The work is shown out and all of the additions are correct. The book’s mathematics content is visible and effectively present throughout the entire story. Addition is clearly shown on almost every page and the diagrams and written work to solve each problem is also shown as part of the illustration. The student’s actual worksheets and notes are drawn out so readers can clue into his thinking process while working on them. For these reasons I would give it a 5 in this category as well. The book’s mathematics content is intellectually and developmentally appropriate for its audience of second graders. Along with being about addition it also discusses the topic of working together, and knowing the difference between tattling and telling when things need to be told. This is a huge topic for students in early elementary school. I would give it a 5 for this. I would give it a rating of a 4 for the category of the book facilitating the reader’s involvement in, and use and transfer of, its mathematics. It is good but it doesn’t have any problems for the students to figure out or any activities that specifically go with it like the percentage book did above. The book’s mathematics and story complement each other well, a 5 for that as well. It can relate the addition to the story and make it fiction and not just straight facts. It makes it more…
Later the work becomes a little repetitive but the points made are valid. The focus of the essay seems wayward on occasion with the student more concerned with what the book teaches the reader. The final paragraph sums up the essay reasonably well. However, there is much to praise in this essay. The student constantly quotes from the text and her quotations are well chosen and supported by intelligent comment. On the other hand, it is a little disorganised and does not stay firmly fixed on task. It would seem that the student has decided on her list of qualities and then given examples to support her points. She misses the chance to link the qualities to the reaction they inspire in the children. This is Band 4 work and deserves a mark of 29. There is no doubt that the student’s engagement with text is good,…
In Mrs. Levan’s class, I walked around and assisted the students with their writing. The first graders went on a field trip on Tuesday and were told to write about what they had learned. I helped a couple of students sound out of words to complete their sentences. I encouraged them to look up at the word wall for any sight words they may be struggling with. Looking at the word wall helped a few of the students out. While I was walking around, I was able to see how the students spell the words just by sound. They did their best trying to spell it correctly by stretching the…
The story I chose to critique is The Lady Or The Tiger by Frank R. Stockton. This book is very interesting and it has very many great elements that make the story great. The setting of the story plays a huge role in the events, it is in a kingdom. The characters in the story have strengths and weaknesses to make the plot more interesting.…
The words are not too difficult; the way the author sets up the wording throughout the book was brilliant. One half of the sentence will be on one page, having the reader turn the page to continue on with the sentence. This helps children’s level of cognition develop by having them think of what’s next. They get to analyze the situation and come up with what may happen based off their own experience.…
Overall I am very satisfied with the flow and results of the lesson: students were engaged throughout the lesson and enjoyed the activities; graphic organizer and visuals of the lesson helped with the comprehension of the content. The three steps of the Instructional Strategies have helped to organize the material into three logical milestones:…
Tuesday soon came and I when I stepped into the classroom, everyone was sitting in their seats with eager expressions on their face. “ Who shall I pick to go first?” I asked. Immediately hands shot up into the air as they went “ Me! Me” and brandished their hands vigorously to catch my attention. It really pleased me to know that my class was so enthusiastic about it.…
Overall the book seemed good for the target audience. There was appealing art work on each page, as well as rhymes. The Rhyming scheme made a big difference because it made the story have a sense of flow. Our authors also made the story interesting for an older more sophisticated audience with the introduction of Ms. Fibonacci who talks about math in nature. Good book I would say yes.…
Personally I would not want to use this book in my classroom because it was a bit confusing. I, myself, had to go back and reread parts of it because it wasn’t clear as to what was going on. Some of the abstract language may make it hard for students to focus on the book and understand it. The book’s mathematics content is correct and accurate so I would give this a 5 because there is nothing that isn’t correct. It shows the right numbers as even and odd, speaks about addition and subtraction in the right manner, speaks to symmetry, looks at x and y which could be used in functions and graphs, and other concepts. The book’s mathematics content is sort of visible and effectively presented but it could have presented in a much clearer way. I would rate this a 3. For one, it talks about the numbers as people and doesn’t say directly that it is the numbers that are even and odd and not just the people. The other concepts of math that it speaks about aren’t either. When they talk about the children, x and y, range, and more, most students who were to read the book wouldn’t not have learned about these concepts yet and it would go right over their head. If students don’t know about these concepts they aren’t going to understand a lot of what the book is referring to. I would say this book is made for early elementary grades and they don’t talk about things such as range until way…
I believe the teacher intentions were good and academically the book was based on a learning tool for the students to apply their experience using problem base learning (PBL) style to understand, decision maker and come to a solution (conclusion) of the interpretation they were comfortable based on the assignment but unfortunately, some parents disagreed.…
Due to the low self-esteem of many of the children in today’s society I believe that teachers need to be extremely cautious when criticizing a student’s work. If a student does a poor job on a paper or assignment I believe that the teacher should use remediation and help the child try to improve their score rather than telling them how poorly they did. Likewise, I believe that if a student does well they should receive praise for what they accomplished. The use of a variety of teaching methods is also crucial to the classroom. A lot of children become bored with the same routine day after day. In order to keep their attention and to keep them interested in the subject matter teachers need to use different methods of teaching such as field trips, debates, and cooperative learning activities.…
In my humble opinion, it is good that all of the modules have videos plus supporting material and previewing activities which can help teacher to guide students. I agree that if we observe other teachers classes in both primary and secondary level, it can give us not only a variety of teaching stiles but also cultures reflected in these examples will provide a helpful aid for both teacher and student. In addition, I believe that there are several factors affecting the results of teaching such as personal reasons, motivations to use this material, fix practice and curriculum, degree flexibility, and creativity, moreover the willing to experiment and try with different ideas and techniques. However, I agree that the fact of taking in consideration the new ideas that it offers to everyone is essential to improve the way we teach. I concur that before applying these examples we have to do it…
1. Introduce this lesson by reading aloud one or more of the books listed below (or choose a similar book). The goal is to engage the students’ interest and curiosity and to get them…
This suggests, the evaluator believed that the developers of the Family and Friends 2 need to select the content of textbooks with the new principles of learning and teaching. The textbook needs more attention on this important aspect which relates to sequencing the content of the materials to be interrelated and arranged on the basis of difficulty. The evaluator found the topics and the activities fairly interesting and motivating. The Family and Friends 2 considered offering appropriate tasks and activities. The Family and Friends 2 considered not that much successful in all three modes of participation, namely, ‘learner to class and teacher’, ‘learner individually’, and ‘learners in pairs or groups’. the evaluators rate the Family and Friends 2 as relatively unsuccessful in assigning active roles to the learners in learning and participating in classroom activities and a managing role to the…
8. Do you think the textbook caters for the needs and wants of the learners and teachers? Please explain.…