keep the kids interested in a topic. The KWL chart was well used not only to assess listening comprehension but also to keep students deeply thinking throughout your whole lesson.
Great work! - I loved the book you chose. It looks like it would provide a teacher with a number of teachable opportunities and could be used cross-curriculum. - I thought the option of writing or drawing was a good accommodation that would allow students with different abilities and learning styles to engage in the activity. - I liked the suggestion in class that this book could be used at a variety of grade levels. I think it would be neat to use it at a grade 7 level where students could focus on leadership and service, perhaps raising money to send a child in Africa to school.
Group 3: Community I particularly liked how this group gave students the option to write down words or draw a picture about what community means to me. One of the LA PLO’s (in all grades if I am not mistaken) involves having students represent understanding through visual forms and this option ties in neatly with this. Also, I really enjoyed the multi-cultural aspect of this lesson. In North America, we tend to be very ego-centric and I think any opportunity to have students think and respond to other culture really helps shape them as understanding adults.
Excellent presentation! The ideas and teacher:student interaction were great. I especially liked that Destiny showed examples of the drawing/writing activity. It was a nice twist on doing KWL through the pictures vs. plot. The book was a great resource. Good book selection!
The only problem I had was that craig said 'um' & 'you know' at least 10 times.
What a fun presentation! It seemed ideal for differentiated learning. The book choice was awesome, it really added to broadening the global community aspect of the classroom. I am definitely going to be trying out what you did with the KWL strategy. Fabulous work!
•I found your discussion on comprehension using the ‘what, where, who and why’ interesting! •I liked how you referenced and exampled the KWL strategy. It’s always helpful to have the strategies reinforced and see again how it is implemented. •The book ‘One Hen’ is so applicable to various topics within the curriculum, it is a must have! •The whole lesson was great! I would love to implement it within a classroom setting!
Great presentation, I appreciated that it was full of tools for us to implement within the classroom!
“One Hen” I knew about ‘KWL’ strategy before and have seen used in other subjects. I can never think of using this strategy in Language Arts especially for story reading. I admire this great idea, and I will use this in my classroom. The other great idea I liked was when you all touched the other community issues in the story. The incorporation of teaching the social responsibility, and showing the Map at the same time was beyond my thinking. I learned many great ideas after attending your lesson. I really enjoyed the multicultural aspects of the lesson. Good Job Girls!!
Great job group 3. This is a great book and you did an excellent job of incorporating KWL in to your lesson. I really appreciated the numerous different types of activities ideas you exposed the rest of the class to. You definitely chose a great book to incorporate various cross-curricular tasks, this is a great story to educate students about different cultures, social responsibility, entrepreneurship etc, the list could go on. I particularly liked the teacher modeling throughout your presentation, you all have great “teacher voices” and your passion for teaching and students was very evident!
The KWL chart is an effective and easy way to encourage students to acknowledge what they already know about a topic. It starts the process of tapping into that prior knowledge. I agree with what was said in the presentation, in terms of students going home and answering that question, “What did you learn today Bobby?”… “Nothing!” As teachers, that is the dreaded answer. We want to teach our students strategies for thinking about what we already know and, most importantly, what we learned. Graphic organizers, such as a KWL chart are key. It had been a while since I had actually been on the other end and filled out a KWL chart myself, so I really enjoyed doing it in this presentation. The book choice was well done and I was inspired by the community theme too, as there are so many ways this theme can be expanded to celebrate diversity and social responsibility.
Well done group! I really liked how Destiny and Allison really took on the role of primary teachers. I like how you created a lesson from a book you had in mind. That reminds me of one of our first classes in Educ 473, where we developed lessons from viewing books. You chose a really good book to introduce to children dealing with cultural differences. You could tie this to a social studies unit as well as a language arts. The KWL is always a great activity to get students interactive as well. Well done! :)
Group 3: I absolutely loved the book you chose and I can see so many ways to connect the various “themes” from the story into and across the curriculum. You also did a great job of demonstrating the use of the KWL strategy. Your “think-pair-share” about “what is a community?” was a great “hook” to get students engaged and to activate prior knowledge. I especially liked the fact that the “teacher” (Destiny), shared her own drawing of what is in her community-great role modeling!! Your suggestion to carefully and critically pre-read the book in order to “anticipate students’ questions and to be well prepared” is one that many teachers forget-thanks for the reminder Great job!! Shanie
What an intriguing book - thank you for introdcuing it to us! I had never seen it before, but can think of so many ways it could be used for cross-curricualr studies and at different grade levels. The KWL was great. I have used this tool before, but not quite in the way you did, first for general prior knowledge about communities, and then to wonder about the actual area being introduced in the book. That tactic, along with the atlas activity, would really make students stop and think about conditions in different parts of the world. Some of the suggestions given for putting learning into action, such as adopting a community, showed practical ways for students to make a difference.
