Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Don's Game :)

I loved this idea of getting students engaged with text! I'm already brainstorming ways to use this game in my classroom in the fall. I think it would be a great way to spark discussion in my science classes.
You guys make a great 5th grade class and I wanted to thank you all for your feedback. I hope this lesson goes as well with my 10/11 year olds.
Aahhh, the process. I've been using this word to define my idea of good education. Education is the process, I am the facilitator.
Looking forward to tomorrow!
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10 comments:

  1. debedgarJune 24, 2009 at 12:41 PM

    cher, I liked your ideas today - I haven't used the post-it note poster - going to try that one out too. Love reader's theatre ...

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  2. markJune 24, 2009 at 12:43 PM

    Thanks for the Demo, Cher. As I said at lunch, you have a better "tone" lesson than the one I'll try out tomorrow. But I'm gonna reference your lesson tomorrow, pretend that I'm building on concepts you introduced, and pretend like I planned for this and hope people don't catch on.

    Love your research idea.

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  3. Brett SeimerJune 24, 2009 at 12:43 PM

    Cher,
    The lesson was well done. At the very least, the vocabulary learned is worth the price of admission for the students involved. As a teacher who works hard to encourage students to utilize different transitional words in their writings, I recognize the importance of options.

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  4. tonyasmithJune 24, 2009 at 12:43 PM

    I also thought that this was a good exercise if for nothing else other than to get kids to think deeply, reflectively, about what they really feel rather than just saying Oh yeah, I agree with her.

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  5. Jodi44June 24, 2009 at 12:44 PM

    I agree Don's game with the one sentence was great!!!
    I really loved the idea of this motivating the students to actually do the reading because they want to be involved.
    The Game will also be cool around students who "know" one another.

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  6. RonJune 24, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    Great lesson. I'm stealing the post-it activity too.

    I want students avoiding over-use words that don't give full expression to their ideas. I use the following as an example:

    "I got a lot of nice stuff."

    Anyone want to revise that one?

    Thanks.

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  7. debedgarJune 24, 2009 at 12:48 PM

    should we want to?

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  8. ZachGibbonsJune 24, 2009 at 12:49 PM

    To concur with the rest, good job.

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  9. AnnaJune 24, 2009 at 12:54 PM

    I can't believe how many different ideas we could come up with when given just two quotes. You don't have to read a lot to think a lot, which is great for my kids.

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  10. Robin WhiteJune 24, 2009 at 9:03 PM

    Games are always fun - especially if there is a prize. What better prize than knowledge? :) My one suggestion for this game would be to 'popcorn' or pick students at random to give their thoughts after the initial person gives their sentence. This might allow for quicker participation and a little less repetition. Just a thought.

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