Math Game/Lesson

The instructional strategies that are fitting for the lesson activity I would like to perform with the students are reinforcing effort and providing recognition in a cooperative learning environment.

These strategies will influence the students in a positive manner because it is fun and when the students are rewarded and praised for correct answers amongst the team their level of achievement can be high. For those children that got the answer wrong, it will be a goal for them to try to get it correct on the second round.

Learners Outcome: to know how to subtract three-digit numbers with regrouping more than once.

Lesson Activity:

1. 20 students have prearranged the desks in three teams (Group 1 has 6 students, Group 2 and 3 have 7 students).
2.  One member of each group goes up to the chalkboard for a timed drill to complete the same subtraction problem of  three digit numbers.              

 First student completed and correct answer gets 3 points.

 Second student completed and correct answer gets 2 points

 Last student completed and correct answer gets 1 point

*if incorrect the student gets no points, but gets another chance up at the board.

3. Continue until all children have gone up to perform a problem

I have seen this game take place in my observation fieldwork, and the students really got into it and really were focused to try and get the correct answer.

ELL and ESE children participated in the game as well.

Science: Seasons

The objective of this lesson is to acclimate the students with the characteristics of the four seasons.

Materials needed for a class of 20 are:
4 large white poster boards.
4 large crayons or washable markers.
label on each group's assembled table of desks indicating: Winter, Spring, Fall, Summer.
 and finally the desks are arranged in groups of 4 such as this picture for 4 students in each group.

Each group will have a time limit to come up with facts about each season. Then once the time is up the group rotates to the next season.  This will be an appropriate level of learning for Kindergarteners/1st graders.

At the end of this lesson, the students and I will discuss the different facts about the seasons.

This is a cooperative learning strategy.  This strategy promotes an interpersonal method of learning the subject.  The students will give each other ideas and trigger more ideas for the seasons.  Rules will be clearly defined beforehand to ensure low noise level or whisper voices.  I do suspect however, there will be excitement and warnings will be given to settle down.  I feel this method is engaging, exciting and promotes a positive learning experience.

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