Today, I started by reintroducing myself and had the students introduce themselves. I then had them tell me about what they had previously learned with C. A PowerPoint presentation was used to introduce the new information on how humans affect the environment. They then had to fill out a "Cause and Effect" worksheet we had been using throughout the entire lesson. After that they had a journal prompt in which they had to recall a time they saw humans affecting the environment. The journal prompt turned out to be a bit of a flop; it should have been more specific so the students had more direction.
Overall, the lesson seemed to get the main points across. However, it was not a really exciting lesson. That was when a realization hit me: not all lessons can be mind-blowing and super-engaging when you are teaching everyday. There are bound to be lay-low days. I was a little worried that the students weren't understanding it because there wasn't as much engagement as I thought there might be. But after looking at their responses, most seemed to have a good grasp on the material.
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Hey Alison,
I am also coming to the realization that not everyday can be super-interactive. Kelly and I tried to do a game in which students split up into groups and picked from items they wanted to "buy" with the objective being that you cannot have everything you want. We were really excited about the game beforehand, but it was a bit chaotic in implementation. We learned a lot about how to approach these types of things next time, but I also thought about how maybe trying to do so much will result in the children actually learning less. I'm sure some of our students got more frustrated from not understanding our rules than they might have in a more standard type of lesson. I guess we'll still be learning about our lessons for quite a while...
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