Assessment of Learning Lesson 2

Each student could perform the task by the end of the lesson. One student was having difficulty so we talked our way through an example; then to make the experience a more successful one, I differentiated her lesson to incorporate on equivalent fraction instead of two. Another student caught on very quickly so we changed the lesson to make fractions using circles. This may not have been more difficult for him but it changed the lesson slightly. One of my peers stated that through my instruction, students were able to have fun with the website; I think it is always beneficial to make learning fun. A comment was made about how this activity would be appropriate for students who had some experience with equivalent fractions, not as a lesson that helps teach a new concept. I wonder if I had spent more time on instruction about the fractions, if her opinion would still be the same. I unintentionally rushed through academic instruction; I’m not sure I would have done the same with actual fourth grade students.