Today we went over our mini lessons in small group class settings. I enjoyed both the teachers I was able to work with. Both Evin and Kelsey had great ideas to use in the classroom. Evin shared his lesson on a day at the beach. Our vocabulary words were already posted on the board and as a class we read them out loud. Then he asked us to identify any words that may have been difficult for us. After we put the words in alphabetical order then we used five words he picked out and wrote sentences and then we drew three words that we got to pick. I like the lesson because we were able to use an environment that we have easy access to. Also we did a lot of activities that enforced us to use the words and think about the meaning.
For Kelsey's lesson we read a story Lilly and her Purple Plastic Purse. She introduced the story and had use each read a section to encourage class read aloud. When we were finished she asked us to find one word we did not know the meaning to and she wrote it on the board. We were given a worksheet to work on the words we thought were difficult. Then we had to define the word we picked, make a connection, and draw an image that related to the word. I really like how we had a chance to read the story and pick out the words we had a hard time with and find out how to make a connection to us and the word.
Both lessons were very enjoyable and I really felt the ideas that were put into making the lesson. I think these ideas will really help me in the future when constructing other mini lessons our whole lessons in general.
Hi Rhea! Although I wasn't able to be a part of the lessons you participated in, I could tell that it was a success. I saw the worksheet Kelsey passed out and I really like it! I like that she made the students choose a word that they didn't understand. This will help individualize instruction without having to do one to one teaching. I also saw the matching activity on the board that Evin did. It was a great way to get students involved!
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