<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.) <!--[endif]-->I first had an anticipatory set where I told the students to get into pairs. From there I explained what Odd numbers were. As a class we had a short discussion, explaining exactly how to determine if a number was even or odd. From this I learned that there is going to be a lot of questions considering that I am teaching the lessons to 1st graders. Next the students completed my activity on the smart-board. Although this took a short amount of time, I learned that I would need to consider that they are 1st graders and in an actual lesson it may take a lot longer. After the activity I displayed 2 videos off of youtube about even and odd numbers. The students and well as myself really liked the videos. After watching the videos the students were instructed to write out all the even numbers and then all the odd numbers within the range of 1-10. I then checked the students’ work to see if the they understood the lesson. I learned that this part once again may take longer with actual first graders, rather than college students pretending to be first graders. The lesson aligned with the standards and objectives because the students had to look at, analyze and compare numbers 1-10 to figure out whether they were even or odd. In my lesson one student was slower than the others. Because of the 20 minute lesson restriction I accidently found myself somewhat rushing that student and not letting the student think for herself. A modification I would make to my lesson would be to add an additional activity, just in case something like this were to occur. The additional activity would be used for other students who finish the first activity before their peers. Having this would allow those students who are slower, time to finish without feeling like all the other students are waiting for them.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.) The final activity where the students are asked to write out all the even numbers of 1-10 and all the odd numbers of 1-10 shows me as the teacher whether or not they understood the lesson. Also viewing their smart-board activity in which they made pairs of different objects to determine even or odd numbers shows me that they are able to compare and analyze numbers to come to a conclusion of whether they are even or odd. Being able to see their work allowed me to see how effective my lesson was, and in this case it was very effective. I truly believe that this was a clever lesson that could actually be used in a 1st grade classroom. At first I was worried about the time limit but all in all the lesson went well and my classmates agreed as well.
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