I had a job interview today for one of two kindergarten long term substitute positions. They told me during the interview that they were going to pick the top 2 or 3 candidates to perform a lesson plan and then they would make their decision on the final 2 teachers to hire. Anyway, I did get a call back from the school secretary this afternoon, and she said on Monday I have to perform a 15 minute lesson on comparing and contrasting geared toward kindergarteners. That's all the information she had. So I have just this weekend to develop a lesson plan, tweak it to 15 minutes, make sure it is based on compare/contrast, and is geared toward the kindergarten grade. (I should also mention that this is for an urban school with many kids coming from different backgrounds and poverty). I would really appreciate any advice, ideas, and suggestions! Thank you!
2007-09-14 11:46:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Just think of something simple the kids can compare and contrast. Also, I would suggest making it a hands-on lesson. I also teach in a low socio-economic school; those kids tend to really benefit from hands-on experiences.
Also, go to the message boards at teachers.net. You can find a lot of good advice from other teachers.
2007-09-14 11:51:02 · answer #1 · answered by Jen due December 09 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Compare shapes. a circle, star, square, etc.
or colors. Have the kids color a circle red and a star yellow or a square blue. What are the differences? What are the sililarities. That's a start. They could also trace the letters for the word underneath it. Like have a circle on the top of the paper and the words "red circle" underneath it in dashed lines for them to trace. They want to get involved, not just sit and listen to a long boring lecture. And these kids brains are like sponges at that age. They absorb everything.
I did a whole day presentation on the Irish culture to pre-school children with the help of my dauther (for her kids school) and I did everything that I could think of about Ireland. We made green snakes. We packed our suitcase so we could travel there since it was so far away. We had Irish stew for lunch and make leprechauns out of soup cans. We had a ball and the kids loved it. My grandkids were really proud of Mom and Grandma that day.
They the pre-school program sent a photographer to take our pictures at the school and wrote an article about it.
2007-09-14 18:56:47 · answer #2 · answered by Frosty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Show them contrasting in colors. Using the colors blue, red, green, yellow, orange, brown, purple, and black, show them how, by applying less pressure on the crayola, colored pencil, or color marker, the color can be altered. They don't know it, but they've just been introduced to the world of monochromatic.
2007-09-14 18:53:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