Think of a specific skill that you want to teach. Identify the grade level, curriculum area, and the specific skill. Describe how this skill would be taught (1) procedurally (step by step), (2) with Anchored Instruction, and (3) with Enhanced Anchored Instruction. Be specific! Please read through the examples that others have given, and do not repeat the same skill.
Grade Level: Kindergarten
ReplyDeleteCurriculum: MathG
Skill: Be able to identify numbers 1-10 without being told what the number is
You would teach this skill in Kindergarten. You would first show the students the numbers and practice with them every day, You would then give the students worksheets with the numbers and the spelling of the numbers for them to practice. By the end of the school year the students should be able to identify the numbers without looking at the spelling of it and without someone telling them.
Anchored: In order to make learning the numbers fun I would do a different activity every day using the number that we were learning that week. I would bring things like snacks or balloons for the kids to play with.
Enhanced Anchored: For students with special needs I would make the topic something that the children were interested in, such as basketball
Skill: Reciting the ABC’s without any assistance
ReplyDeleteGrade Level: Kindergarten
Curriculum: Language Arts
Procedurally (step by step): The students will practice the alphabet at home each night and each day at school many times. We will first start with five letters at a time, and move forward from there. The students will have assignments that will help them remember the alphabet, which will help them recognize each letter. At the end of this lesson the students will be able to recite and recognize each letter in the alphabet.
Anchored Instruction: Each day we would focus on a specific letter. I would have different activates according to the letter we were focusing on that day. These activities will be enjoyable for the students.
Enhanced Anchored Instruction: Each letter taught to my students will be referenced to something they can relate to or enjoy doing in real life.
I like how you describe how to teach the letters. It is very important for students to learn their alphabet at that age without assistance.
DeleteGrade: first grade
ReplyDeleteCurriculum: math
Skill: Students will be able to identify and count coins
1 (step by step) the student will learn each of the coins (quarter, nickel, dime, and penny) and they will learn what each amount is worth. Teachers can create a chart that has the amount. Then have students place what coin goes in that section. For example, if the section says 10 cents, one student could put a dime while another may put 10 pennies.
Anchored Instruction –The students will work in groups of two and find ways to make a given amount. If the students are given 60 cents then both students in the group will find a way to make 60 cents with the coins. By the end of the week they can use the play coins to find the amount of something they want in the treasure box and buy something.
Enhanced anchored instruction- I would use larger coins with the amount on them and have the students identify the name of the coin. Then I would use this to relate to a real life situation and have them show me what they know.
Skill: Adding By Twos
ReplyDeleteGrade Level: 1st grade
Curriculum: Math
Procedure (step by step): You first will teach and provide examples to the students of how to add by twos. You would practice this every day as a whole class. Then you would give the students work sheets with different problems that have to do with adding by two, so each student can practice and you can see their progress. At the end of the lesson the students should be able to add by twos on their own and efficiently.
Anchor Instruction: Each day I would demonstrate different strategies and have different fun lessons to keep the students engaged in learning how to add by twos. I would incorporate counting with food, animals, and even show them how to count up by twos by using their fingers.
Enhanced Anchor Instruction: I would us examples that would relate to real life and show them how counting by twos can be a fast and easier way to count then by ones. I would make sure that the topic that I use to count by twos would be something that the students were interested in.
Skill: Identify Shapes
ReplyDeleteGrade Level: 2nd Grade
Curriculum: Math
Procedure: Students will observe, describe, and analyze shapes by examining the number of sides and the types of angles they possess. Students will then investigate and reason about how to decompose and combine shapes to make other shapes. By building, drawing, and analyzing shapes, students will be able to develop a necessary foundation for understanding area, volume, similarity, and symmetry for later grades.
Anchor Instruction: In order to maintain student engagement the instruction will be varied and include strategies like foam shapes, play-do shapes, and a variety of other hands on activities that allow for the creative side of a child's imagination to come through.
Enhanced Anchor Instruction: Lastly, to expand on classroom activities children will be asked to identify shapes in their daily activities (almost like a scavenger hunt). Allowing students to correctly identify shapes that we see everyday.
