Kiley's Lesson

-Since we are focusing on Math and Science for our clusters I decided I would try to focus a lesson around Math. I think it would be helpful to pick a certain subject, Algebra, Geometry, etc, and have the kids do an activity. When I have been looking for lesson plan ideas on the Internet, I have come across many interactive websites where the kids must type in the correct answer to continue with the game. Students could be given a website and told to pick one of the Math activities on that site. Then they could work in pairs on the computer to try and play the activity. If they finished the first assigned activity, they would then be able to search the web and find another site that has similar Math activities. This would give them a chance to explore and find something that would interest them. They would all then share their websites with the class and the class would vote on who found the best new website. Whoever won would get some kind of a bonus or prize as an reward for their successful search.
-Another good idea we have talked about in class was doing a scavenger hunt. This would pretty much work with any subject and would be something fun for the students to do.
-If focusing on science, I think it would be interesting to use the Internet with a leaf collection. The students could go outside and find several different kinds of leaves and try to identify them by searching the Internet. Simple guidelines could be given about how many leaves and how many sources, but this task would give them a lot of freedom.