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Plant reproduction and plant biomes

Plant reproduction 
I really liked how group three taught their lesson on plant reproduction. I felt that every single member of the group was very prepared when teaching their part of the lesson. They also seemed very calm and collected in front of Ms. Hoag's classroom.  I liked the attention grabber they used: a version of “Simon Says.” The game made the kids enthusiastic about the lesson. It also made the kids behave. When the teachers used “Simon Says,” the students had to stop what they were doing and give their full attention to their teachers when they were told: “Simon says….” During Ms. Brown’s part of the lesson, she used a lot of repetition, which allowed her students to process what they were learning. Group three's guided practice also was very easy to follow. I felt that the guided practice summed up the whole lesson and allowed the kids to truly understand what they were learning. I also felt that the students really enjoyed the independent practice activity. I believe that the matching activity was a great way to finish up the lesson and to assess what the kids had learned. 


Plant biomes 
Out of all the groups, group 5 was the most prepared to teach. Group 5 was able to take what the first four groups had done and improved upon it. They made sure that they weren't making the same mistakes as groups 1 through four and they had an extremely detailed lesson for both inquiry and direct instruction. My favorite lesson of plant biomes from group 5 was definitely the inquiry lesson. I loved how instead of having the kids move around the room Sierra, Alex, Raiya, and Emily were the ones moving. These made the class more organized and less chaotic when it was time for class to end. I also loved how the inquiry lesson incorporated multiple types of books on plant biomes. Their inquiry lesson was an amazing mixture of both the 5E's of inquiry and literacy. Group 5's lesson showed me the multiple methods I could use in a classroom in order to teach inquiry and overall group 5 also showed me that as a teacher you need to find methods that work for you and your students. 

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