Teaching Intern(s): Kelly Narowitz

School: Mark Murray Elementary School (University Prep Academy, Detroit)

Grade Level & Content Area: 4th Grade Art (with Math cross curricular content)

Lesson Title: Origami

Time Needed for Lesson: Three hours/class periods

 

Learners & Learning Environment:

            Engaging and Supporting Diverse Learner

                        Demographics:  The entire class population consists of all African American students from the urban Detroit area. The class is approximately 50% male and 50% female. All of the students speak English and have no other linguistic background. There are no special needs children in this class.

 

            Accommodations and Adaptations:

                        Students need instructional support by modeling expected outcomes and behaviors because they have demonstrated the need to visually and kinetically learn. The teacher will be addressing this need by providing opportunities to practice routines for clean-up, dismissal and proper use of materials.

                       Though students will be working individually on this lesson, students will be encouraged to offer assistance to their peers if needed. Students may ask each other questions and provide each other with feedback. Accommodations that may need to be made include allowing more time and adjusting the rubric. I will pair advanced students who finish sooner with students who have physical or cognitive impairments, or who are behind.

                        Instruction will be differentiated for those who need it by providing more thorough demonstrations and monitoring. If there is lack of participation, I will assign a buddy or partner and call on the student to check for understanding, give non-verbal cues, and praise when good attitude and involvement occur (“Polk”). If a student has poor self-esteem, I will talk one on one with the student, provide reflective listening, assign the student a classroom job, and assign a partner (“Polk”). For the gifted or advanced student, I will present the student with a more difficult creative problem solving activity such as a more advanced origami creature or more advanced math exercises.

                        Universal Design for Learning:

                        The classroom is designed to accommodate up to thirty-two students. There are six tables set at children’s height that each have four smaller chairs that are also designed for the smaller bodies of children. There are also three sinks against the wall set at a height appropriate for young students. The classroom is spacious, allowing for safe and easy movements throughout the room. The students will all sit at their assigned spots on the carpet while I present the beginning of the lesson by projecting on a large white wall. All students will easily be able to see the projected wall as well as the portable white board that I will draw on for examples. The teacher hands out most materials to students individually because it allows for yet another moment to connect with the learner and helps the teacher keep track of materials and supplies. No students in the school have special physical requirements for which the classrooms need to accommodate.

                        Materials & Tools Needed:

                        Teacher Materials: Overhead projector and Power Point presentation on Origami and how it relates to Mathematics. Examples of different origami creatures to pass around the classroom.

                        Student Materials: Enough origami paper (4in x 4in squares) for each student to do five origami creatures. Pencils, erasers, scratch paper.