Mrs. Lamb's 3rd Grade Classroom!
Last Friday I had the opportunity to go to Lakeview Elementary to observe a third grade classroom. When I arrived in the classroom I introduced myself to Mrs. Lamb who is an Indiana University 2013 alum. The energy in her classroom was contagious and you could tell all the students who were there were excited to learn! Mrs. Lamb's classroom had 5 different tables and four kids at each table. There was a reading section in the back corner of the classroom and in the other there was a horse shoe table where Mrs. Lamb could meet with small groups of students.
When I arrived the students had just come back from lunch and were having 15 minutes of reading time. When reading time was over Mrs. Lamb had the students put their books away and gather on the carpet where they read "Lon Po Po" which is the Chinese version of "Little Red Riding Hood." The class was working on the concepts of comparing and contrasting the different aspects of the story. After they read the story they had a group discussion about the differences and similarities between the two stories.
When the discussion was over Mrs. Lamb asked the students by table to go to the iPad cart and grab their iPad and headphones. On the iPad they were supposed to open the ClassKick and watch the story of "Little Red Riding Hood." Once they finished watching the video, the app asked to complete a vendiagram stating three differences in "Lon Po Po" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and the similarities between the two. The second question they were asked was which story did they like better. Below is an example of how Classkick is used in the classroom!
Once the students finished their work on the app, they were asked to log onto Quizizz, an app that allows teachers to create an online quiz and have students answer the questions. The quiz that the students took was about distinguishing the differences between the concept of compare and contrast. I really liked that Mrs. Lamb gave her students this to work on after they completed their other work because it allowed students who worked quickly to still have something to do while students who work slower still completed their work. I could definitely see myself modeling this in my future classroom. It was a very effective way to keep her students in engaged in what they were learning about while at the same time keeping her classroom quiet so other students who were still working could finish their work. Click here to see the actual quizizz that Mrs. Lamb made on Compare and Contrast.
When all the students had finished their work Mrs. Lamb told that it was time for small groups. Each student is in a group with three other classmates. Each group has a different activity to work on that has to do with language arts and reading. One group was given a prompt in which they had to answer what season they liked best, while another had to look at words in a sentence and pick the correct synonym. Throughout their small groups, students worked together and helped each other complete their work. While the students were working, Mrs. Lamb was able to call up different students that she needed to talk to. I think that this was a very effective way for Mrs. Lamb to meet with students while keeping other students busy.
Mrs. Lamb ended the day with a fun game of Kahoot about the superbowl! I asked one of the students if they liked kahoot or quizes better and he said he liked kahoot better because it was more of a competition. I think that throughout my time on Friday, Mrs. Lamb did a great job using technology in her classroom. She was able to use it in many different ways that enhanced the students learning and engaged them and kept them focused on the lesson at hand. I definitely looks forward to going back to her classroom and learning other ways that technology can be incorporated into my future classroom.
When I arrived the students had just come back from lunch and were having 15 minutes of reading time. When reading time was over Mrs. Lamb had the students put their books away and gather on the carpet where they read "Lon Po Po" which is the Chinese version of "Little Red Riding Hood." The class was working on the concepts of comparing and contrasting the different aspects of the story. After they read the story they had a group discussion about the differences and similarities between the two stories.
When the discussion was over Mrs. Lamb asked the students by table to go to the iPad cart and grab their iPad and headphones. On the iPad they were supposed to open the ClassKick and watch the story of "Little Red Riding Hood." Once they finished watching the video, the app asked to complete a vendiagram stating three differences in "Lon Po Po" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and the similarities between the two. The second question they were asked was which story did they like better. Below is an example of how Classkick is used in the classroom!
Once the students finished their work on the app, they were asked to log onto Quizizz, an app that allows teachers to create an online quiz and have students answer the questions. The quiz that the students took was about distinguishing the differences between the concept of compare and contrast. I really liked that Mrs. Lamb gave her students this to work on after they completed their other work because it allowed students who worked quickly to still have something to do while students who work slower still completed their work. I could definitely see myself modeling this in my future classroom. It was a very effective way to keep her students in engaged in what they were learning about while at the same time keeping her classroom quiet so other students who were still working could finish their work. Click here to see the actual quizizz that Mrs. Lamb made on Compare and Contrast.
When all the students had finished their work Mrs. Lamb told that it was time for small groups. Each student is in a group with three other classmates. Each group has a different activity to work on that has to do with language arts and reading. One group was given a prompt in which they had to answer what season they liked best, while another had to look at words in a sentence and pick the correct synonym. Throughout their small groups, students worked together and helped each other complete their work. While the students were working, Mrs. Lamb was able to call up different students that she needed to talk to. I think that this was a very effective way for Mrs. Lamb to meet with students while keeping other students busy.
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