Peer Response 1

· Respond to your peer’s post. Review their chosen strategies and lessons and give an example of how they can use motivation in each lesson to inspire their students.

PEERS POST:

Hello class,

The first teaching strategy that I would like to talk about is differentiation. This strategy allows the teacher to meet the child where they are on their learning level, since all students learn differently and uniquely. The link for a lesson that uses differentiation: https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/apr2020/circle-time-small-groups (Links to an external site.). This lesson allows me to control challenging behaviors by first welcoming the children, introducing the materials, and reviewing the rules. After this part is finished, I will then be able to go on to small groups and allow the children to pair up based on their interest, their learning levels, and keep unwanted behaviors to a minimum. This lesson also provides diverse culture support by having different stations or centers set up for individual or group needs. This lesson will also support varying abilities by having cognitive appropriate materials available for those who need special scissors, bigger markers, and easier objects to manipulate. 

The second teaching strategy that I will talk about is The Project Approach. The project approach is an excellent way to enhance executive function, integrate curriculum content, present multiple roads to participation, teach problem solving, foster a sense of community (Bredekamp, 2013; Hyson, 2008)—and prevent challenging behavior (Kaiser & Sklar, 2017). A link for this lesson : https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/apr2013/grow-a-salad (Links to an external site.). This lesson will prevent challenging behaviors by allowing students to be hands- on and picking out some of their favorite things to talk about as a class. This will also lead to open-ended questions that will get the students thinking and collaborating with one another. This lesson will also support diverse cultures because its all about growing different plants and foods! Children can pick fruits and vegetables from their home country or hometown and add it to their “Growing a salad” lesson. This lesson will also support varying abilities because each child can pick something that interests them, is easy for them to understand, and they can also use teacher resources to help them when it comes to planting and growing the garden. 

-Courtney

Resources: 

NAEYC.org. (2022). Grow a Salad! Preschoolers Plant and Prepare Their Food. https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/apr2013/grow-a-salad (Links to an external site.)

NAEYC.org. (2022). From Circle Time to Small Groups: Meeting Children's Needs. https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/apr2020/circle-time-small-groups (Links to an external site.)

Kaiser, B., & Sklar Rasminsky, J. (2017).  Challenging behavior in young children: Understanding, preventing, and responding effectively  (4th ed.). Retrieved from https://content.uagc.edu