What picture book did you choose? What lesson did you create for it? After doing this activity, what do you see as the value in completing this assignment AND using picture books in any classroom (at any age)? How do you feel about your lesson? What did you struggle with? Be specific! Post by Thursday,
June 11th and respond to each other by Sunday, June 14th.
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ReplyDeleteThe picture book that I chose was "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". The lesson that I created for it was to have students listen to book as I read it aloud to them and have them draw the different metamorphosis life cycle stages in their notebook. Then, I would have them look at a powerpoint and video of the stages in motion and order. After my students feel comfortable with the material, I would have them create their own picture book that they had to draw in their own metamorphosis life cycle stages in order.
ReplyDeleteAfter doing this activity, there is much value in completing this assignment because I was able to synthesize my reading comprehension strategies and turn it into my own content science lesson to teach my future students. This gives me confidence that I can use picture books in any classroom and at any age because it will help them visualize and put the content into perspective and practice.
I feel really confident about my lesson. I feel that I have targeted it towards all types of learners including those who are auditory, kinesthetic, and vidual learners. I feel that they would have so much practice on the same information that they all would leave confident with the material they learned in the classroom.
The biggest thing that I think I struggled with was making arrangements for the IEP students. I will always struggle with this because it is so hard! You have to target each one of your lessons to every individual's needs which can be very challenging. All I could really do for this lesson and my IEP students would just be to be available at all times, answer their questions, and walk them through each and every step. Not only would I do that for my IEP students, but my average students as well.
I thought that the IEP arrangements were a little difficult as well. Their could be so many issues that you may not even be aware of and honestly, its kind of scary to think about! I would also just be their at all times to help in any way I can.
DeleteI really like your lesson plan idea Mariah. That book would be a great way for students to learn the life cycle, and I think it is smart to read the story out loud to the students as well, and showing them pictures will help the visualize the life cycle events. Finally, I liked how you would make the students extend their thinking and have them create their own book. I thought the IEP arrangements was tough as well, and I think when we actually have to teach students who need these arrangements we will get better at handling them.
DeleteI chose the book The Lorax. This was a childhood favorite and really got me interested in the idea of forestry and science. I created a lesson that basically outlined the damaging effects of deforestation and habitat destruction. This lesson plan introduced the students to the general concept and then allowed them to critically think about what this topic is really about, why it is important, and what can we do about it.This assignment was actually really fun for me. I was able to create something form scratch that could potentially be used in a future classroom, This allowed me to be creative and create something that would teach and help students in a new, fun ad creative way. Using a picture book in the classroom is definitely different. Especially in a middle school setting. This would be very interesting and fun to do in the classroom. It would totally catch the students off guard but I believe it would be just as fun to them as it was to me to create. I struggled with the time restraints. I created this lesson to fit into a 50 min class period, and that was hard to get everything in.
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DeleteYour lesson plan is a great idea! I really like how you were able to tie The Lorax picture book into thinking about forestry and science. I agree with you when you say that it would be fun to catch your middle school students off guard by having them read this book and applying it to their science content.
Ryan, i like this idea as well. While I struggled with being creative in my lesson, you were able to be very creative tying "The Lorax" to forestry and science. I also like you said struggled with the how much time to set up for the parts of the lesson, but I feel like this lesson could definitely be done in a 50 minute period.
DeleteI chose "The Gingerbread Man" to teach my freshmen English class. The lesson I created was to read the book out loud while the students wrote down the rhyming words from the story they heard. After the wrote down the words individually I would let them come up and write the words down on a top ten list to develop their rhyming and see poetic form. After that, we would go through the story and I would have the students works together in teams developing a plot diagram. After about ten minutes in the teams, I would have the teams draw their plot diagrams on the board, labeling the events from the book. Then as a class we would work together to create a clear plot diagram.
ReplyDeleteThe value of this assignment is to start a foundation for to major parts of literature, a short story and poetry. I want to keep the assignment simple for students to see how one can start developing a story, and by using rhyming words to create an effective poem. I think the book I chose, with the pictures highlights the events on the story which make the plot diagram easier to fill out, and also illustrate the rhyming words in the story very well so students can easily remember them. This book is effective at any age, because the literary tools and structure used can still be applied to teach the basics to an older age group, although the ideas may not be as complex.
I think my lesson is interactive, and it can help freshmen students use their more complex knowledge and creativeness they have developed and build upon a foundation by seeing the basics of a plot of a story and poetry. Rather than giving students a complex book they cannot understand, I want them to be able to develop the basics and create complex ideas themselves. The end purpose of this lesson would be to have the students write their own poem or short story, and this lesson allows them to start that process.
The part where I struggled the most was being creative. I like to be literal with my learning and teaching, so I could not think of something that creative, but I did try to make it interactive by allowing the students to work together to develop a plot outline and allowing them to write on the board (smart board).
Tyler,
DeleteWhat a great idea and lesson plan! Who would have thought that we could create lesson plans for high school students and all other ages from picture books. I really like the idea of having students draw their plot diagrams on the board. Having them label the events from the book is very important. Not only will they learn the events from the book, but they will also learn the major parts of poetic literature, rhyming, and many other language factors.
Very cool idea! I have always thought that working in groups in the classroom is something that I would have my students do all the time. It would be a very cool idea to have the students work together to create a plot outline and then having the students write them on the board.
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