- tactile learner- experiments with manipulations
- spatial- create dioramas
Gifted Girl
- auditory learner- listen to science trade books, discuss experiment results
- linguistic- research various scientists or science discoveries
ESOL Boy
- visual learner- provide charts, graphs, diagrams, etc
- bodily-kinesthetic- create a new invention
Speech Student
- visual learner- use vivid experiments
- spatial- create drawings
ADD Boy
- Kinesthetic learner- play interactive, mobile games
- interpersonal- role-playing
Gifted Student 1
- kinesthetic learner- movement activities, process dramas
- logical and mathematical- collect data
EIP Reading Student
- tactile learner- learn about soil by going outside and playing in it
- bodily-kinesthetic- field trips to science centers
ESOL Girl
- visual learner- use graphic organizers for information
- spatial- create presentations on computer
SPED Student
- kinesthetic learner- learn about push/pull by moving around outside
- musical - decide what objects in nature make which sounds
Hearing Impaired Student
- visual learner- graphs, charts, diagrams, pictures to go with text
- naturalistic- create a rock/bug collection
Gifted Student 2
- auditory learner- use debates for both sides of a decision
- linguistic- write story about organisms
Throughout my teaching career I have noticed that every child is different and they don't all learn the same. Lessons must be diverse to appeal to all learners. It's not only important to see where your students are at academically, but also find out what their interests and likes/dislikes are. Just because a student does well in science doesn't mean that he or she enjoys learning about science. Allowing students to have a choice in what they learn is important to keep them engaged and interested. Allowing options in learning during centers is one way to provide diverseness. It is important to provide different options for all students because this allows them to explore activities they may not have thought to try otherwise.
You have a wide variety of students in your classroom and you made a good point about every student learns different. Students may do well in a subject but that does not always mean they enjoy the subject, that is such a great comment that all teachers should think about. Sometimes our first thought when a student is succeeding in a class is that they enjoy learning about this subject but that is not always the case. I find myself thinking this way a lot and I need to check my thoughts before going on with a lesson.
ReplyDeleteAmanda,
ReplyDeleteI love your quote, "just because a student doesn't do well in science it doesn't mean that they don'e enjoy learning about science." This was an ah ha quote for me. I have to continue to remind myself of this. Thank you for making me think a little differently about it. Your class roster is extremely diverse. I bet planning your lessons is sometimes difficult.