Group 1 Direct Instruction Lesson Plan

It was the first day of teaching for group 1, and I was a little nervous for them, but I knew they would do a great job. They began the class by reviewing the class rules. This was so the students knew exactly what was expected of them. They also went over the check for understanding. If they understood what was being taught to them they were supposed to hold up a thumbs up, if they didn't they had to put up a thumbs down, if they were a little confused they should put their thumbs sideways. 

The Vocabulary words were introduced to the students using word art which I thought was fun. The teachers also handed out a note sheet to every student. The teachers taught the vocabulary words and would stop at certain times to tell the students where to write the word on their note sheets. After teaching the words the teachers did a stop and think to test if the students understood what was being taught to them. The students all seemed engaged in the lesson. I felt the teachers did a great job of not only explaining what each simple machine was, but also explained how they worked, and gave examples of each one. At one point a student didn't know an answer so the teacher picked a name written on a Popsicle stick. This was a good way to keep the student's attention, and all the students thought it was fun.

For the guided practice the teachers played a matching game where the students had to match the simple machine term with it's definition. The teachers also asked the students true or false questions on simple machines.

For the closure the students worked on a simple machines learning page. The teachers allowed the students to use their note sheets and walked around the class to help anyone who needed it. For group 1's independent practice they had the students write comments on different color post it notes. They then had the students put their post its on a poster board. My mine takeaway from the lesson was how good all the teachers' class management skills were, and how engaged all the students were in learning simple machines.