Intern: Arieana, Kat, Asiya, Kenzie

School:

Grade: 3

Date:

Time:

Data Observation / interpretations

Kenzie offers a review of lesson objectives Excellent! Students should always (or at least in
most cases) know what the goal is, in advance of
the lesson.

Aireana reminds students not to worry about

right/wrong answers. Good move. Students can get really tripped up by
the idea of being “right”

Students take a few minutes to offer definitions of

“Indigenous” / Group shares ideas

Kenzie offers definition of definition / “Does it

change your understanding of what you put Well done!
down.”

Well done! (Thank you for humoring me 😊)

Kenzie offers another explanation of “Indigenous”

Arieana begins a discussion of Indigenous Peoples’

Day. The group shows a video on the topic. I just want to say, excellent use of technological
sources (and great slides – You’re giving me major
slide goals)

Also, this is a great video – I wonder if there might

be more facilitation (eg, some pausing to discuss
Columbus, students’ prior knowledge of
Columbus / Columbus Day, etc.). Each part of the
video offers a great opportunity for some
facilitation, such as: “What can we learn from the
history of Columbus Day?”
Arieana asks class if they have any questions
based on the video.

I ask a question, Ariena fields it.

Thank you so much for fielding my question.
Here’s a source that I think the group will find
interesting.
Arieana and Kat facilitate a discussion of
names/labels.
Kat moves into a discussion of The Three Fires,
asks students intermittent questions (eg has
anyone ridden in a canoe?)
Arieana facilitates a discussion of images.
Discussion moves into activity. Group passes out
worksheet and crayons. Uses doc cam to
facilitate.
Imani asks, “Why is this important?”
Asiya facilitates discussion of Tribal traditions and
beliefs.
Slide: How to honor Indigenous Peoples Day
The final activity is a Kahoot review.
This is so, so, so important. Thank you!
This is so interesting! Should students be taking
notes? Filling out a worksheet? Etc. As adults,
we’re pretty good at lecture, but I wonder how
lecture would go with younger students. But in
general, this is a very organized and well done.
Nice touch! Also, I love the questions you’re
getting.
I love how this activity relies on a sense of
geography and how a compass works. It really
does integrate a touch of science. Also, excellent,
question about “does everyone know what coast
means?”
Nice circulation to monitor student output
(exactly what we need to do as teachers!)
This is exactly the kind of question we’re going to
encounter from time to time! You handled it well.
It’s important to know that Michigan
encompasses a large population of Tribal Peoples.
Great, important information. I was beginning to
wonder whether third graders would be able to
sit through the info, but your incorporation of a
visual (worksheet) works well. (And I could see
this being exciting to students.)
I love that you had to get the group back on track!
Good practice for the real thing.
All group members appear confident and self-
assured. This is so lovely to see!
Instead of telling students, I’d be curious to see
what they came up with.
Excellent touch. Great use of a formative
assessment – I really enjoyed it.
Final thoughts:
This was an absolutely beautiful, well-thought-out
lesson incorporating the importance of correct
labels, Tribal Peoples, geography, and even a bit
of science. This was perfectly varied, with art, and
writing prompts. I could easily see this lesson
playing out in a third-grade classroom and I hope
you’ll consider it for future use.