Moonshine and Sunshine feedback 04/27/21 by Vanessa Vales-Lewis https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd Co-Teach presentations are graded based on the Danielson Rubric Domain 3 Instruction, Competency 3c, and 3d: Engaging Students in Learning and Assessment. Let's offer our colleagues feedback on their presentations for the evening. Feedback should include ways in which improvements can be made for the final unit plan and lesson plan submission. en-us 2021-04-27 20:59:51 UTC 2025-11-19 03:00:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Moon laurajreilly https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1466688362 I loved learning the phases of the moon. The whole topic is quite fascinating and kids will enjoy the activity. I just wish there was more of a detailed explanation to why there is more light at certain points of the phases. As a first grader they may not understand that moonlight is actually sunlight. I think showing more visuals would have definitely made your lesson plan more engaging. 

Sun

Great job on the Sun lesson.  I thought the video was great and age appropriate. I also liked the “fun facts”. Wish you would have gone into more detail about Copernicus, but that is just me being a nerd. Again, I think more visuals would help support the lesson and reach more students in the classroom. I think more slides, less words and maybe more interactive slides would have tightened up some of the loose ends. 

All in all, it was a really terrific effort, especially since you took this on all by yourself. 

]]> 2021-04-27 22:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1466688362 Moon https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1466691729 The cookie demonstration is great for kids.  It is a way they can connect with the phases of the moon and think about it when eating a cooking.  
Be careful with the amount of text you are looking for 1st graders to read.  Also the names of the phases of the moon - how do 1st graders spell that to write it on their page.  Maybe spell it out with M&Ms to help them?]]> 2021-04-27 22:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1466691729 Moonshine and Sunshine https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1466693550 Props on doing this solo!
Moonshine
It was a cool lesson, wished kahoot worked but it’s ok to have technical difficulties. Just have backups and play it off like it was meant to not work haha. For first graders, it would be really hard to remember all the names of the phases and how it looks so the activity with the Oreos was nice but maybe have them also draw it out too because once those Oreos are devoured, there's no representation for the phases.
Sunshine
I liked that you asked us to use our background knowledge on what we know about the sun but also write 2 questions on what we would like to learn about the sun. Before showing the video, you should tell or show the students what to look out for. We need more participation from the students because for 6 year olds, their attention span are short so we need to keep them active.

Good job! 

]]> 2021-04-27 22:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1466693550 The glow:The topic is very attractive to children and adults as well. I like the activity because it is hands-on activity and children would like to draw and may color it too. ashrafhabib1476 https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1466693568 The Grow: it might be helpful to add more explanation to illustrate it more to the students, Thank you ]]> 2021-04-27 22:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1466693568 Moonshine https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1466736244 I like that the lesson contained content vocabulary and the video were age appropraite in helping students learn about the moon.
The slides should be less wordy and the vocabulary should have been at the grade level that sudents can  understand. Also, accompany the slides with visuals will support students' learning

Sunshine
I like that the lesson prrovided the learning objectives and essential questions  and this helped in providing  the expectations for students' learning. The lesson also incldued an age appropriate video for students to understand the Sun.  The assessment at the end asking student's what they learned helped the teacher and the student assess learning.  However, the questions that are being asked at certain points should also be visually displayed as opposed to being presented just orally. Also, the slides were wordy and including visuals on the slides  will help supplement students' learning

]]> 2021-04-27 23:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1466736244 Moonshine and Sunshine https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1466738502 These topics are super entertaining for students. There was many platforms used in order to capture engagement and participation. I would recommend more visuals for defined words.]]> 2021-04-27 23:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1466738502 Moon https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1466767536 Glow: I enjoyed the oreo cookie demonstrations of the phases of the moon.
Grow: It would be helpful to have less words and more visuals on your slide being that you are teaching first graders. Having visuals for the moon phases would have supported students especially ENL and students with IEP.

Sunshine
Glow: I enjoyed the videos provided. They were very appropriate.
Grow: Provide more visuals and less words for first grades. Keep in mind that many 1st graders may not be able to write full sentences, therefore you should provide options to draw or record their voices to explain what they learned.]]> 2021-04-27 23:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1466767536 I enjoyed the lesson, as previously stated I think more visuals and audio would work well. I would look to add some matching games or draw a line to for vocabulary just to keep students more engaged and allow them to do more https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1466807392 2021-04-27 23:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1466807392 For the sun lesson ashrafhabib1476 https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1467001727 The glow: the video delivered the content in an easy and clear way which helped to clarify the information included in the lesson.
The grow: it needs some extra hands-on activities like including a song, draw and color activity observe stimulation or experiment.
Good job
 ]]> 2021-04-28 01:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1467001727 Moonshine and Sunshine https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1483738973 Marjorie, 
For the moonshine lesson, I like the use of Oreo cookies to show the 8 different phases of the moon. I thought it was a good way to show what each of the phases look like. However, I think it would have been helpful to provide a visual of what the moon looks like in each of the 8 different phases, before starting the activity with the Oreo cookies. I know a video was shown, but a visual such as an image would have been helpful so that when you were doing the experiment/activity with the Oreo cookies, the students could have something to help them remember which phase you are showing with the Oreo cookies. 
For the sunshine lesson, I like how you had us share out about the sun. However, I think that including an opportunity for students to draw would be helpful as your lessons as you mentioned are for first graders. Having students draw their responses can be a great way to assess their thinking. You can always keep the option to label their drawing and write a sentence if they want to. There are some advanced first graders that will enjoy labeling their work while also writing sentences to explain their thinking or respond to a question(s). 
Overall, I think you showed a good effort with both of your lessons. You included videos about your topics, and you asked some questions from the video. However, some of the questions such as "what is an axis?" might be a bit challenging for a first grader to answer unless they are looking at an image/visual that shows an axis. I suggest to include more visuals into your lessons and also think about how you will assess your students and check for understanding for each lesson.

Nice job!
Barbara

]]> 2021-05-03 03:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1483738973 Moon Lesson: ciarashields85 https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1492100560 Whenever you can include Oreos into your lesson, it is a win! Using Oreos to demonstrate the phases of the moon is an awesome hands on activity for any age. I would just suggest that you include visuals of what the students should be doing from the beginning, middle, and end of the activity to guide students along the way. Also, for 1st graders, you can make the content as simple as possible so the students can retain the information. Maybe just focus on the full moon and new moon for the lesson. 

Sun Lesson:
Glow: The video that you provided was entertaining, age appropriate, and supported the content. Grow: I would scale down on the words for the presentation and try to over as much visual support as possible for 1st graders along with music and movement. ]]> 2021-05-05 00:23:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vvaleslewis/kaw0npcbnlefffhd/wish/1492100560