Lisa's+Unit+Plan

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Hi Lisa, You have created a lesson that is both engaging and develops critical thinking skills. Getting parents involved in the lesson to give and receive feedback is a great idea. Mimio looks like an interesting interactive learning tool, I had not heard of it before. It's a very good lesson that develops exposure to animals that first graders will enjoy. Greg

Lisa, I love this lesson idea. Not a whole lot of thought goes into choosing pets, especially when your young so this is a great thinking/comparative tool for those types of choices. I also like how you included the parents into the students' projects, this transition between school and home can really help some of these students add a more realistic perspective. My only questions is if all of your students have the ability to send and receive emails from home?

Mike

Mike-Thank you for your feedback and question. I only have 2 students in my class that do not have internet access at home. For those students, I was able to print out our Mimio slides and send them home with the students so they could complete this same activity at home with their parents.-Lisa

Hi Lisa, I think this lesson sounds fun. It is engaging and interesting. You made some really great real world connections!! Kelley