January 29, 2015

Today we finished up the first half of the lesson plan. The kids went over what they learned the week before. After they did that we had the kids break up into groups and try to create a picture using their combined m&ms. They had a lot of fun doing it and they got to eat whatever was left over. I left before they were able to finish so next week I will get to see what they created. Below is the example I did for them.

January 22, 2015

Today was fun! We started a part of the lesson plan. Unfortunately we haven't developed the whole lesson, so I haven't been able to make a lesson plan. We are running by ideas with each other, so when we decide on the best one I will fill out a lesson plan form and post it. Today we tried to teach the kids distributive property the common core way using m&ms. The kids had a great time using the m&ms, and I think it might have actually helped them understand the material better. Below are examples of what they did.

January 15, 2015

Today was pretty simple. It was the first time I visited the school. Mrs. LeBeau and I went over ideas for future lesson plans. She tried to teach me common core math that the 3rd graders were teaching; it was interesting. We decided we were gonna integrate math with art for the first lesson. After that I just stuck around and introduced myself to the class and watched them do their daily activities. It was great!