Social studies are usually a subject students find boring. The lesson created is meant to get every student excited and wanting to learn more. This lesson plan is about the Middle Ages or the Medieval Times. This was a time where things were different. People dressed and spoke in a different way. There were lords, ladies, and knights; castles, moats, and fighting. What student could be bored learning about this era?
Teaching Strategies
Most educators do not make new lesson plans they change ones by adding instructional strategies. The more ways an educator teaches the better off the students are when it comes to learning. Not all students learn by listening to a lecture. There are visual learners, kinesthetic learners (hand-on), and auditory learners. If an educator can reach out using all of these styles most if not every student will learn what is being taught. Intelligence has been separated into different parts; “linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal behaviors” (Hardman, 2011). Knowing this as an educator a lesson plan should incorporate auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learners, thus covering all areas.
This lesson plan did include differentiated instruction. Differentiated instruction focuses more on the students and how to teach them. The school must make sure “that teachers focus on process and procedures that ensure effective learning” (Tomlinson & McTighe, 2006, p iv) for numerous students in the class. Teaching Middle Ages needs the use of the student’s eyes, ears, and hand. Students learn more and have fun when they can use more senses.
The activities in the lesson plan has an auditory part. This part is when the educator reads the story “The Knight...
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“The greatest in living, lies not in ever failing, but rising every time we fall. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela” The Byzantine and Islamic Empires were both strong and secure empires with many strengths and flaws, but when they came together, they formed an empire that could never be broken. The empires shaped and grew strong because of religion and their economy.
The two assessments that I chose to measure early literacy skills in young children in K-2, is the KTEA, and a spelling test. The Kaufman Test of Education Achievement (KTEA), is an assessments that measure early literacy for young children, The Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (K-TEA) was designed to measure school achievement of children enrolled in Grades K-2. The K-TEA comes in two different forms: The Comprehensive form requires from 20 to 75 minutes to administer and the brief requires 10 to 25 minutes to administer, depending on the child’s grade. The test is individually administered, norm – referenced, by the teacher or a staff support member. The assessments are intended for use in programing planning, placement, and measurement
Lesson plans are very well organized including visuals for the materials being illustrated. Academic vocabulary is addressed in many ways. For example, key concept and vocabulary words will be introduced to the students at start of lesson using building background. Students will be provided a hard copy of anticipation guide and words will be displayed on the Smart Board, too. Students will be provided with
The setting: Medieval Europe. The problem: the pope is living in Avignon, under strict control from the French King. The plague is ravaging Europe, leaving behind whole cities of corpses. Sanitation is very poor, there are no sewer systems, and more often than not, one could find human and animal feces lining the streets. The standard of living is very low, and much of this is blamed on religion. Many people would like to see the pope dead. Solutions are virtually non-existent. The pope is looking for a way to restore his power, and improve the life of Europeans.
Many things effected society in Medieval Europe, some having a more profound effect than others. Europe in the Middles ages was a time of learning and of cultural growth, but it was also a time of more serious things such as the Black Death. The way Europe coped with these unforeseen challenges, helped shape their society and culture, and we still learn about them today.
Storybook reading, sound activities and letter games can help to enhance children’s early literacy development in a meaningful and enjoyable manner. For example, teachers can conduct phonological awareness activities such rhyming games, alliteration and sound matching to increase children’s awareness of the sounds of language (Roskos et. al., 2003). Furthermore, ensuring that there is a library corner stocked with good books can encourage children to try to read, hence promoting reading (Roskos et. al., 2003). There are many strategies that teachers can practice to promote early literacy skills such as recognition and awareness of sounds and letters. Teachers can link these strategies with play so as to create more language-rich environments where children can practice and demonstrate language skills (Riley-Ayers,
The Middle Ages encompass one of the most turbulent periods in English History. Starting with the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest - when William the Conqueror effectively took all of the lands from the Saxon English and gave them to French nobles. The English Middle Ages then saw the building of the great English castles, including the Tower of London, which helped the Normans to retain their hold on England. The start of the Crusades and the knights of the Middle Ages, including the founding of the Knights Templar. The Domesday Book and the Magna Carta. The Kings and Queens of the Middle Ages including Richard the Lionheart and great Plantagenet Kings from Henry II (1154-1189) to Edward III (1327-1377). The Hundred Years War between England and France. The Medieval Kings and Queens of the Royal Houses of Lancaster and York and the Wars of the Roses. The Middle Ages Feudal System and the terrible Black Death which really did plague the period of the Middle Ages.The Middle Ages 1066-1485
Shipman’s murder weapon of choice was a lethal drugs, syringes and needles. There were many different type of lethal drugs, many different syringes as well as needles. The use of the weapons allowed him to go undetected for many years because there wasn’t any evidence to prove that he was murdering individuals that were sick or pretended to be sick. Dr. Shipman also refused to have an autopsy done on each victim because he states they passed because of old age and one wasn’t needed.
