Friday, March 17, 2017

Lesson ideas

I have actually been having a harder time coming up with lesson ideas for this class than I normally do. I think it is because this isn't a thematic unit so I have to have 10 individual ideas instead of one culminating one. I don't have any lesson plans finished, but I hope to by the end of the weekend. Third grade will be my focus because I have been placed in third grade for student teaching this fall and hope to get a feel for it. I have ideas for my first two plans. First is a math lesson on fractions where students will create flip books. It shouldn't take more than two days. The second is a science lesson over the life cycle of plants. Students will be creating foldable flower books that I found online (they are the cutest!). 
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  1. CarrieShackMarch 18, 2017 at 8:56 AM

    I love these ideas! The foldable flower book is adorable! :) Have you thought about your strategies to use yet?

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    1. Claire JefferyMarch 19, 2017 at 9:46 AM

      I am trying to work in student-friend vocabulary explanations for the life cycle of a plant. I'm actually having some trouble finding one to use for the fractions lesson. I can't find a good book to read or video to play to help introduce it so I'm not sure what strategy to go into. Any advice is welcome!

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  2. Leslie FosterMarch 19, 2017 at 9:34 AM

    I love this!!! So cute, students will love doing this!

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  3. Parker RoweMarch 19, 2017 at 10:36 AM

    I am student teaching in 3rd grade too. I really like that age group. They are pretty independent, but still sweet:) I love your foldable flower book! I think anytime you can do a hands on activity in a lesson students will react better to it!

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    1. Claire JefferyMarch 19, 2017 at 10:49 AM

      It is a fun age. I have been volunteering in the classroom I will be student teaching in so I have gotten to know the content that will be taught a bit. Hopefully that helps! I agree, students always react positively to a hands on lesson.

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  4. Karen FehrmannMarch 19, 2017 at 10:57 AM

    I love that you are teaching elementary. It seems like so much fun to come up with lesson plans for the younger grades where I feel as it is "work" instead of "fun" to plan lessons for accounting, marketing and business economics... Love the flower book!

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  5. nikifreieMarch 19, 2017 at 11:16 AM

    Love the flower books. Its a really great project, something different than the usual life cycle diagrams you see. I am doing something similar in first grade. They are required to draw and label plant parts.

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