Mini-Lessons 12,13,14: Baseball, Coins Value and Family Tree
Tate: Family Tree
4/1/2019
MINI - LESSONS
Concept: Higher Order Play
When mini-lessons ended, we discussed Stiffen Saifer's article Higer Order Play and Its Role in Development and Education. Please, click on the hyperlink to read the article.
Summary: This paper focuses on the role of play in children’s development and as a curricular strategy in an attempt to come to terms with the problem that play is increasingly seen as superfluous for learning, while increasingly viewed as vital for development. The author provides a critical analysis of Vygotsky’s theory of play and the “common” view of the cognitive trajectory of play in development that all forms of play in early childhood lead to games and sports or better social skills in later life. An alternative, bilateral theory of play is presented, postulating that two types of play in early childhood, skill-based play and higher order play (sustained make-believe play involving roles, a scenario, and verbal/social interaction) each lead to different development outcomes: games/sports and higher order thinking respectively. An argument is made for higher order play as a key strategy for good teaching in any grade.
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Derrick briefly explained how to use the bat in the game of Baseball. Alex taught the value of coins and how to calculate addition of pennies, dimes, quarters. Megan taught about the importance of one's family tree and how to create one.
Lesson Plan
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Alex
Connelly
TAL 324
4/1/19
Lesson Plan: Common Cents
Objectives:
1.
Students
will learn the 4 basic coins used in the United States and be able to verbally
state them when asked upon.
2.
Students
will learn the how much a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter is worth and be able
to verbally state their worth out loud when asked upon.
3.
Students
will learn to add different coins together by being shown 3 or 4 different
coins and mentally adding them together, then sharing that sum with the class.
4.
Students
will learn how to create a given amount with coins given to them when told a
price.
Procedures:
1.
First,
the presentation will be introduced to the students and students will be asked
if they can list out the four “common cents.”
2.
Next,
to introduce the students to the four cents, a sing-along-song will be played.
3.
Following
this, the instructor will go through each cent, starting with the penny, then
nickel, dime, then finally quarter and discuss what they look like and how much
they are worth.
4.
Next,
an interactive game will be played with the class via the internet. The
instructor will project the game, coins will be shown, and students will raise
their hand when they know how much the coins add up to. The instructor will
then call on a student sitting quietly, with their hand raised and see if they
are correct or not.
5.
After
the interactive game is complete, the instructor will hand out worksheets that
the students will complete. As they are being passed out, the instructor will
give the instructions, and then allow the students 5-10 minutes to complete it.
6.
Finally,
the instructor will hand out a few different coins to every student. Next, the
instructor will say an amount, for example 30 cents, and have the students put
together 30 cents from their pile of coins and raise their hand when they
complete this. The fastest student to complete it and raise their hand will get
a prize, as long as their amount is correct. If correct, they will tell the
class what cents they put together and other students can they say what coins
they used.
Assessment:
1.
Verbally
state the 4 coins, penny, nickel, dime and quarter.
2.
Verbally
state how much a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter is worth.
3.
Respond
to how much multiple coins add up to, upon being shown coins.
4.
Complete
a worksheet, as an assessment, to demonstrate they can add coins together to
produce a given amount.
5.
Physically
manipulate coins to create a total sum, upon being told a given amount.
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CLASS FEEDBACK
Alyssa
Megan: I thought that painting was a great addition to the
lesson plan because it kept students engaged.
Derrick: I liked that Derrick did his lesson plan on a
subject normally not taught in school.
Alex: I liked that Alex gave us physical money to use when
teaching it.
Cameron
Lesson 1: i really liked the first lesson because it taught
real life information. Kids need to learn about money and the value of it so
teaching all the values of the different coins is a really useful lesson. I
like that she had a PowerPoint explanation an online game and a hands on
activity.
Lesson 2: I really liked the family tree lesson because it’s
really important for kids to learn about their families and where they came
from. Letting the kids paint the trees I think was a great idea because it made
it really fun and let the kids be creative in how they wanted to show their
family.
Megan
Alex’s presentation was very interesting and fun. It was an
informative way to learn about money.
Derrick’s presentation was very entertaining and
informative.
Julia R.
1- I think Derek’s presentation was good.
2- I think the
cents presentation was really good and fun. Helpful to play the game where we
made correct change to reinforce it.
3- Megan’s presentation was great and fun to draw our own
family trees. I really liked the painting aspect.
Michaela
Alex: I like how Alex's activity forced us to use the
counting skills we learned in the lesson. I feel like that is something that
has been missing from a lot of the lessons we have seen in class. But Alex's
activity of having us count out the cents she was saying actually had us
thinking and completing the desired skill.
Megan: I liked how Megan's activity incorporated actual
artwork. We have not had an activity like that. It was also a more advanced
topic; creating family trees. This required us to do some critical thinking
when making the fake family tree.
Sydney M.
Derek's presentation on how to swig a baseball bat was good
because he actually came to the front of the room and demonstrated the motions
that are involved in playing baseball.
Alex's presentation on common cents was really fun and
innovative! It was a fun way to get all of the students involved and showed us
how counting is necessary and can also be fun!
Meagan's presentation on family tree's was really fun
because it allowed us to utilize our creativity in a really fun and exciting
way! It is also important to think about your own family tree.
Andrea
1. He did a good job explaining how to stand, hold, and
swing a bat.
