I was given a scenario on how I would teach the months of the year to 1st grade students with ADHD

1. 1-Teaching the months of the year to a 1st
grade class, Special ed, 10 boys, 7 girls,
70% white 20% African-American and 10% Hispanic.7 students in the class have
mild to severe ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
A- 1st
Graders
a. Special EducationStudents(MildtoSevereADHD(AttentionDeficitHyperactivity
Disorder)
i. 10 boys
ii. 7 girls
1. 70% white
2. 20% African-American
3. 10% Hispanic
S- State Objectives
a. My classWILL enumerate the monthsof the yearafterlisteningtosongsof the months,
makingcrafts relevanttoeachmonthalongwithcalendarsbythe endof nextweekwith
85% accuracy.
S- SelectMethods,MediaandMaterials
a. ListentoYouTube songs(1-2 approximately60-90 secondslong) of the monthsof the
year
b. Create a class songaboutthe monthsof the year
c. Google calendartemplatesandprintoff have studentsprepareone foreachmonth
d. ClassActivity- AskBirthdayMonths(Make itrelevanttothe students)
e. Make crafts (EX:February-Heart,December-ChristmasTree,January-SnowFlake)
U- Utilize MediaandMaterials
a. NeverASSUME a studentknowswhata certainmonthstandsfor,so prepare themby
givinga brief overviewof eachmonth. Since there isa2 week time frame,Icouldstart
out withJanuaryonthe firstMonday,FebruaryonTuesday,March andApril on
Wednesday,MayandJune on Thursday,JulyonFriday,on the nextMonday,reviewthe
first7 monthscoveredthe previousweek. TuesdaystartwithAugust,Wednesday
September,ThursdayOctoberandfinishonFridaywithNovemberandDecember.
i. To avoidany frustrationorto avoidmakinganystudentfeel likehe orshe isleft
out of the holidaytraditionof theirchoice,alettercouldbe senthome to
parentsexplainingthe upcomingactivitiesandaskthemtotell whatreligion
theyare or what/whichholidaystheycelebratethatwayan alternative activity
couldbe provided.
R- On the followingMonday-Monday#3studentswouldbe askedif theyrememberany
informationregardingthe monthsof the year,andthenaskedto say the monthsinorder
startingwithJanuaryand endingwithDecember. Doingthisasa class wouldbe a waynot test
the studentsonmemorizationbutoncollaboration. Maybe one studentwouldknow October,
but notwhat followedhowever,anotherstudentmayknow thatNovemberfollows it. Asthe
instructor,I couldalsoholdupa craft made bya studentandask the studentsrelevant
questionspertainingtothe craft to see if theyrecollectwhatmonthgoeswitheachcraft.
E- I as the instructorwouldseta level where Ithinkmystudents will average outwiththe learning
objectives,duringthe daysof the week,Iwouldassessthe progressof eachstudent,bythe end

2. of the twoweekperiodonthe followingMondayIwoulddetermine byalarge classdiscussion
the amountof informationretainedbythe studentsinthe classasa whole.
a. Checkwhatmethodsseemtobe understoodbymajorityof the students( EX:YouTube,
CalendarsorCrafts)
i. Afterdeterminingwhatmethodsare mosteffectiveasa group, theyshouldbe
reviewedalongwiththe least effective methodsandchangesshouldbe made to
improve the successrate of the students.