Wednesday, 29 October 2014

Inspiring Lessons

Students created cross-curricular lesson plans based on Success Criteria and a rubric we created in class.


The lessons were all very well done and were interesting to read. Planning and teaching is an ongoing process and in order to help students reflect, I made some notes about possible areas for improvement. There were some areas for all to consider in planning lessons in the future. We discussed these in class.


Many students created very innovative, engaging lessons and some have agreed to let me share them here as inspiration.

Kindergarten:
Cydney's Kindergarten "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" lesson
Stephanie's Kindergarten "Press Here" lesson

Grade 1:
Jessica's grade 1 "Hungry Caterpillar" lesson
Kathleen H's grade 1 "Wait and See" lesson

Grade 2:
Karen's grade 2 "Scaredy Squirrel" lesson
Kathleen C's grade 2 "We Are All Stardust" lesson

Grade 3:

Grade 4:
Andrea's grade 4 "The Gruffalo" lesson
Kiera's grade 4 "The Lorax" lesson
Melissa's grade 4 "The Lorax" lesson

Grade 5:
Jamie's grade 5 "Rain School" lesson
Keeley's grade 5 "Perspectives on Environmental Issues" lesson

Grade 6:




Melissa's
Stephanie's 

Monday, 13 October 2014

Your Life's Purpose

Last week, we watched Adam Leipzig's "How to Know Your Life's Purpose in Five Minutes". It's a great watch and an awesome exercise.

Several students wrote their own life purposes. Here are some:

Christine:
"I'm Christine. I work to re-define the term 'success' for my students. They need help relizing their value beyond grades. I give them confidence and help bring out their full potential."

Palig:

Sketch Noting

Emily Sketch Noted an Apple Pie Recipe: