Figurative Language Lesson Plan Link of TEDEd:
http://ed.ted.com/on/iWUojYDW
As I was able to create a lesson through
TEDEd, I was amazed as to how detailed the lesson can get to have students
focus on specific details. I have seen these kinds of videos, and have used
them myself in different occasions in the classroom with my fifth graders and
have always wondered how to create one. Now that I know more in detail as to
how and what I can do with them, I have come up with different ideas as to how
videos in general, and TEDEd can be used in the classroom.
One idea
that I can come up with is to create a lesson plan through TEDEd. In my fifth-grade
Reading class in specific, I would definitely create a review lesson of
something we have already covered in class and have, have them watch a video
and answer some questions along the way. This would help all the ELLs who are
transitioning from the language because the visuals help them a lot. As a dual
teacher, I have embedded a lot of videos within my lessons for my ELL learners,
but it has always been a hassle to have them watch it and them printing out
questions to assess their understanding. However, by having the questions
within the video, then I can allow them to recall and refer back to the video
if they were unsure of the answer.
Another
idea that I would use videos in my fifth-grade Social Studies class is by
having the students pair up and create a video based on a topic that needs to
be covered and explain the certain topic. For example, I would have the students
act and explain the amendments of the constitution. By having the kids explain
themselves why they are important, it is more engaging to them than to have the
teacher explain them one by one as a whole class. If the students have to
create a video acting and explaining the amendments, then the students are not
only required to know what they are, but they are also being asked a higher
level of thinking because they are asked to interpret and fully understand what
the amendments entitle and how they would look like in a real-life situation.
The last
idea that I can think of using videos in my fifth-grade ELAR classroom is to
record all the mini lessons that we have covered in class and upload them to Google
Classroom so that the students can have more resources and practice of specific
skills they know they are lacking or struggling with. By doing this, the
students are also being required to auto-evaluate themselves in the proficiency
of each strategy.
One of the
useful video channels that I have used in my class to teach social study
content is MrBettsClass Channel
because he sings new songs with Social Studies lyrics. It is super funny and
engaging for the students to watch.
I teach 5th and 6th grade Science and videos are an important part of my lessons, students like them and they actually do engage them. Like you, I was not aware how good TeDEd actually is to use for my classes. When I created my lesson on it, I like it and feel that this is something that I am going to use in my class. I will also have my students create their own videos on the labs they are performing to use as a reflection at the end of the school year.
ReplyDeleteHello Lorena,
ReplyDeleteYour ideas are great. I love the fact that your are providing students with the opportunity to review lessons. This will specially provide extra support for students that struggle. I also liked that English Learners are also giving an opportunity to learn in a self pace video that will assist them with any difficulties they have. Thank you for sharing
Lorena,
ReplyDeleteYour use of TedEd to embed the questions for comprehension is a great idea. I agree that English language learners have the opportunity to see a video for word association and then discuss the questions and any challenges they have. You sound like a teacher who genuinely care about the learning outcomes for your students. Great job!
Linda
Lorena, I hadn't thought about how useful the videos would be to ELLs, but you're right. Having them use the pictures and allowing them the opportunity to replay the videos would be extremely beneficial for them. I liked your idea about having students create videos related to Social Studies. That is a great way to bring history to life and get the students really involved with what they are learning.
ReplyDeleteLorena,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading about how you would use video for teaching in your dual language classroom. Would you also upload videos for English speakers in Spanish? I think that your students are lucky to have you as their teacher. You obviously want to engage your students and help them become who they are meant to be.
Lois, to answer your question, yes I would definitely upload videos in Spanish but I would mainly focus on having them hear the English ones. Reason being that in my specific grade level, 5th, the students are required to take the Reading STAAR test in English no matter what, so my main goal would be to transition the students into the English language by providing visuals and auditory resources.
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