I loved your choice of story, as it brings up so many engaging ways to introduce the concepts of community and diversity to early intermediate and even late primary students. I thought it was great how your group acted out your key activities. This gave me a clear idea of some excellent strategies I will likely use in the future, as you highlighted the age group I most enjoy working with! I liked how you targeted a range of student abilities by inviting the children to draw or write what they thought about the meaning of community and about their community in particular. Lastly, as you suggested, I think that the story, “One Hen,” would make an excellent transition into a broader class discussion on social responsibility. Thank you for your many great ideas and for the realistic way you depicted them that sparked my interest and got me thinking! Great job!
One of the things I enjoyed about the KWL strategy was how youpretend the whole class is a grade 4 settings and pretend to do a lesson with us. The procedure of the lesson were simple yet concise, explicit, and practical. I enjoyed their extension of multi-level instruction as it gives teachers more follow up activities after a simple read aloud combined with a KWL strategy. Students are given many chances and options to be successful.
Great Job! I loved the story and am looking for my own copy now. What a great way to introduce the KWL and seeing the strategies that were used. I like how this lesson built on the social responsibility aspect and communities. This story gives students a perspective of community that may be different then their own. Thanks again!
I really like the "One Hen" story because the second you held up the book, I was trying to predict what would be in the story and how does one hen be about a community.
You also like the use of KWL to get students thinking about the story. I've never used this strategy but now that you have demonstrate how to use it, I'll probably use it in my practicum class in Sept..
I really enjoyed how you incorporated KWL and that you used it throughout the presentation so that we could see how it was used and its effectiveness
ReplyDeleteReally great lesson for multiple learning styles ( struggling readers, drawing, writing, moving to sit on ground)
I liked that you said for the teacher to pre-read the story so that we can anticipate the questions that our students will have and be prepared
I think that this book could be used for so many different grade levels and in so many ways – i.e. Social responsibility, map making, lessons on community
oDefinitely a book I will add to my library – thank you!
Group 3
ReplyDeleteI love this idea!! I think it is great that you guys incorporated other communities in the lesson. So many kids have no idea what communities other than their own look like. They do not really experience the differences between countries. The KWL chart was a great way to have the students think, and question things that they do not know. I like how you guys asked us to draw our own community before reading the book; this would really help students pick out the differences. GREAT JOB LADIES.... and GENTLEMAN!!
Wow, you chose such a great book to work with. It had great visuals and the readings can be adapted to all grades (k-7). One thing I really liked about your lesson was the teacher modeling. You did a great job modeling every step for every activity that you wanted us to do. It was great to hear so many different projects that could follow from you lesson. Like you mentioned, you could integrate the book with other subjects as well which is always a great way to keep the kids interested in a topic. The KWL chart was well used not only to assess listening comprehension but also to keep students deeply thinking throughout your whole lesson.
ReplyDeleteGreat work!
ReplyDelete- I loved the book you chose. It looks like it would provide a teacher with a number of teachable opportunities and could be used cross-curriculum.
- I thought the option of writing or drawing was a good accommodation that would allow students with different abilities and learning styles to engage in the activity.
- I liked the suggestion in class that this book could be used at a variety of grade levels. I think it would be neat to use it at a grade 7 level where students could focus on leadership and service, perhaps raising money to send a child in Africa to school.
Group 3: Community
ReplyDeleteI particularly liked how this group gave students the option to write down words or draw a picture about what community means to me. One of the LA PLO’s (in all grades if I am not mistaken) involves having students represent understanding through visual forms and this option ties in neatly with this. Also, I really enjoyed the multi-cultural aspect of this lesson. In North America, we tend to be very ego-centric and I think any opportunity to have students think and respond to other culture really helps shape them as understanding adults.
Excellent presentation! The ideas and teacher:student interaction were great. I especially liked that Destiny showed examples of the drawing/writing activity. It was a nice twist on doing KWL through the pictures vs. plot. The book was a great resource. Good book selection!
ReplyDeleteThe only problem I had was that craig said 'um' & 'you know' at least 10 times.
What a fun presentation! It seemed ideal for differentiated learning. The book choice was awesome, it really added to broadening the global community aspect of the classroom. I am definitely going to be trying out what you did with the KWL strategy. Fabulous work!
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ReplyDelete•I found your discussion on comprehension using the ‘what, where, who and why’ interesting!
•I liked how you referenced and exampled the KWL strategy. It’s always helpful to have the strategies reinforced and see again how it is implemented.
•The book ‘One Hen’ is so applicable to various topics within the curriculum, it is a must have!
