Michelle- great start!! I really like that you connect your lesson to something practical that all students can relate to - money!

Oh- one thought - since your video is a download, maybe it would be easier to post it to YouTube and access it through there instead of having a file. Then you could access it from anywhere.

Looks good! I think the video is great and will help jump start the kids. Maybe YouTube like Julie said?

I have never put a video on YouTube-since it is of students from a former class, do I need permission? Not sure they would like to know it is out there for the world to see. thoughts???

Permission, ask tech people or admin. for policy on that. I think your students will love the fact that they recognize people in the movie!

I think if you get a signed note or statement from the student then you should be ok. Thats our marketing policy at the college anyway!

Visually this is great. I really like your take sign that is personalized...it is really neat. I like how you broke it up into boxes, sections, and tables. It helped to make it easy to read online. You have a lot of hands on activities with physical movement and I think that is great for the kids. You have music ad demographic information. Awesome.

Where is the biography?? Assessment? ----oh wait ---work in progress???

Yep-work in progress! I am thinking about dropping the money part and concentrating on a three day lesson just on place value up to millions. Adding in the idea of money is getting it too large! Any ideas on that?

I like the money part of the lesson to give something concrete that the kids can relate to. I don't know if you have to separate that part into a separate part of the lesson or just base those examples on past knowledge of money.

Thanks for the input!

Great songs and video!

Wow, I love your Google Docs slide show on your website. It is a great way to give the kids a look "inside;" they always love to see a bit of your personal life!

Well-I ended up getting rid of the money part of the lesson-the more I looked into it the more I realized that it would have to be a stand alone lesson. Disappointed but that is the way it goes. Any other suggestions?

Michelle, I like that you added a hands on craft as part of your lesson, most place value lessons stick to the discussion and the worksheet. It will help the kinesthetic learners quite a bit!

You visuals up front are great, and the rap at the beginning will be great for this young age group! I like the use of technology in the form of internet games/learning sites, as kids could use these at home as well. Any thought to letting parents know about the sites you have used and recommending them for home use? Great creativity incorporated in the freedom they have for creating the flip book. All the hands on and manipulative activities will help to keep thier attention! How are you helping the kids to think critically throughout this lesson?

I think that the games and activities in this lesson plan all support critical thinking skills. For example, playing the game trade-up requires the student to keep track of the number of ones they have required and trade up when they have multiples of ten. It requires students to work together, take turns, and negotiate the give and take that occurs when students play games. The dice game helps students analyze the number combinations and use strategy to put the numbers in order. Same with the toss across game.Writing in their math journal as part of their reflection will help students examine their learning and write about it.
I will also adjust the lesson plan to list the websites for parents on my school website. Thanks for the great input!

Well done, Michele. You are using several different delivery modes to address all learning styles. The students are activly engaged( making their own flip book). NOW... how could you add some personal relevance edge?

Starting a business and projecting profits by multiplying projected growth? OR...calculating the rate the fish are disappearing... will THEY have wildcaught fish?

I have found a way to incorporate personal relevant material but can't seem to get my page into edit mode. I would divide the class in two. One from each team would stand by a table with a cup on it. The picture/image would come on the smartboard. The picture could be the population sign from Pine River with the questions "what place value is the 7?. If the player knew, they would grab the cup. If they were correct, they would get a chance to putt a golf ball on a small artificial turf. They would get one point for a correct answer and one point if they sunk the putt. Play continues until all players have had a chance to answer. I would have images like the population sign, measurements, miles, stats from the last football game etc. All local information, info. Thoughts?

Whooo Hooo! I guess I did add my update. It is a really fun way to reinforce/review concepts.

I remember when we did activities when I was in elem. school. I would say I learned more when we did activities like this than any other time with books and worksheets alone. Keeping the kids actively engaged with what they are learning with games, activities, and arts and crafts will be extremely effective. If I was being taught this lesson at this age, I would probably have trouble not eating the marshmallows!!

Thanks! I really like hands on learning-comes from my early childhood classroom experience. I had to laugh about the marshmallows-I figured we would be lucky to get through it without someone eating theirs! We have a wellness policy and I was thinking I would have to hide this activity for being not healthy. But I don't think place value would be as fun with peas!

The review you added looks great!

Final Peer Evaluation:
You have provided excellent feedback for peers throughout the final building of lesson plans. Your video launch for the lesson includes the bonus of music. The No-Fail Format is supplemented with background, standards and demographics which helps us understand your students and where they are in their learning. However, I did not see the Clean-up portion of the format. The inclusion of a movie starring people students know and the hands-on portions of the lesson will keep students interested in the process. I appreciated the discussion of Internet permission for students, it shows your concern. Place value is one of those lessons that can be hard to relate to personal lives, I hope you will go on to expand this lesson using money (one of your original ideas), since money is based on sets of ten, which is the perfect illustration of personal relevance for students.

You have a very solid lesson plan! If I ever teach 4th grade can I use it? In Head Start we cannot use anything "unhealthy" which includes many, many things: butter, mayo, etc. Therefore, we can no longer make holiday cookies, hot cocoa (after a morning of sledding), gingerbread men, decorate houses...because it is "unhealthy". We have to be very creative to do some of the activities that we want to do. I like the survey also. Survey Monkey is easy to use, I added it to my website.

Thanks Bonnie for the feedback. I added the cleanup section-it must have been lost in one of my many edits! I will teach this with money as part of the unit, I agree that it would make that personal connection.
Amy-You may certainly use this lesson plan-in fact I think it could be adapted for any 1-5 classroom successfully. At the end of my Head Start career, they were starting to change the snack policies. But when I taught we did so many great food activities! My favorite theme was the gingerbread one. I incorporate food into my 4th grade classroom. We make dill pickles every fall.

3% Included a snappy visual up front which will entice the viewer to keep on exploring your page.

Your launch images are very attractive but they are hotlinked to a promo site. That could be confusing to viewers. I am not familiar with the books you have listed but they look very intriguing.
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10% Provided ongoing feedback and encouragement to peers as development of final project progressed.

40% Created lesson plan using the No Fail Format. This will appear on your Wiki Page. Adopted the minimum number of menu items in all sections of the lesson plan.

37% Created a lesson which will require critical and creative thinking from you and your students. This should at least include the snappy launch using an assist from your Wiki page.
I have an issue with the Video… it is a 7 minute download. You should compress this resource.
Lyrics look really excellent. You have designed many creative options and covered all the learning styles… even for the marshmallow lovers ;

5% Included a bio and a picture of you at the END or as a link

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10% Bonus Included curriculum strategies which will require your students to consume your curriculum by creating or interacting with visual art, text, music and/or physical movement.

Yipee! It was a challenging assignment. I will work on the video issue when I bring this back to work. Thanks!!!