Guided Discovery is an approach to instruction in which the teacher presents students with examples of a specific topic and guides students to an understanding of that topic.
reflection of in-class model
The Elementary guided discovery lesson plan was for second grade on the concept of compound words. I thought the group did a good job providing pictures for examples and non-examples of compound words and letting the students be engaged by coming up and placing the picture under which one they thought it should be placed. I think that their was an obvious lack of communication between the two instructors and they could have been more familiar with each other and the class before teaching. If I were to teach this lesson, I would use the idea they had about the pictures for the compound words and I also would use the video they used for their hook.
The secondary guided discovery lesson plan was for the strengths and weakness of the articles of confederation. I felt that the group picked an appropriate matrix for assessing the students and also asked good questions to make the student be more involved. They guided them to the correct understanding of the given topic which is the whole object of guided discovery. Even though I think they planned well, I still think there was areas that needed improvement through the implementation part. If I was teaching this lesson I would have looked for a really interesting hook or way to really grab their attention since the topic was not exactly exciting.
The secondary guided discovery lesson plan was for the strengths and weakness of the articles of confederation. I felt that the group picked an appropriate matrix for assessing the students and also asked good questions to make the student be more involved. They guided them to the correct understanding of the given topic which is the whole object of guided discovery. Even though I think they planned well, I still think there was areas that needed improvement through the implementation part. If I was teaching this lesson I would have looked for a really interesting hook or way to really grab their attention since the topic was not exactly exciting.
LEsson PLans and Reflections
The first lesson plan for Guided Discovery is an English activity for a 1st or 2nd grade classroom. The teacher starts by talking about summer interests and getting students to throw out things that they enjoy doing in the summer. The purpose of this plan is to create a bucket list with six goals each student has for themselves for the summer. The teacher guides the students with step by steps instructions on how to produce these goals. They first create a list of their favorite activities and then will choose things from this list. I like how the teacher also makes their own bucket list and shares it with the class. I also really like the idea of bringing paper buckets and allowing the students to write on these. This lesson follows the four phases stated in our text. I would really like to do this activity in my classroom at the end of the year.
The second guided discovery lesson plan was for K-2nd grade. This lesson wants to help students read about something that is fiction, but be able to tell what could be a fact in the story. I liked how the lesson started with reading a book about the ants and stopping to identify facts that could really be true. I think that this lesson plan is way to lengthy for Kindergarten to second grade and has too many sessions to complete. If I were teaching this lesson in my classroom I would take out the information gathering from the internet because enough research has been done already. This lesson follows the model because the teacher guided the student with examples and non-examples of fact and fiction to guide them to a better understanding of the concept. It deviates from the model by using a story to start the lesson and also by including multiple data gathering sessions that I feel are unnecessary.
The second guided discovery lesson plan was for K-2nd grade. This lesson wants to help students read about something that is fiction, but be able to tell what could be a fact in the story. I liked how the lesson started with reading a book about the ants and stopping to identify facts that could really be true. I think that this lesson plan is way to lengthy for Kindergarten to second grade and has too many sessions to complete. If I were teaching this lesson in my classroom I would take out the information gathering from the internet because enough research has been done already. This lesson follows the model because the teacher guided the student with examples and non-examples of fact and fiction to guide them to a better understanding of the concept. It deviates from the model by using a story to start the lesson and also by including multiple data gathering sessions that I feel are unnecessary.
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