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C. Closure
The students will demonstrate their understanding by verbally answering my questions to recall details
of the story.
VI. Assessment
Formative- Verbal answers after the read aloud about the objects needed by Elephant and Piggie in order.
Alannah will need to sit close to the board in order to see the pictures in the story clearly.
None
Overall, I feel like this lesson went better than expected. I was honestly nervous about trying to
explain visualizing to them, but they grasped the concept fairly quickly. The first time we visualized a
map, the students were very eager to tell me what they thought a map would look like, but after I
explained I did not want to know what they were visualizing and that it should stay in their head, they did
better the following times. I was also happy that I went into the lesson with their maps, sunglasses, and
umbrellas pre-cut for them. This made the lesson go by smoothly rather than needing to stop in between
while also visualizing and listening to the story.
From a Christian Worldview perspective, I believe I did well in describing what it means to
visualize. By making connections between verbal and visual language, the students were able to have a
more construct meaning of each item and they were able to recall the details of the story after we were
finished more easily. In order to construct meaning, children use verbal language but they also use their
background knowledge and view of the world to make sense of the information. By visualizing, the
students used their background knowledge of the certain objects and the current knowledge from our
story.
I also believe I was responsive with the students and gave them feedback on their answers.
Teachers must guide students with appropriate scaffolding and nurturing feedback, just as Jesus did.
When the students were answering my questions, I made sure to keep eye contact and truly listen to their
answers and gave feedback upon the end. Everyone in life likes to feel listened to, so I make a point to do
this for all of my students.
Lastly, I believe I did well in understanding the students and keeping it on their right
developmental level. I was concerned that my strategy may be difficult for them, but they blew me away
today in how they answered and stuck right with me through the entire lesson. Children learn best when
their interests and developmental levels are considered. It is important for teachers to understand the
students’ abilities, but also strive to challenge them.
Annotated Bibliography:
1. Genre: Picture Book- Fiction/Fantasy
2. Theme: Humor
3. Level: Primary
4. Willems, M. (2012). Let’s Go for a Drive!. NY: Hyperion Books for Children, 57 pages.
5. This book tells us the story of Elephant and Piggie planning to go for a drive. Elephant identifies
what they need for their drive and Piggie runs to get it. All is going as planned until the end when
they need to figure out a new solution.