Welcome back to the blog! It has been quite some time since my last post. This final semester of Teacher's Education has been keeping me quite busy. I wanted to share one of the assignments I created with my classmate. For our Religious Education elective course, we needed to create an activity centered around a Liturgical event or special celebration. Olivia and I decided to create an engaging lesson about First Communion. We both had the pleasure of helping our Practicum students last year prepare for this event. This activity incorporated both large group discussions and hands-on learning. We began by discussing what Church made us feel, hear, or see. Some suggestions from our colleagues were: "united", "happy", "music", "calm", and "welcome". We added these suggestions to our Y-chart. These suggestions became the inspiration for our hands-on activity where our colleagues were invited to create an image on a small square of construction paper. The small images were hung on our bulletin board to create a larger image. All of the images shared what memories come mind when we think about First Communion. Some colleagues even shared what their individual square represented.The activity was designed to create a classroom community where there were similar ideas. The quilt we created symbolized our feelings about First Communion. Below, I have linked the handout that we created for this assignment if this is an activity that interests you. This activity is adaptable to other subjects in school. You could use this exercise as a consolidation of learning for a Math Unit or a test review in Geography. You can also use this activity for an Intermediate or Senior class, you just need to adapt the expectations. I would love to see comments below with any further ideas about teaching Religious Education or about First Communion. This is a space for sharing! And I hope you enjoyed the latest blog post! Feel free to share it out among friends. You can follow me on Twitter @cstar012 for more blog updates and posts about Teacher's Education :) Take care, Miss. Starkey :) ~Our Communion Quilt~
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![]() Hi everyone! I had the immense opportunity to sit on a panel of Year 2 Teacher Candidates to share our Practicum experiences and helpful tips with Year 1 students. It was great to be able to share my experience with new Teacher Candidates as I had two amazing placements. I hope the new Teacher Candidates learned something new from our presentation. I thought it would be a good idea to share our presentation slides on my blog in hopes this reaches all new Teacher Candidates about to embark on their first Practicums. I will link below the slide presentation to view. Take note of all the clever memes used, ha ha! I want to take the time to wish all Year 1 Teacher Candidates the best of luck on their first Practicum placement. Just have fun and enjoy the time you spend with your students. Feel free to share out this post to any other Teacher Candidates! And comment below with other wise advice for new student teachers.
Thanks again for returning to my blog! Follow me on Twitter (@cstar012) for more updates and posts as I wrap up the final months of Teacher's College. Graduation is almost in sight, and I am very excited to start my teaching career :) Take care, Miss. Starkey :) ![]() Good morning readers! Welcome back to my blog! I hope you have been enjoying your weekend. I love posting blogs on a Sunday because Sundays are lazy and cozy days to chill on the couch and read, or watch Netflix :) I wanted to post links to my go-to Lesson Plan and Unit Plan templates for today's blog. I volunteered to lead a workshop at the University of Ottawa about Practicum survival tips and tricks for Year 1 Teacher Candidates. I was really excited to share about my two Practicum placements and what I learned from each. I have a few tips I picked up along the way that I believe will help Year 1 Candidates as they begin their first Practicum. Someone asked me if I would provide a good Lesson Plan and Unit Plan template for Year 1 students that they can use. To be honest, I googled my templates because I wanted a simple model to follow. What I like about the template I use is it's easy to add things onto such as Essential Questions. My template is something that works for me because the layout is clean and easy to follow. I am also able to reflect on my lessons and make adjustments for future practice. I will link below my Lesson Plan and Unit Plan templates to view. I welcome anyone who wishes to copy or use mine as a guideline. I hope these templates will help anyone on the hunt for a good Lesson Plan or Unit Plan. Please feel free to share among your colleagues and friends. I want to take the opportunity to wish any Year 1 Teacher Candidate about the embark on their first Practicum the best of luck! Have fun and enjoy the time you get to spend with your students :)
Please comment below with any Lesson Plan or Unit Plan tips and tricks you want to share! And, of course, keep coming back to my blog for future posts! I know I say this all the time, but follow me on Twitter @cstar012 for updates and anecdotes from Teacher's College. Till next time, Miss. Starkey :) |
AuthorCaitlin Starkey is a Teacher Candidate from the University of Ottawa. She loves to read, watch movies, and drink lots of hot chocolate. These blog posts are a glance at her lesson plans, personal reflections, and ramblings about everyday observations. Archives
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