I think that giving students the opportunity to be hands-on with foam and play-do is a great hook to get them excited about learning about shapes.
DeleteGrade Level: Fifth Grade
ReplyDeleteCurriculum: Social Studies/Bill of Rights
Skill: Students will be able to describe how the Bill of Rights affects their daily lives.
Procedure: Each day, the instructor will introduce a different amendment found in the Bill of Rights using the classroom textbook. Students will discuss why the amendment was added to the Constitution based on the time it was written and how the amendment continues affect American citizens today. Each lesson will be followed up with an exit slip asking students to identify the amendment name, purpose, and effect.
Anchored Instruction: In order to make the bland practice of identifying amendments more relatable, the instructor will guide students as a whole group through the BillofRightsInstitute.org’s game entitled “Life Without the Bill of Rights” before the day’s lesson. Students will work with the instructor to simulate life without the guarantees outlines in the Bill of Rights and have a critical discussion about how life compares with and without the Constitution’s amendments.
Enhanced Anchored Instruction: Give students the opportunity to work independently or in pairs in a computer lab to explore the Bill of Rights Institute’s game. Assign students a graphic organizer to complete outline the purpose of each amendment, how it affects the people in the simulation, and to speculate about the daily differences they would encounter without the Bill of Rights. Allowing students to explore the simulation on their own will give them more of an opportunity to think critically about the significance of the Bill of Rights and ensure that they make a personal connection with the material.
Social Studies and history is my favorite school subject. I hope to spend some time teaching these concepts in the future. These are some great points and ideas that someone can use. Kids love games, no matter what they are learning, if there is some kind of enjoyable game involved, students will retain more knowledge. Great Post.
DeleteSkill: Reading Sight Words
ReplyDeleteCurriculum: Language Arts
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Procedure: Usually students learn to begin reading by learning to read sight words. I usually see the practice of using index cards and a ring to drill and practice sounding out the words. Students should practice reading these words every day and have extra practice on the ones commonly read incorrectly.
Anchored Instruction: Providing hands on-manipulatives will better engage these future readers. Using the Dolch list of sight words for leveled readers, we can have our students practice reading these words on an index card and practice writing them as well by getting into small groups and making a poster of the words they know as a group.
Enhanced Anchored Instruction: An activity that would be great for EAI would be to have the index card posted in a pencil box. Inside the lid the card will be posted so when the student opens it, he/she can read the card. In the bottom of the box could be a layer of sand. When the student reads the card correctly, they can use the eraser side of the pencil and practice writing the word as well. There is multi uses of manipulatives in this activity that can greatly influence the learning of the student.
Skill: Polygons
ReplyDeleteCurriculum: Mathematics
Grade Level: Second Grade
Procedure: I would begin teaching this topic by going over the word roots. Ex: Penta means 5, Hexa means 6 and so on. This would better help students identity what they name of the polygon is by looking at the number of sides. I would then define what a polygon is. I would begin showing them pictures of various polygons as we identify them together.
Anchored Instruction: To make this more interactive for student I would hand out various polygons for them to hold and and look at. I would then ask them to list real world objects that are also polygons.
Enhanced Anchored Instruction: I would take the class outside to see if they are able to apply their knowledge to objects they see everyday. We would take a walk around the school/playground to see how many objects they are able to identify as being polygons and if they are able to tell the correct name for that polygon.
Skill: Multiplying
ReplyDeleteCurriculum: Mathematics
Grade Level: Third Grade
Procedure: I would introduce multiplying as another form of addition. Showing them that 2 x 3 is another form of 2 + 2 + 2. By doing this example with other multiplication tables it will help them to better understand the idea.
Anchored Instruction: By using items like candy, marbles, or blocks to explain the concept would keep the kids more interested. I would them try and apply the concept to every day life and times they would use it outside the classroom.
Enhanced Anchored Instruction: I present them with situations where they would need to know this concept, so they would know how it would apply to their life outside of school. Like finding out how many marbles each student would get if everyone got two, etc.