Time to explore the thirteen colonies

Group three conducted their direct instruction lesson on the 13 colonies and some of the key people and events during that time. They did an amazing job with introducing the 13 colonies! First the teachers introduced themselves and then activated prior knowledge by asking students about the 13 colonies to see what they know. During this time they provided a map and related it to where we are currently living. Teachers then showed the students a list of the 13 colonies and asked them why they may be listed in this order. Students responded saying it was the order in which they were founded. Providing a map and relating it to todays day was a great idea! I felt as though this truly helped students make connections and understand what they were going to learn. As for the key people and events during that time they introduced, the American Revolution, Paul Revere, and George Washington. Overall, I thought this lesson went extremely well. I loved the groups energy and confidence. They truly knew the material in which they were teaching and were able to use great child friendly definitions and examples to help students make connections and learn the material. 

In the above picture the teachers are explaining how to
play the true and false game using the
smart board! 

Group three did and excellent job questioning students and checking for understanding. They used the smart board and had students answer true and false questions to see how well they retained the material! Great use of the smart board!

Some changes I would have made to the lesson was the questions used to play the true and false game. The questions were extremely small and were sometimes confusing to those students who did come up to the board. I know it was the program itself but maybe in the future try and include a game or a way of showing the students the question being asked. This way the class can see a visual as well as hear all that you are saying. As for the closure my only suggestion is to maybe use a different game the second time around. Using the same game lost some of the students attention. A different game may have captured their attention and really tested how much they learned during your amazing lesson! :)

Today group three conducted their Inquiry lesson plan. To being the teachers introduced themselves, and activated students prior knowledge by asking questions pertaining to mondays lesson. Next the teachers introduced their lesson using a Voki. After introducing their lesson they reviewed what a hypothesis is since the students were going to be creating their own hypothesis during this lesson. The teachers provided a bag of clues that the students had to observe and look over. Using these clues the students were to create a hypothesis and solve a problem. I thought this was an extremely creative idea! The students loved guessing and checking their answers. Students were encouraged to create and explain their educational guesses by answering open ended questions that the teachers had asked. Students used their clues and recorded their information on data sheets that were provided. At the end of the lesson students presented their work.

Group three did an excellent job with their lesson. The students truly loved it and were extremely engaged. I noticed some teachers were nervous when presenting. Do not be nervous! The students all look up to you and are excited to hear what you have to say. Be confident! :) As for creating groups next lesson maybe you should have the students in groups already prior to starting the lesson to avoid any confusion or disturbances. Other wise i thought the lesson was great and truly enjoyed it!