For our first class this week, we talked about and explored Thinkfinity.org and Internet scavenger hunts. Thinkfinity is a great resource for educators to find lessons from very reliable sources. Since I teach 3rd grade and I teach all subject areas, it was very easy for me to find lesson plans. I just started with Language Arts and spent 2 hours on that alone finding great ideas! I also like it because you learn some pretty cool resources. For example, I did not know of a website called read, think, write. There are tons of activities and cool things that I discovered just from that source. I just started with one subject area, I can't imagine what is out there for the other ones! I always feel like I have to be careful when selecting a lesson plan because it may sound great, but I really like to make sure it aligns with my curriculum.
We also discovered Internet scavenger hunts. I think that this is a really neat way for kids to get a lot of information in a short time. They are also doing it on their own so they can feel responsible for their learning. I also like how they can also take kids off to different places if they find something that really interests them. I just began teaching the 5 regions of the US and I was struggling with what info to give the kids and how much to give them. By doing a scavenger hunt, the kids can learn a little about each state in that region as well as use that info as a springboard to new information.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
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