Consider
a lesson plan you might use. Which metacognitive skills/abilities are
involved as students gain facility/knowledge in this domain?
My lesson plan is targeted towards K-2, focusing on Pacific Northwestern Native American's. The students will learn the history, and culture of Native American Tribes that settled in the Pacific Northwest, and make masks that mimic the animals symbolized on totem poles that these tribes are known for. When introducing the information to the students make
statements about the step by step process of making the Pacific
Northwestern Native American Mask, such as "Do you remember what step is
next?". Ask students to repeat steps, and call on students to say the steps to display their memorization skills. Talk about thinking processes often. While students are working on their masks, I would ask questions about the information we covered on history and culture to see how much they retained. Attached is a YouTube video of a teacher who talks about using metacognitive skills in the classroom. Her approach of asking the student on what level they think they know the question is a great tool for both teacher and student.
I also think a good way to teach metacognition to students is to model it. For instance, you could tell them ways you remember the order of the steps in making the mask. Constantly recalling the steps will help the students remember them. I feel like whenever I was in school and had the teacher show how she remembered things always helped me.
ReplyDeleteI remember always doing art work in school when I was in primary school. What kind of response would be be wanting from the students when asking about the step by step process?
ReplyDeleteI like your questioning the students and I really like the overall ideas as well. I think that this could be a great way to incorporate interdisciplinary connections.
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