Rough Draft of Morning Schedule: Hands on learning

Schedule

8:30 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.

Ø      Child Development - Students (Grade 9) will learn how to take care of kids not only through tests and lessons, but through hands on experiences as well. From 8:30 A.M. – 9:15 A.M., kids will take notes on how to take care of kids (clean, feed and provide safety). These notes will be given through a power point and have visuals for the students. From 9:15 A.M. – 10:00 A.M., kids will physically be able to put the skills they learned from notes into real life through actual model babies. This lesson plan works very well with these students learning abilities because they will be able to apply the skills they learn in the classroom to real life, allowing them to have more than one opportunity to understand certain subjects that they may struggle with.

10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

Ø      English – One of the biggest problems students have in English class is writing a successful essay with a well thought out thesis statement. So from 10:00 A.M. – 10:45 A.M., students will be given lessons on how to construct successfully create thesis statements which will lead to successful essays. Notes will be taken and the teacher will construct many examples of thesis statements so students can learn through the teacher instead of struggling on their own. From 10:45 A.M. – 11:30 A.M., students will be given the opportunity to work with one another as well as the teacher on constructing thesis statements and clear up any questions they might have about what they are learning. This is important because it allows students to get the opinions of other students and it allows them to feel like they have connections with people in the class instead of feeling like they are the only ones struggling. From 11:30 A.M. -12:00 P.M., students will have free response time. This is the time when students can write personal notes to the teacher about what they are struggling with or what they feel is helping them learn. This allows the teacher to base lesson plans off of what is working with the students. Students will feel like their opinions are being heard which in return will allow them to work hard and efficiently.

Ø      Lunch 12:00 P.M. - 12:45 P.M.