Journal 2
Grade K Time 7:45 – 3:45 Date 9/28/2012
List What occurred during the time you are at your school? What are all the things that happen in the time frame you are in your school?
- Meet with my teacher
- Morning meeting
- Reading centers
- Going to gym
- Prep for returning students
- Checking papers
- Getting students from gym
- Snack time
- 10 frame counting
- Going to lunch
- Meeting teachers in teachers’ lounge.
- Getting students from playground.
- Poems
- Math centers/Sorting Money
- Free time/ bus children leave
- Lesson Plans for next week
Describe 1 item from the list, in GREAT detail – who, what, when, where, how, why
Ten Frames
Today the learners were able to use ten frames to help with counting 1 to 10. Making a ten frame is fairly easy. It is just a piece of construction paper with a smaller piece of white paper with 10 boxes on it that has been laminated. The learners used plastic animals to show the number equal to the flash card Mrs. Husbey was showing. The learners were taught to start at the top left and go right when they counted, to prep them for writing.
I really like the idea of ten frames. They can be used in a variety of ways. They could be used for basic addition and subtraction if different color chips were used. Also, because the sheets are laminated, the learners could use marker board markers and practice writing 1 to 10 on them. To me it is a simple and cheap way to create a lot of learning experiences. The learners seemed to have a lot of fun with it too.
Sorting Money
In the afternoon, after the learners came back from recess, we had math centers. I was asked to take the money center and teach how to sort the money into pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. Also, I was to verbally quiz them on the names of each coin. The learners had no previous in school instruction about money so this was just a way to assess where each learner was at and see where to start.
The sorting went fairly well. Most learners were able to sort them with little effort. Some even sorted the play money out from the real coins. If I were to build this station, I would either use real or fake money, but not both. To some of the learners it was distracting having both.
The verbal quiz had mixed results. This was expected. Some learners did not know any of the names, while others knew the names and exactly what each coin was worth. The verbal quiz did give a good idea of where each student was at.
Finally, it was fun to do both the sorting and the verbal quizzing. This was the first time I was able to have one on one time with each student. Their personalities are so different and unique. It was great to get to know a little about each learner.
