A Penny for Your Thoughts
In my first teacher education course at UMD, TLPL101, we taught a math lesson about groupings to a 5th grade class in Berwyn Heights Elementary School. The lesson plan and slides can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_RNgKNuuOggFohYhwwjwiZtLeeMB9q3AHhgOWUuvduw/edit. This lesson was quite difficult for the 5th graders, so next time I would give the students more promptingsContinue reading “A Penny for Your Thoughts”
Back to School Kit
In the beginning of my 4th grade school year, I received a back to school kit from my teacher, Ms. Leonard-Walker. This kit is representative of how caring and supportive Ms. Leonard-Walker was. Ms. Leonard Walker… Gave us Jolly Ranchers before assessments because according to her research, chewing gum and hard candy stimulated brain activityContinue reading “Back to School Kit”
Birthday Celebration
In Ms. Leonard-Walker’s 4th grade class, we would celebrate every birthday like this: 1. The birthday person gives a short “VIP” presentation. 2. The birthday person shares a treat/snack with the entire class as everyone writes a letter to the birthday person related to their VIP presentation. Through these birthday celebrations, we got to knowContinue reading “Birthday Celebration”
Where I'm From and Who I Am
In elementary school, I wrote and illustrated two poems about myself. This is a creative assignment to get to know our peers and also to reflect on our own hobbies and experiences. What to Include in the Poem: character traits family members hobbies family traditions favorite memories with friends where you’ve lived and where you’veContinue reading “Where I'm From and Who I Am”
Comic Scale Drawing
In Mr. Toy’s Algebra I class, we did a comic scale drawing project during our ratios and proportions unit. We chose a comic strip, divided it into sections with a grid, then illustrated the enlarged version on a large sheet of grid paper.
Take Your Child to Work Day
For those of us who participated in Take Your Child to Work Day, my elementary school teacher gave us an assignment to write a magazine article documenting our experience along with pictures.
Classroom Resources
In the kindergarten class I interned at, several classroom resources and organization techniques stood out to me:
Wanted Poster
After we read the Romeo and Juliet play in my AP English Language class, we created a Wanted Poster for a character in the play. Ideas for Future Assignments: “Missing” or “Lost” poster for human or animal characters Include character traits
My Lesson Library 