Different Worlds Collide

This past week group 3 taught about Different Worlds Collide. Group 3 did a wonderful job. Kristen, Angie, and Cassandra created 3 different engaging lessons. The first thing I love about their lesson was the "Teachers vs Students" game. This was a game where the students strived to do well and follow rules and beat the teachers. If they beat the teachers, in the end, they got a prize. (The students wound up beating the teachers), Surprise! This game keeps the students on task, engaged, and follow directions.

They started their lesson with a short greeting and a blank timeline. I think the timeline was a great idea to keep the class on task. The students were really thinking about what they learned in the past lesson, which was the lesson my group & I taught. The class was introduced to multiple key terms. Some of the key terms that I remember were conquistadors, Tenochtitlan, New Spain, Colonist, and a few more that I don't remember off the top of my head. The teachers gave the students an important list of key terms and had them fill out the definition of each term. The teachers set up this game to check the understanding of the students. The game was a review for the Spanish clothing and Aztec 

clothing. This was a great way to have the students participating and active during the lesson. I loved one of their activities during guided practice. The teachers provided each group with a whiteboard. They put the definition on the board and each group held up the key term that accompanied the definition. The students held up the whiteboard to check their understanding. I loved the closure of the lesson! The teachers created a stop light poster. They explained what the stop light poster was. The teachers passed out a yellow, green, or a red post-it depending on what the student requested.  Yellow meant I kind of understand, Red meant I need more help learning, and green for I totally understand the material. Depending on how secure they felt from the lesson they placed their post it on the stoplight. I think this was a great idea to see what the students learned & didn't learn from the lesson. Overall Group 3 did a wonderful job! They should be proud of themselves for being so creative and hardworking!