Michelle Perry

Hello group!  I apologize for the delay in my initial post, I have had a horrible week.  This week we talked about RAFT and anticipation guides.  I am not sure if I completely understand either of these strategies them but I am going to try to explain it the best of my ability.  RAFT stands for role, audience, format and topic.  It is a writing strategy that helps students understand their roles as writers, the audience they will address, the varied formats for writing, and the topic they'll be writing about.  I think being able to use this strategy in all subjects will give students a better understanding of a specific subject and assist those who are having writing problems.  I keep finding all of these little activities online for so many different subjects; I may have to incorporate this strategy into my lesson plans.  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:raft%20activities As for the anticipation guide strategy...

Hello class!      It is a tough decision on which strategy I would want to use in my classroom, I think I would have to try them all to know what works best for the class at that time.       The jigsaw strategy might be one of the last ones I try because I am wanting to teach the younger students so this may be a little complex for them.  This strategy consists of the students working together to solve a problem or a set of problems from a reading or even working on a math assignment.  I could try to have a 1st grade class work on a math worksheet together so they can help each other work out the tougher problems together instead of just doing a worksheet as homework.  I think it depends on the lesson and the class for this strategy.      Now, with the frayer model being a chart/organizer for students to use when they are learning about different vocabulary words, what the vocabulary words me...

Karen—6 th grade science periodic table.   Creating their own chart for the periodic table so they are able to remember the elements.   I really like how you break down the vocabulary that you want the students to know and remember.   Using the bottle caps will give the students a different way to break down the table.   Great job! Devyn—2 nd grade synonym and antonyms.   I love the “snowball” game with using different student’s synonyms and creating their own words for the current words!   I will definitely be saving the frayer model sample that I pulled up to use in my class. Thank you Devyn for adding that to your lesson!   Great job! Rachel—1 st grade language arts.   Creating a journal about animal babies and using a venn diagram about true/false questions is a great way to get the students involved.   I think getting them excited about owls and how to write about them, maybe not just have a stuffed animal to see but to have...

Devin Strum—History on the Civil War, poor Devin was having technical difficulties like I had a couple weeks ago.   I really liked the pre-assessment idea to find out what the students know or do not know.   It gets the students involved with the lesson and helps them remember what they do need to remember.   The inside out chair game seems like it would be a great way to keep the class moving and informed.   Great job!

Clint—Social Studies for high school students.   Focus on the Civil War-lesson one.   I really liked the bell work with having the students tell what they know or ask questions on what they do not know.   Having the students have a journal to keep information about what was talked about in class.   I love the sample thinking map to give the students the openness to work on their own.   I really like the power point Clint used for the lesson, simple, to the point but gains attention on the information.   Lesson two adds the slavery portion of the Civil War, making sure they remember what was taught in lesson one, another thinking map, project for the class and putting the class into groups to discussion the railroad at the time.  

Tiffannie—3 rd grade science about plants and animals.   I love the Froggy Froggy video presented for the anticipatory set, the students will remember what the lesson is about with that kind of hook!   I loved how you broke down what time frame the information was to be presented in your lesson.   The second lesson had really pretty pictures and another great video for the anticipatory set.   Great idea for the students to write about how animals adapt. Carman—Continued with 2 nd grade “Fall into Math”, I love the worksheet idea but need to have specific math problems for the students.   Linsey—1 st grade writing, the students writing about The Three Little Pigs .   The story maps with the setting, characters, problem, and solution.   The next lesson writing about Goldilocks and the Three Bears , similar to the previous lesson using the story map.   I love the worksheets for this assignment!   Sara—5 th grade landforms, fun, wor...

Crystal- 6 th Science lesson plan, requiring 100% of specific organisms.   Certain characteristics of organisms that are alive or not alive.   What is an ecosystem?   Breaking down what an ecosystem is and continuing on with the lesson as a unit.   Ensure that the class is given a closure, like mine but I really enjoyed the lesson. Carman- 2 nd grade math lesson with adding 1-4 digit problems.   How you named the lesson plans was awesome….”Fall into two digit numbers,” this hooks the students almost right away!   I really enjoyed how you kept the students engaged with learning math.   Sometimes, students really have a hard time with math but keeping them excited about it is great!   Awesome lesson plan! My corrections--Closure- at the end of the lesson. What they want to come up with remediation and enrichment.   Have to have work done at school with no homework.   Different anticipatory set activity.