In my observations in the classroom I have had various opportunities to see how a teacher engages her students. One example I saw in which the students were learning the names of the different oceans and continents. An aid to her teaching this concept was a song. The teacher had a different student she called upon randomly to come up and point to the ocean and continent on a large map everytime it was mentioned in the song. The students were able to engage in singing and also by pointing to where it is on a map. The students did learn both the continents and the oceans from this activity!
I was able to observe another teacher at the very beginning of the day/week. I thought it was very engaging when they have their morning 'calendar time.' During this time, the students (each take turns to do varioius jobs) would dress the bear in the appropriate clothing for the weather. They were able to count using straws how many days they have been in school. They had all sorts of things after that! I think that was a good way to engage the students in a fair way so that everybody eventually will get their turn.
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