•The whole lesson was great! I would love to implement it within a classroom setting!
Great presentation, I appreciated that it was full of tools for us to implement within the classroom!
“One Hen”
ReplyDeleteI knew about ‘KWL’ strategy before and have seen used in other subjects. I can never think of using this strategy in Language Arts especially for story reading. I admire this great idea, and I will use this in my classroom. The other great idea I liked was when you all touched the other community issues in the story. The incorporation of teaching the social responsibility, and showing the Map at the same time was beyond my thinking. I learned many great ideas after attending your lesson. I really enjoyed the multicultural aspects of the lesson. Good Job Girls!!
Great job group 3. This is a great book and you did an excellent job of incorporating KWL in to your lesson. I really appreciated the numerous different types of activities ideas you exposed the rest of the class to. You definitely chose a great book to incorporate various cross-curricular tasks, this is a great story to educate students about different cultures, social responsibility, entrepreneurship etc, the list could go on. I particularly liked the teacher modeling throughout your presentation, you all have great “teacher voices” and your passion for teaching and students was very evident!
ReplyDeleteThe KWL chart is an effective and easy way to encourage students to acknowledge what they already know about a topic. It starts the process of tapping into that prior knowledge. I agree with what was said in the presentation, in terms of students going home and answering that question, “What did you learn today Bobby?”… “Nothing!” As teachers, that is the dreaded answer. We want to teach our students strategies for thinking about what we already know and, most importantly, what we learned. Graphic organizers, such as a KWL chart are key. It had been a while since I had actually been on the other end and filled out a KWL chart myself, so I really enjoyed doing it in this presentation. The book choice was well done and I was inspired by the community theme too, as there are so many ways this theme can be expanded to celebrate diversity and social responsibility.
ReplyDeleteWell done group! I really liked how Destiny and Allison really took on the role of primary teachers.
ReplyDeleteI like how you created a lesson from a book you had in mind. That reminds me of one of our first classes in Educ 473, where we developed lessons from viewing books.
You chose a really good book to introduce to children dealing with cultural differences. You could tie this to a social studies unit as well as a language arts.
The KWL is always a great activity to get students interactive as well. Well done! :)
Group 3:
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved the book you chose and I can see so many ways to connect the various “themes” from the story into and across the curriculum. You also did a great job of demonstrating the use of the KWL strategy. Your “think-pair-share” about “what is a community?” was a great “hook” to get students engaged and to activate prior knowledge. I especially liked the fact that the “teacher” (Destiny), shared her own drawing of what is in her community-great role modeling!! Your suggestion to carefully and critically pre-read the book in order to “anticipate students’ questions and to be well prepared” is one that many teachers forget-thanks for the reminder Great job!!
Shanie
What an intriguing book - thank you for introdcuing it to us! I had never seen it before, but can think of so many ways it could be used for cross-curricualr studies and at different grade levels. The KWL was great. I have used this tool before, but not quite in the way you did, first for general prior knowledge about communities, and then to wonder about the actual area being introduced in the book. That tactic, along with the atlas activity, would really make students stop and think about conditions in different parts of the world. Some of the suggestions given for putting learning into action, such as adopting a community, showed practical ways for students to make a difference.
ReplyDeleteI loved your choice of story, as it brings up so many engaging ways to introduce the concepts of community and diversity to early intermediate and even late primary students. I thought it was great how your group acted out your key activities. This gave me a clear idea of some excellent strategies I will likely use in the future, as you highlighted the age group I most enjoy working with! I liked how you targeted a range of student abilities by inviting the children to draw or write what they thought about the meaning of community and about their community in particular. Lastly, as you suggested, I think that the story, “One Hen,” would make an excellent transition into a broader class discussion on social responsibility. Thank you for your many great ideas and for the realistic way you depicted them that sparked my interest and got me thinking! Great job!
ReplyDeleteOne of the things I enjoyed about the KWL strategy was how youpretend the whole class is a grade 4 settings and pretend to do a lesson with us. The procedure of the lesson were simple yet concise, explicit, and practical. I enjoyed their extension of multi-level instruction as it gives teachers more follow up activities after a simple read aloud combined with a KWL strategy. Students are given many chances and options to be successful.
ReplyDeleteGreat Job! I loved the story and am looking for my own copy now. What a great way to introduce the KWL and seeing the strategies that were used. I like how this lesson built on the social responsibility aspect and communities. This story gives students a perspective of community that may be different then their own. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteI really like the "One Hen" story because the second you held up the book, I was trying to predict what would be in the story and how does one hen be about a community.
ReplyDeleteYou also like the use of KWL to get students thinking about the story. I've never used this strategy but now that you have demonstrate how to use it, I'll probably use it in my practicum class in Sept..