The feudal society was structured by a hierarchy. They were usually differentiated between four different groups. There was the kings, lords, knights, then lastly peasants and serfs. Once you were born into that class, you generally stayed there your entire life. It did not matter if you worked hard, followed all of the rules, or had great manners, you stayed into the class you were born in. You did not have many choices, pretty much everything was decided for you. For example, your clothing, food, marriage, homes, etc.
While the topic was plain, the information about the purpose of a plough was interesting. I learned how it is an ancient tool which originally used oxen. But later, the moldboard plough was invented and used with draft horses which greatly increased fertile land. I also enjoyed Mallory Seidels presentation on the reeve. I learned that carpentry in the medieval ages was performed without nails, that carpentry could be a prestigious profession if you worked on cathedrals, and that carpentry apprenticeships were important to their trade. Madison Miller’s presentation about religious clothing was also interesting. I enjoyed learning that the pope wore a special papal tiara. I also found it interesting that the archbishops seemed to dress a bit more lavishly than the pope. Brandon Conard’s presentation on the merchant was also enlightening. I enjoyed learning about the basics of a business model in the medieval ages regarding dyes. The way in which different dyes were more expensive due to the rarity of the ingredients and the way in which several dyes were developed through alchemy was intriguing. I also enjoyed the level of detail in Iris Guerra Sanchez in her coverage of the Guildsman. I didn’t realize that medieval guilds were essentially regulatory agencies for medieval trades. I also found the images of different cathedrals built in the medieval ages to be inspiring given their level of technology covered in the
As teachers we plan our lessons and think to ourselves, "my students are going to love this lesson and will be able to understand what I am teaching", but sometimes that isn 't the case. You may plan a lesson in hopes that your students understand but it doesn 't go as planned. Every student learns differently and thinks differently and because of this we, as teachers must learn to differentiate our lessons. This may require us to change the way we deliver our lesson, change the activities for our lessons or even change the wording of our material so students understand. In this paper, I will be differentiating a lesson plan based on student readiness, student interest and student learning profile for content, process, and product.
The lessons contained in this unit of instruction were based upon Madeline Hunter’s Seven Steps of Lesson Plan Formatting. This lesson plan format is a proven effective means for delivering instruction. When designing lessons, the teacher needs to consider these seven elements in a certain order since each element is derived from and has a relationship to previous elements. It should be noted that a lesson plan does not equal one class period. Throughout the course of the lesson, it may take multiple sessions before the student is ready to independently practice the skills learned. Anticipated lesson duration is included with each lesson plan provided in this instructional unit. Madeline Hunter’s Seven Steps of Instruction includes stating the objectives, anticipatory set, teacher input, modeling, checking for understanding, guided practice, and independent practice (Hunter, 2004). For the purpose of this instructional unit, input and modeling have been condensed into a streamlined event; as well has, checking for understanding and guided practice. This form of lesson planning is preferred within the Elkin City Schools district and lends itself to the creation of engaging lessons.
(Tompkins, 2005). When I first began working on developing a pre-kindergarten program at my current school I was discouraged by a lot of boxed curriculums due to the lack of quality literature available to students. With this in mind I worked with a team to begin developing a well rounded curriculum for our youngest readers that would not only teach them how to read but would allow them to fall in love with reading as an art. Shared reading and thematic units are the crux of this curriculum. The lesson I presented was a trial run of a lesson that is being designed for use next
In the process of completing this coursework, I have realised that every teacher should be all-rounded and equipped with adequate skills of educating others as well as self-learning. As a future educator, we need make sure that our knowledge is always up-to-date and applicable in the process of teaching and learning from time to time. With these skills, we will be able to improvise and improve the lesson and therefore boost the competency of pupils in the process of learning. In the process of planning a lesson, I have changed my perception on lesson planning from the student’s desk to the teacher’s desk. I have taken the responsibility as a teacher to plan a whole 60-minutes lesson with my group members. This coursework has given me an opportunity