5th Lesson-Summative

For our last summative lesson assessment my partner and I decided to give our students a booklet. This booklet was based on our three main topics: coins, needs & wants, and jobs. Each page revolved around activities that were pertenent not only to these topics but also we were able to incorporate Curious George into the booklet. For example, in the first page, the students had to help Curious George write coin value of each picture coin. I loved the worksheet because it fostered differentiation across the spectrum. Next to the picture of each coin for instance, I added a picture showing how much the coin was worth in terms of fingers so it was easier for kids who weren't sure to simply count the fingers the picture showed. Then they had to write the coin "i.e. penny" and write beside it how much it was worth "i.e. 1 cent." For the worksheet on needs and wants, the students had to help Curious George pick two things from several options (pictures) to carry in his backpack. Finally, the students had to draw a picture of a job for Curious George and then describe it in a sentence. the lesson was going well until we were rushed by the substitute. Prior to coming in to teach our final lesson we had informed Mrs. M that we would come in the afternoon however she thought that we were going to come in the morning according to the substitute teacher. Therefore we didn't really have much time, not even time to sing our "I'm a little firefighter" song like we had done in the previous lesson. We were alloted about 30 minutes as a whole which to me was definetely not enough time. for example, the substitute wanted to give them their free time and so kids while completing this task were constantly blurting out "are we done yet? i want to play" In fact, half of our class was only able to finish the booklets. Most of them were given to permission to play by the substitute after they were done with the second page (2 of 3 pages). I think the lesson would have been better if we were given more time. We weren't even given a chance to ask the students wrap-up questions of our unit, like whether they had enjoyed it, what things they learned, etc. But this again shows that sometimes it's very hard to carry out our plans or goals. Other than that, I think the unit was great. I had a fun time working with my partner and I had a fabolous time teaching my students.