Lesson+Plan+and+Video


 * __First Lesson and Video:__**
 * One of our tasks this semester was to create a lesson and incorporate TESOL standards into it. This is all new to me and I struggled quite a bit with the whole process. For starters, my biggest hurdle was my job. I work for Turner as a para in a very intense lifeskills classroom. I love my job and wouldn't change it for anything. We have 4 students and we are always one-on-one with them. The only time I'm not with one of them is on my break or at lunch. There was no way for me to take 30-60 minutes away from my job to teach a lesson. I had to figure out how I was going to teach this lesson before the due date. I did not know how I was going to accomplish this until the week of the due date. Luckily, we had a day were I could get away. I was already planning on coming home for a visit, so I made plans to teach my lesson with one of my old mentors in Emporia. I had to change my lesson last minute and I did not get any feedback before I taught it. The lesson is about 40 minutes, with about 15 minutes of the students making their "boat schools" (from about 20:00 to 36:00). Lots of running around from me, getting supplies and talking to all the students. The end or wrap-up of the lesson is me showing the summary the students need to write about what they put into their boats and why. I really enjoyed the lesson, but am certainly glad it is over!



[|Social Studies Lesson]


 * __Second Lesson and Video:__**
 * My second lesson was a Science lesson over Earth Day. This was a SMART Board lesson for 4th grade, but could easily be used for lower grades. This lesson was meant to be a fun, relaxing lesson for the students. This is the class that two of my students are in. We attend specials with this class so I see them every morning, but that is it. If they have a special occasion or party, our students will attend. The students were happy to see us all again and wondered what was going on. They have been testing over the past month, so this lesson was a great treat for them! I had one of my students help make the "Dirt Cups" for the activity because it is a great lifeskill for them to learn and use. The students were great and I really enjoyed the lesson. I hope you can hear the lesson. We had to use my camera to video and I had another para filming me. She had to move around the room alot and my camera does not have a volume on it. Also, I was unable to get a before film of the classroom due to my one-on-one duties with our students. You can see through the video how the classroom is laid out. It is a full classroom of 27 students. I hope you enjoy the lesson!



[|Earth Day Lesson]