Broderick & Hong 2003

Evaluation A. Children’s reaction: At first, the children weren’t happy about not taking pictures again. I coaxed them into my activity by telling them that I had a present for them (the photo album). Once they got started, however, they really enjoyed looking at the pictures and making their albums!

B. Evaluate learning: What student learning did you observe? How do you know it was learning? I observed some deep learning. A few children really thought out how to put their pictures in the album in an order they would be happy with. Also, some really thought about the pictures they had taken and pictures that were taken of them. I know this was learning based on what the children were saying and responses to my open ended questions.

C. What went well? Analyze the affect of the specific materials and set up of the materials in relation to learning. The whole lesson went well. At first they had some trouble getting the photos in the pages but they learned very quickly how to do it. I think the children were motivated by the fact that they got to keep the pictures for themselves just as Madison had wanted to do in a previous lesson. I am glad I saw that and decided to build on it.

D. What did not go as planned? Mielo wasn’t that interested for very long and rushed through the activity so that he could take the pictures home. He finished fast, didn’t want to talk about it, and moved onto another center.

E. How will you build on this learning? Since this is my last lesson, I won’t build on this learning. But if I had more time to explore with the children, I would try to make a collage for the classroom.

F. What curriculum standards are met from the Michigan Standards?

Children show increasing engagement and persistence in their work and play in all areas of the curriculum. [HSCOF-ATL 5.2.3, 6.1.2, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.3.1, 7.3.2] Children develop and exhibit a healthy sense of self. [HSCOF-SED 6.1.1, 6.5.1]

Children develop healthy relationships with other children and adults. [HSCOF-SED 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.4.3]

Children move from solving problems through trial and error to beginning to use varied strategies, resources, and techniques to test out possibilities and find solutions. [HSCOF-ID 4.2.4]

Children develop abilities to express themselves clearly and communicate ideas to others. [HSCOF-LD 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4; L 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.4, 2.2.3] [GLCE-R.WS.00.01-.02, .10; R.CN.00.01-.04; R.DS.00.01-.04]

Children begin to develop strategies that assist them in viewing a variety of multimedia materials effectively and critically.

Children experience growth in fine motor development and use small muscles to improve a variety of fine motor skills both in structured and unstructured settings. [HSCOF-PDH 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3] © Broderick & Hong 2003