ANCIENT CHINA

Today Group one taught their first lesson plan.  We learned about Ancient China.  I really enjoyed Mike and Colleen’s opening to their lesson about the Great Wall of China.  The students seemed really engaged hearing about how long and old the wall was.  Their comparison of dragons to rivers was a really interesting fact and really had the students intrigued. 

The four square game that they played at the end of direct instruction was absolutely fantastic.  The students were really involved in the game.  It was a great way to check for understanding. 

• Each student has four paper squares.
• They are marked as followed:
• Burgundy-Geography
• Green-Government
• Blue-Religion
• Orange-Culture
• How to play:
• A fact on Ancient China will be read out loud.
• Students will hold up the square that correspondents with the fact.
• For example: China is part of Asia.
• Students should be holding up the Burgundy-Geography card.
• Ok lets play!

 Mike and Colleen were extremely knowledgeable of their content and kept their lesson flowing nicely.  I learned a lot of helpful information regarding China from watching them present.  They taught about four main categories: geography, religion, culture, and government.  Overall great job and Kristine and I learned a lot of tips to use for our unit plan.