Anticipatory Set Study Guide

(1987) described this form of instruction as a systematic method of teaching with emphasis on proceeding in small steps, checking for student understanding, and achieving active and successful participation by all students. I have also used the strategy as reference for determining the strengths and weaknesses of my lesson. After conducting in class lesson and reviewing my video lesson multiple times, I was able to identify my strengths

What were the objectives of this lesson? How well do you think your students understood the overall purpose and relevance of the lesson? (APS 4.A–C)

From the very beginning of the course, teachers should begin to analyse their learners through initial assessment methods. The assessments best suited to guide improvements in student learning are quizzes, tests, writing assignments, and other assessments such as a group activity. These can easily give the teacher/tutor an insight into the learning needs of the learners. Also

Undertaken prior to a lesson or course is delivered and helps direct my session planning to meet learner’s expectations.

These can be carried out formally and informally.   Information from observations on a pupil’s progress is passed onto the teacher who will then report it to the parent/carer.

The assessment method that I chose was to ask the students questions about what they

What specifically do you want the students to be able to know and/or do by the end of the lesson? (must align with content standard(s) above)

Use these observations and assessments to identify learning priorities and plan relevant and motivating learning experiences for each child.

I use this method in consultation with the learner and we create a plan around the best way of performing it.

Although this is primarily for younger children this idea can be used straight through life-long learning. Assessment enables the teacher to see what objectives have been met and what still needs to be addressed. This is often called formative assessment or assessment for learning. ‘Assessment for Learning is the process of seeking and interpreting evidence for use by learners ad their teachers to decide where the learners are in their learning, where they need to go and how best to go there’ (Assessment Reform Group, 2002).

Various rope activities allow students to develop gross motor skills (jumping) and fine motor skills (using finger and toe muscles). During this lesson, I will use a variety of activities to show students how there are many things to do with jump ropes beside just jumping over it. We will integrate a literacy lesson and begin by reading the book This is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration by Jacqueline Woodson. This book is about a rope that represents the changes, struggles, and memories that bind a family together. Students will discuss the theme and how the rope was used in the book. As a class, we will then perform different activities to use our own rope.

This is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration is about a little girl that recalls the journey of her grandmother when she migrated from South Carolina to New York City with her family. The rope is passed down from generation to generation and is used as a household item, to play games with, and hold objects in place. The rope also represents the changes, struggles, and memories that bind the family together. I would use this book in a literacy and physical education lesson with 2nd-graders. I would read this book out loud to the whole class. I would have students discuss, identify, and write about themes, traditions, migration, and how the rope was used in the story. Students would also focus on the vocabulary words; generations, block, college, reunion, migration, and locate South Carolina, New York City, and Brooklyn. As a class, we would then perform different physical activities using our own rope (walking, jumping, creating symbols and shapes). I personally liked the way this book used the rope as a meaningful metaphor to link a historical time period when African Americans left their southern homes in search of the freedoms found in the north. I believe this book creates a great starting point into understanding structure, sequencing, and the important historical events that changed U.S. history. I love integrating books with physical education. It allows students to be active, engaged, and creates lasting memories.

While this active learning activity takes more time than a lecture does, it drives the point home much better than a lecture would. It also keeps the students more engaged in the material.

What were the objectives of this lesson? How well do you think your students understood the overall purpose and relevance of the lesson? (APS 4.A–C)

it can also have a great impact on the teachers who has the ability to produce better learning