This week in CEP in 811 we were tasked with pulling all our knowledge thus far in the class to create an innovative Maker Kit lesson using our Maker Kits. I started out the week with a Next Generation Framework based science lesson. Equipped with LED lights I was ready to take the Makey Makey to the class and try it out. After a little inspiration from my students though, and some collaboration with my peers, I decided to turn the Makey Makey into a center using Scratch. This way multiple student could use the Makey and it could be a frequent tool used in my classroom. I decided to turn to the Common Core to pick an area of focus.
Decoding words in first grade is our biggest focuses. We use decoding words in both reading and writing. After assessing my students using the spelling inventory with Words Their Way, I realized short vowels, long vowels, and vowel teams are all areas my students need to work on. Using Makey Makey they can create the vowels do they are seeing what they look like, hear the vowel sounds and letter sounds, and identify them within a word pattern. This trifecta of word decoding will better help my students with retaining and applying this vowel knowledge in the future during their reading and writing.
Thinking back to Richard Culattas Tedtalk I did not want to create a lesson that just replaced something else I was already doing. I could have had created a scratch junior word hunt that would have used the Makey Makey but that still only was helping my students to identify. Now using scratch with the play doh the students are hitting many areas of learning with not only identifying but creating and applying. This active learning which is described in How People Learn, will help my students to transfer their learning of vowels into daily practice. Working in a group can help them to help their classmates stay accountable as they learn from their mistakes and discuss.
After collaborating with my peers this last week I realized that with one Makey kit it served better use in a center. Originally I wanted to use it during an exploratory science experiment. I may still do that, but while sitting with a student who was playing with the play doh making letters and words I was inspired to try using the Makey kit weekly with a variety of phonics skills during our word study time. With the small group I worked with this last week their excitement really reassured me this was the best use of my one Makey Makey Kit. Please check out my lesson here.
References
The Education Intelligence Platform. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.illuminateed.com/
English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Foundational Skills » Grade 1. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RF/1/
Get The App. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://labz.makeymakey.com/d/
Read “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition” at NAP.edu. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.nap.edu/read/9853/chapter/1
Scratch – Imagine, Program, Share. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://scratch.mit.edu/
Series. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/series/Words-Their-Way-Series/2281883.html
(2013, January 10). Reimagining Learning: Richard Culatta at TEDxBeaconStreet. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=Z0uAuonMXrg
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