alt.education

"Bob LeChevalier" wrote in message
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> "teachrmama" wrote:
>>"Wide Eyed in Wonder" wrote in message
>>news:aff5774a-83c6-4f55-8d59-1b227edbf0f9@n75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>>> On Feb 27, 11:33 pm, "teachrmama" wrote:
>
>>>> During all of these activities, it is the children placing the marbles
>>>> in
>>>> the container, counting the marbles to "pay for" the selected
>>>> activities,
>>>> and discussing together whether to go for the short term or long term
>>>> goal.
>>>>
>>>> Now, Kenneth, do you have any questions about the specifics that I have
>>>> listed?
>>>
>>> Yes...if it is supposed to be a legit lesson plan, where is the
>>> standards being addressed, the access of prior knowledge, the
>>> extension activities, the assessment of student knowledge, or
>>> opportunities to re-teach?
>>
>>I never promised you a legit lesson plan. I told you I would tell you how
>>I
>>would teach the concept to my kindergartners. There *are no* content
>>standards about teaching the saving of money to kindergartners in my
>>state's
>>standards. Nor in forst, second, or third grade. That was as far as I
>>explored.
>
> Of course, now the question is whether Kennie will supply even a
> fraction of the level of detail about his own idea, thus proving that
> he knows more about lesson plans than how to use buzzwords.
>
> By the way, your approach as described sounds a lot cooler and more
> creative than anything I would have ever thought of. Do you know of
> any efforts to actually try an approach like that, and how
> successfully the kids grasped the concepts?

I have not heard of this being done. It just seemed the best way to break
it down so that kindergartners could begin to understand. I may try it with
my class, just to see how well it would actually work. It would take only a
few minutes a day.