Danielle Robertson's ePortfolio

A unit I started near the end of my practicum was force and motion.  My school advisor wished for me to start the unit and she would continue it to the end of the year.  One particular lesson to note was the lesson on gravity. I had the special person hold one end of a string. I attached the other end of the string high on the wall. I pulled a basket up to the top of the string. I let the basket go. I asked the students what happened…read more

During my practicum we had Painted Lady butterflies caterpillars delivered to our classroom.  They were given to us in a container that have enough food for them to eat until they built and entered their chrysalis’. We received them at the end of our plant unit where we had touched upon butterflies.  The students have been extremely engaged in watching the caterpillars grow larger and start to build their chrysalis’.  It was an excellent idea to have the students get to watch the life cycle of a caterpillar first hand.  We…read more

At the end of our habitat we were studying ocean habitats.  We had brainstormed the different plants and animals that live in oceans.  After that we created a book called “The ABCs of Oceans.” Each student was assigned a letter and they were able to create a page about an animal or plant that started with that letter.  The students excelled at this and created a magnificent book that I am very proud of.  The students thought to right the letter throughout their work as well.  You can see that…read more

We started our plant unit near the beginning of May.  My students had already explored life cycles and living things; therefore this was going to be an easier unit.  On our second day of the unit we planted scarlet runner beans.  My SA had bought soil and had pots for the students to use.  We took about half an hour to set up our plants.  The students received dirt, then got their seed, added more dirt, and finally received some water.  We placed them on our windowsill and waited.  I…read more