Welcome to Week 13
I hope everyone is doing good as we are finishing up our Social Studies class. Less than a month and we will be out of school. Hurrah!!
For Social Studies this week, I have been working on my Traditional Lesson Plan which is supposed to connect with my Flipped Lesson Plan. At first, I was perplexed at how to connect with the lesson plan I had already done. I had done my flipped lesson on the colony of Roanoke. My plan was to have students decide on a theory and debate with each other on the theory they had decided on. I decided for my Tradiontional Lesson Plan students would take the theory they had decided on and construct a trading card on Roanoke and pretend that they are acrhologiest hunting for the missing articfacts which would shed some light on what happened to the colonist of Roanoke. Have you ever heard of the Trading Card app? This app is a great tool for students to explain what they know. The app is completely free. In the opening page, the app will ask the student what the trading card is about such as places or a person. The student will select what the trading card will be about. Students will then have to type out answers to the questions on the trading card. The website which gives some information to the trading card app is below.
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/trading-card-creator-30056.html
For information outside of the classroom, I have been collecting a book series called "All About America." There are ten books in this series ranging from the "Colonist and Independence," Stagecoaches and RailRoads," and "The Industrial Revolution." These books are awesome for young students who are getting introduced to the history of the United States of America. They would probably be more advantageous for the fifth grade since American history in that grades curriculum. The books are filled with beautifully illustarated pictures and information concerning the time period that the book represents.The books goes from the early colonization of North America to the 1900s. The website below is a sample of a teachersguide for the book series.
https://issuu.com/kingfisherbooks/docs/teachersguide_aaamerica_
For the NCTPS, integration of Social Studies can take two directions. Teachers need to know the content they teach which accounts for deciding on what students need to learn next after the lesson about Roanoke. Also, the technology integration of the trading cards app accounts for the "teachers facilitate learning" in that teachers integrate technology into their lesson plan.
For the NCTPS integration of Social Studies, teachers know the content they teach would apply to the "All About America" collection. As a teacher, I want to use children's books as a part of my resources for knowing content so that I can understand and know how to present content for their age level.
In applying what I have learned this week in the classroom, I will definitely be using the trading cards in my classroom. However, trading cards work the best for grades from third to twelfth, therefore if I do get a lower grade, I will not be using this app. Trading cards is a great way to assess what students have learned. Students have to think before they answer the question on the card. The app also makes it fun for the students in that they can design their trading card and select a picture for their card. I will also use the "All About America" books if I teach the upper grades. These books are filled with main facts about the United States which would be beneficial for me in preparing lessons and reading to students in the class.
I hope everyone has a great week.
"For I know the plans I have for you, " declares the Lord, "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11.
God loves all of you very much. He has a plan and purpose for us all.
For Social Studies this week, I have been working on my Traditional Lesson Plan which is supposed to connect with my Flipped Lesson Plan. At first, I was perplexed at how to connect with the lesson plan I had already done. I had done my flipped lesson on the colony of Roanoke. My plan was to have students decide on a theory and debate with each other on the theory they had decided on. I decided for my Tradiontional Lesson Plan students would take the theory they had decided on and construct a trading card on Roanoke and pretend that they are acrhologiest hunting for the missing articfacts which would shed some light on what happened to the colonist of Roanoke. Have you ever heard of the Trading Card app? This app is a great tool for students to explain what they know. The app is completely free. In the opening page, the app will ask the student what the trading card is about such as places or a person. The student will select what the trading card will be about. Students will then have to type out answers to the questions on the trading card. The website which gives some information to the trading card app is below.
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/trading-card-creator-30056.html
For information outside of the classroom, I have been collecting a book series called "All About America." There are ten books in this series ranging from the "Colonist and Independence," Stagecoaches and RailRoads," and "The Industrial Revolution." These books are awesome for young students who are getting introduced to the history of the United States of America. They would probably be more advantageous for the fifth grade since American history in that grades curriculum. The books are filled with beautifully illustarated pictures and information concerning the time period that the book represents.The books goes from the early colonization of North America to the 1900s. The website below is a sample of a teachersguide for the book series.
https://issuu.com/kingfisherbooks/docs/teachersguide_aaamerica_
For the NCTPS, integration of Social Studies can take two directions. Teachers need to know the content they teach which accounts for deciding on what students need to learn next after the lesson about Roanoke. Also, the technology integration of the trading cards app accounts for the "teachers facilitate learning" in that teachers integrate technology into their lesson plan.
For the NCTPS integration of Social Studies, teachers know the content they teach would apply to the "All About America" collection. As a teacher, I want to use children's books as a part of my resources for knowing content so that I can understand and know how to present content for their age level.
In applying what I have learned this week in the classroom, I will definitely be using the trading cards in my classroom. However, trading cards work the best for grades from third to twelfth, therefore if I do get a lower grade, I will not be using this app. Trading cards is a great way to assess what students have learned. Students have to think before they answer the question on the card. The app also makes it fun for the students in that they can design their trading card and select a picture for their card. I will also use the "All About America" books if I teach the upper grades. These books are filled with main facts about the United States which would be beneficial for me in preparing lessons and reading to students in the class.
I hope everyone has a great week.
"For I know the plans I have for you, " declares the Lord, "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11.
God loves all of you very much. He has a plan and purpose for us all.
Kelly, Again, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your blogs this semester. Thank you for embracing the challenges of this semester and applying the work to your future classroom! Keep on learning!
ReplyDeleteKelly, I am glad you were able to find something to connect your flipped lesson to your traditional lesson. It sounds like the students would be interested in that. The app also sounds like a great learning tool, I will definitely have to check that out. Thank you for sharing the encouraging bible verse at the end as well :)
ReplyDeleteKelly,
ReplyDeleteWhat great resources you have found. I am so thankful I stopped by and read your blog this week. I have never heard of the Trading Card idea. I may incorporate it into my unit. Thanks for the encouragement, Kelly. It is needed.