Student teaching has been amazing!
It has been very busy, though, so I haven't had time to share much of what I am doing in the classroom. However, I had my first observation and got amazing results, so I thought it was time to share a new lesson.
Our theme this week is Five Senses.
To introduce the concept, I use a surprise bag (simply, a solid bag with a mystery item). The surprise bag contained a Mr. Potato head with missing eyes, ears, nose, hands, and mouth.
Students felt of the bag and described what they felt (hard or soft, heavy or light, sound or no sound, etc.) and made a prediction. Students didn't realize it, but they were using their senses to make the guess. I then asked students to suppose what it would be like if they didn't have each of these body parts and related it to the five senses.
We engaged in a little discussion and then sang a fabulous Five Senses song that is sung to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It." This reinforced the idea that we use our eyes to see, nose to smell, mouth to taste, ears to hear, and hands to feel.
Students then used their five senses to explore a mystery box. They dictated their responses and teachers and assistants modeled handwriting. Their success was then measured using a fabulous dictation rubric.
To get the complete lesson including the Five Senses Song, Mystery Box Activity, and Dictation Rubric, visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store.
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Stay tuned for more, Teaching in the A.M.