2. The money presentation was unique and fun. I liked how
she gave us all different cents and made us “pay” for the candy with whatever
price she gave. That made it fun and engaging for the class.
3. The family tree project was fun and different. I really
liked that we could use watercolor to paint our own family trees.
Becca
Baseball bat- Derrick did a great job at explaining the
mechanics of swinging a bat well, however his lesson plan was lacking an
interactive portion. He could have done
better at integrating the class.
Common cents- Alex did a great job at explaining her lesson
to the designated grade level. I enjoyed
her activity.
Family tree- I really liked how Megan taught the information
and integrated both a video and an activity so that the class could grasp the
concepts better.
Chloe
1: I liked the idea of squishing the bug, that made a lot of
sense to me and helped me understand the movement better
2: this was a very interactive and fun presentation, she did
really well utilizing different resources.
3: this was so fun and the connection to art was clear.
Cydney
I really enjoyed today’s presentations! Derek clearly knew
what he was talking about and was very knowledgeable about baseball.
Alex’s presentation was really entertaining and informative.
I really enjoyed the game at the end with counting coins.
Megan’s presentation
was really fun! I loved how she brought in paint and taught a lesson that we
were able to implement into our own lives.
Mina
Teacher 1 - It was
very informative on how to swing a baseball bat.
Teacher 2 - i really
enjoyed learning about coins and how she had us play many games on how to count
correctly.
Teacher 3 - The family tree lesson was also very fun because
we got to learn how they work and we got to draw our own family tree.
Bella
Lesson One: It was very informative about baseball and how
to properly stand with the bat and the ball. You could tell he was interested
in the subject, and I like that he made it personal by talking about where he
stands based on him being right-handed.
Lesson Two: She turned something every day like coins and
made it interesting and fun. The activity was involved and cool.
Lesson Three: She made it personal by talking about her
assignment and the classmate's reconnection with family, the video was cute,
and the activity was really fun.
Demi
1st- it was funny and made the class laugh.
2nd- Alex’s presentation was very well thought out and
enjoyable. It seemed like she had really prepared and organized for this. I
thought it was beneficial to have a YouTube video further explaining, and she
had several activities for us to partake in!
3rd- This plan was fun and enjoyable. She seemed prepared
and had all materials necessary. Although, it is difficult to simply paint a
family tree when you have a large family.
Laryssa
Alex- I thought Alex had a great lesson! She made it fun as
the students were competing to get the correct amount of coins. Learning how to
count different coins can be difficult for younger students to making them
think fast while competing to complete the task.
Meagan- I enjoyed the painting aspect in Meagan’s lessons
but I wish there would have been more direction on what we were exactly
painting. Awesome lesson... it’s important to learn about your family history!
Alex
The first presentation was about baseball and how to bat and
catch. He provided good instruction through demonstration and seemed
knowledgeable on the topic.
The last presentation was extremely well done. She began
with an informative PowerPoint to introduce the topic of family trees and then
let us create our own which was interactive and fun.
Jared
Alex: Fun and innovative, enjoyed her activity.
Megan: Well thought out.
Brain
Derrick did a good
job talking about a fun topic.
Alex made a good lesson for young kids with a good visual
aid.
Megan had a good handle on the class. She could have brought
more colors for the class.
Julia N.
Alex’s presentation on cents was really good because it was
interactive and she demonstrated it with a video and PowerPoint.
The presentation on baseball was instructive.
The family tree presentation was artistic and the video was
cute.
Irene
First presenter: he brought a stick to demonstrate how to
bat. I liked how he used descriptive words to explain the step by step process
of how to hold a bat and how to swing it.
Second presenter: I
like how she started off by asking a question on her topic and then she used a
catchy video with music that explained each cent. So by demonstrating a video
and then explaining each cent I feel gives a good demonstration on her topic.
She also used different ways to teach the subject and I thought that was great
and creative. It helps the students to retain the information because there
were different forms of teaching the topic.
Third presenter: she started off by explaining her topic and
asking questions to get the students involved. She also showed an interesting
video which also captures the students attention.
Suggestions
- Diversify demonstration when teaching sports related subjects (Ex. Video).
- Demonstrate self-confidence.
- Get students involved.
- Have students share their work before the end of the lesson.
- Presentations could have been longer and more interactive with the students.
- Make lesson more instructional or longer by letting students learn how to, for instance, hold and swing the bat themselves so it’s more of a learning activity.
- Lessons should be taken much more seriously by not encouraging presenters to think it is funny not to be prepared.
- Be prepared and observe all elements of a lesson.
- Make sure you have enough manipulatives for everyone in order to facilitate instruction and avoid behavior problems.
- The interactive part could have been more competitive to get kids into it.
- Work actively on getting the class to focus and pay attention while; improve classroom management.
- Be prepared for class by learning how to use the materials used in class beforehand so there won’t be any technical difficulties.
ReplyDelete1. The example for common since was good and very fun.
2. The family tree activity was unique.
Derrick spoke on one of my favorite sports, baseball. His lesson was very interesting and intriguing to me because baseball is not something that is usually taught when we talk about sports in a school setting.
ReplyDeleteAlex's lesson was interesting as well and I thought it was cool how he had props like money for us to engage with. I believe that teaching children about money is a very valuable lesson because money is something that is very important in our everyday lives.
Megan had an interesting lesson plan as well and talked about the family tree and its important to our individuality. This lesson stood out to me because I am big on family and family means a lot to me.
-Gurvan