2. I chose the
attendance
lesson from smart
exchange.
Link to website:
http://exchange.smarttech.c
om/details.html?id=09b754d7-
8002-4406-8fe5-22776886e80d
This lesson involves each
child's name on a balloon on
the smart board and to show
they are present, they must
"pop" the balloon. I think I
could extend and vary this
greatly to incorporate my
target age group of 5 years
old, kindergarten.
3. Lesson plan variations
This idea from smart exchange is solely for getting the classes attendance
in the morning. But there are so many more options and ways that you
can expand on this idea to fit most any situation or lesson in your
classroom.
My targeted age group is 5 years old, I'm imagining a kindergarten
classroom. For the lesson I plan on, it will mostly involve language and
literacy, for the reading aspects, and I also have a few ways to make it
into the math portion of a classroom lesson.
4. Language and literacy lessons
Pop balloons by
color
One way to change up the game
for younger children to test them
on their knowledge is to have
them pop balloons by their color.
For example, you could have a
student pop as many red balloons
as they can in one minute. To
make it a competition the one
with the most pops wins, or
whoever can pop 15-20 balloons
gets a treat, sucker, candy, etc.
Pop balloons by
letter
To change up the level again you
could have the students pop the
balloons by which letter they are.
They could pop the balloons with
all of the capital A's, all the
lowercase a's, etc. Have them
focus on one letter and once
they've done that switch it up.
And keep it going at a steady
pace to see what they really
know.
Pop balloons by
sight word
For a more advanced look at the
game you could have the
students pop balloons based on
the sight word it contains. If you
are working with students on
certain words, be sure to put
those in and have the students
pick the word that you ask them
to find. This will show if they truly
know their words and what they
need to improve on. This can also
be rewarded by candy or some
kind of treat if the students are
able to find their sight words.
5. Math lessons
Pop ballon by number
For this lesson the teacher could have
students pop the balloons by the
numbers on them. Again they could
make it a competition and fun for the
students. But all they would have to
do is pop the balloons with for
example the number 3 on them. See
how many they can get and they win.
Pop balloons by counting
For the students to practice their
counting the teacher could set it up
so that the balloons were either in
order or mixed up, depending on the
level of difficulty desired, and the
students would have to count one by
one and pop each number as it
comes. They could start with 1, and
work their way up to 10, popping the
correct balloon as they say it.
6. Supporting Universal Design
When it comes to universal design I think this idea is very supportive.
The teacher is able to evaluate and determine who knows their letters,
words, numbers, etc. through watching what the child can do on the
game. For example, if they struggle finding all the numbers that they are
asked the teacher can take note while they are playing and then
intervene later to give that student help on whatever numbers they are
struggling with.
Depending on how hard the student finds the games and which activities
they find hard, it can be a good sign of who needs help and how much
help they need.
This would make it very easy for the teacher to determine students
progress as well, because she could see the child's improvement each
time it is played.
