Visualizing Music

PLC

• We discussed what we want our representative to say during the meeting with other schools to decide how similar the curriculum maps. The school does not want to have to use the same resources as the other schools. Even though they feel this way, the 4th grade teachers would love to have a shared assessment for the units. This reminded me of my time at a GCCS school. The district takes the same quarterly assessment. The assessment is sent to the teachers at the beginning of the unit so that they will know what to teach and the data is compared across the district after the tests are completed. 

Fractions Chart

• I am really glad that I found that fraction chart and notes section. They really helped the students to learn about fractions and mixed numbers. They wrote the mixed number, drew the model, and wrote the improper fraction. Two of my students informed me that they do not think that they understand this subject. Most of the class seemed to understand the lesson. I can handle this for today, I will work harder tomorrow to close the gaps and I will keep an eye on those two students. 

Visualizing Reading

• The students seemed nervous about drawing what they visualized while they listened to "Pictures at an Exhibition," but they did pretty well. We discussed the mood of the music to help the students think about what they should be visualizing. At the beginning of the lesson, I physically modeled what I was visualizing. I am pretty happy with how this lesson went.