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Describing what
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Demonstrating
These are the California State Standards for S.S., and I loved how specific
they were, so I put them in as a side note. These are more so what I based
my lesson around because of how focused they are.
K-4.1 Identify qualities of good citizenship, including honesty, courage,
determination, individual responsibility, and patriotism.
K-4.2 Demonstrate good citizenship in classroom behaviors, including taking
personal responsibility, cooperating and respecting others, taking turns and
sharing, and working with others to solve problems.
Content Learning Objective(s):
Know:
Students will know the meaning (definition) of the words and terms: good
citizenship, honesty, courage, determination, responsibility, community,
respect, and safety.
Understand:
As a result of knowing the definitions and meanings of the words listed
above, the students will have an understanding of how to: show good
Review: After implementing the lesson, take time to record notes for each of
the following items:
Overview: What actually occurred in comparison to what was
planned?
Evaluation: How well was the lesson implemented? How well did the
students achieve the learning objectives? How well did the students
demonstrate the standards?
Reflection: What points of learning will you take away from this
experience?
This lesson actually went very smoothly. This lesson has the least
technology on purpose, and I planned it that way. Truthfully, a good lesson
doesnt always need technology to be effective, hard to believe I know. This
lesson was based around the book The Giving Tree. This is a great story to
read for this type of lesson, because it simple, but also thought provoking;
which is exactly what you want when teaching young children. I think the key
to a good lesson is a simple topic, or a topic simplified, with a delivery that
still offers some room for children to independently expand: what they notice,
how it makes them feel, and so on. This lesson went very well because I
presented it in this way, and Shel Silversteens book helped with this
approach too. The book focuses mainly on a tree that gives everything it has
to the boy she loves, and never expects something in return, and what made
her happy was seeing the boy happy. This is truly what being a positive
member of a community means. I didnt so much want to teach the kids
about being nice and minding their manners, I wanted to teach them that
doing things for others didnt always get you something in return, and that it
is okay. I wanted them to see that even though the person might not directly
address the nice thing they did, it doesnt mean that it wasnt nice. This is
what my students gathered. They understood this idea of just being nice, just
because. This lesson, therefore was successful. This worked out better than I
thought on many levels because the kids were snowballing their ideas like
crazy.
The lesson was implemented well. I read and we did a lot of informal
conversation and popcorn talking. The students definitely achieved the
learning objectives, and answered the questions asked. One of my favorite
parts of this lesson was the students taking the basic examples I was
addressing and relating them to real world experiences of their own. By
doing this they addressed the standards. They understood and knew the
definitions, and with that information made further connections.
The point of learning I will take away from this experience will be will
be to never underestimate a students ability to think outside the box. And
with this being said, from the opposing side, I will never overestimate a
students ability to think. Every student is different, and as a team, every