Because my focus for my 10 lesson plans is mainly on reading foundations, Chapter Four is very useful to me (Working With Words). It was good to learn more about the expected phonemes students are to learn and how to approach spelling. It used to be difficult for me not to correct children with their spelling of words they felt they knew, even they were proud of their work, but by God's grace, I am able to see all of that as part of the learning and growing process. It's somewhat the same way in Chapter 5 (Writing: A Multidimensional Process) because it explains that the writing process as far as writing stories and essays and such should be like a skeleton with tissue and muscles and tendons and flesh all being grown on it. That's the image I got. They're in essence going to relearn the process a dozen times as they progress through the school system, getting better and better at it and filling in the gaps and refining their craft.
I also like the concept of using portfolios for each student. This is definitely something that I have considered doing because I do want to be able to keep track of how they're progressing academically, but also socially and emotionally - just as a whole person since there are so many facets of them that are growing at the same time in a classroom.
As far as class, I really liked the ideas that were shared about building listening skills with poems like A Frog, A Stick by Jack Prelutsky, and I know she mentioned one of my favorite stories too in the lecture: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. I especially love to listen to this version of the reading of it on youtube because of the reader's voice. Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m75aEhm-BYw .
I wanted to share this reading too : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLdM6m47daw of Stick and Stone because I enjoy the little boy's involvement in the reading. He's sounds he's a little bright 3-yr old. It is a book I discovered in one of my other classes that can be very good for teaching kindergartners and first graders about friendship and bullying and standing up for others. It's clever and adorable.
What are some of the books y'all are planning on using for your lessons?
I also like the concept of using portfolios for each student. This is definitely something that I have considered doing because I do want to be able to keep track of how they're progressing academically, but also socially and emotionally - just as a whole person since there are so many facets of them that are growing at the same time in a classroom.
As far as class, I really liked the ideas that were shared about building listening skills with poems like A Frog, A Stick by Jack Prelutsky, and I know she mentioned one of my favorite stories too in the lecture: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. I especially love to listen to this version of the reading of it on youtube because of the reader's voice. Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m75aEhm-BYw .
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What are some of the books y'all are planning on using for your lessons?
I think using portfolios is a great idea. It helps both the student and the teacher see the progress that the student has made and I think it can be quite motivating for the student. I also think that they would be useful to try and utilize during student teaching, if you can, because of the MoPTA. Advice of another student who has completed it already suggested keeping all student work to help with it and a portfolio would be a great way to do that.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit my lesson planning hasn't gotten very far yet. Between work and Senior Seminar I haven't had much time to get to it. This weekend is all about the lessons. I do have a couple of books already picked out, The Boy Who Walked Between the Towers and The Great Kapok Tree.
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers*
DeleteYeah, the portfolios help with all of that and not only during student teaching but also when you have to do your SLOs (Student Leaning Objectives) that we will most likely (things could change) have to turn in after a couple years of teaching, and there are other assessment-related assignments we will have to complete. Also, I agree with you that the portfolios can be an encouragement to our students, but I feel they will also be an encouragement to us as teachers so that we can see how far along we have helped our students to journey.
DeleteGreat blog Keiza. I would like to implement a student portfolio too and I liked how you mentioned that it gives you a look into the whole person not just academically. It is so true that our little kiddos have so much going on in their lives academically, emotionally, and physically. The portfolio gives them an outlet to express themselves as individuals. A couple books I have chosen to use in my unit for third graders it the "One and Only Ivan" and "Walt Disney’s Cinderella" and "The Rough-Faced Girl". The One and Only Ivan I am using to complete a writer's workshop and the Cinderella stories as a compare/contrast lesson.
ReplyDeleteI am not as far along with my lessons as I had hoped at this point but I am close to the goal I set for myself. I have 4 completed and I had hoped to be half way through at 4 weeks.
I spoke with someone who had just finished student teaching in April, and she highly recommended keeping student portfolios for the MoPTA.
ReplyDeleteI have not started my individual lesson plans on paper yet... but I know exactly what I am going to do in my head... Does that count? :)
Loved your post, Keiza! I hope I get to see some of your work in action when you are a student teacher!
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