Final Lesson Plan on The Roaring Twenties

Welcome back to our final lesson plan on the Roaring Twenties! Throughout this semester, Erin and I have focused on learning all about the Roaring Twenties and the ways in which we could teach this significant decade from American history to a fifth-grade class. While we initially looked into teaching “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it being one of the great classics from this time, we felt that it was too advanced of a reading for this age group. Therefore we decided to take another approach to the 1920s, using the literature “What Were the Roaring Twenties?” by … Continue reading Final Lesson Plan on The Roaring Twenties

Final Project!

Hi everyone! As we end this semester, my partner Kaitlynn Castro and I have finished our project on The Great Gatsby. Here, we are talking about how Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences connect with the story as well as the movie. We have provided some clip examples that can also be found in the book. The reason for this, is because we thought it would make a lot more sense to students if they had access to how the characters were feeling and what they were doing in the moment. It is true that books can express emotion more than movies can. … Continue reading Final Project!

The Dot and Teaching Students to Express Their Creativity

Welcome to our final project! For our final project, we focused on the children’s book “The Dot” by Peter H. Reynolds. This book focuses on many important life lessons that will help children to expand their social skills and help … Continue reading The Dot and Teaching Students to Express Their Creativity

The Tenets of Transcendentalism in Disney Movies

Welcome to our final project! Michelle and I have created a PowerPoint that is designed to help teach students about the principles of transcendentalism that are depicted in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self Reliance.” The PowerPoint, which can be accessed through the … Continue reading The Tenets of Transcendentalism in Disney Movies

Final Project

Hi welcome to our final project! Sydney and I will be discussing the childhood novel, “Blubber,” by Judy Blume. With our lesson plan, we will talk about the book and the deeper meaning. Our goal is for the students to find and understand the deeper meaning of the story. We will guide them by presenting them with a video explaining the multiple intelligences, which will help them identify what they are and engagement questions about the book. We hope the students are able to understand the novel and Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences by the end of our lesson plan! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cj-h1u4N22i3ULQjEM9XC9PAX-90YGDPw6yMBHW24Lg/edit#slide=id.p Madie’s … Continue reading Final Project

Welcome to our Lesson Plan!

Project Description: Hi welcome to our project! Mallory and I be discussing “The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe. We are going to use a lesson plan to explain the story. The first slide is an initiation, which will include a video showcasing one of the important lessons in the story. We want the students to not only be able to answer the questions but find references in the story. We want you to tell us how the story makes you feel. As the PowerPoint goes on, we will discuss three intelligences: Spatial, Interpersonal, and Interpersonal. We have several activities … Continue reading Welcome to our Lesson Plan!

Final Project – The Civil Rights Movement

In our lesson, Ally and I created a teaching tool using a book, timeline, and photo journal. We will in begin with reading the book, The Bus Ride That Changed History written by Pamela Duncan. Starting off the lesson reading this book will give students a chance to be slowly brought into the difficult topics that are going to be brought up. After reading the book, we will have a discussion on what they thought of it, and if they had anything that stood out to them. Next after having the discussion, we are going to show a photo journal … Continue reading Final Project – The Civil Rights Movement