Buwan ng Wika 2014

    Last month, we had the culminating activity for Nutrition Month. This month, in celebration of Buwan ng Wika (National Language Month), we had the "Pista sa Nayon" where again, my students and I had a simple feast in our classroom. I was glad that my students never failed to cooperate in this activity. Bragging aside, and with all due respect to other sections,our class always has food to be shared compared with other sections in our grade. The food may not be a lot or extravagant, but this makes our section share a lot of fun memories as we consume and eat together the food that we prepared.

    It is really a joy to watch capturing my students in photos. I just enjoy the candidness of their shots and how they exude the energy and fun of being a child. These moments will never be exactly repeated so I always see to it to capture every moment. When they grow up, I hope these will also bring back a lot of happy memories of childhood and them being my students.

The student at the leftmost is Carlo. He loves doing wacky and funny faces. I don't know why but whatever he does to his face, he still looks cute...hahaha

   By afternoon, we had the coronation of the celebration king and queen,or the "Lakan and Lakambini ng Wika". And I was very proud because my student was the runner-up.

The future Miss Universe together with the adviser...hehehe

Of course, class groufie with our muse....hehehe

   P.S. I forgot to mention that this year's theme is "Wikang Filipino: Wika ng Pagkakaisa" (Filipino Language: The Language of Peace).

Lesson Plan in Math 6 (Integrated with HEKASI)

Hello...I just would like to share some of the lesson plans I use in my classroom. I am a Math teacher so most of the time, I would be posting Math lesson plans. I will not put any grade level since I think, Math topics are just spiral or articulated. If you find this applicable to your class, you are free to use this and hopefully give credit to the author (anyways, if you do not, it's ok as long as students will be benefited). I hope you find this useful.

Lesson Plan in Math (Integrated with HEKASI)

I. Objectives

At the end of the class, the pupils are expected to:

a. define expressions

b. translate word phrases to numerical expressions

c. write the correct numerical expressions

d. exhibit appreciation to one’s culture

II. Subject Matter

A. Numerical Expressions

B. BEC PELC A.1.1.1; Mathematics for Everyday Use 6; Soaring 21^st Century Mathematics 6

C. pictures, flashcards, matrix chart, chalkboard

D. Valuing one’s culture

III. Procedure

A. Preparatory Activities

1. Motivation

            Show picture of pre-colonial Filipinos.

            Ask: What can you see in the pictures? In what time of history you think do these pictures show?

            Discuss that Filipinos in pre-Hispanic times have their own system in counting numbers.

            Examples:

pu=ten             daan=libo                     laksa=ten thousand                  yuta=hundred thousand

angaw-angaw=million              kati=ten million                                    bahala= hundred million

B. Developmental Activities

1. Activity (Mini-Game)

            Divide the class into 5 groups. Each group must compete in naming the numbers shown in the flashcards. The first group who will have 5 points wins.

2. Presentation

            Explain to the students about mathematical expressions and phrases.

Example:

Word Phrases	Mathematical Expressions
Five times ten divided by three Thirty increased by one Eighteen diminished by nine	5 x 10 ÷ 3 30 + 1 18 - 9

            Let the pupils provide their own examples.

3. Exercise

Write an expression for the following:

1. your sister’s age more than seven

2. the year today multiplied by two

3. twice the number of your subjects

4. the number of your fingers diminished by the number of your ears

5. the number of chairs in the classroom divided by the number of chalkboards

4. Generalization

            How do we translate word phrases into mathematical expressions?

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C. Application (Out-of-the-Classroom Activity)

Write an expression of the following:

1. the number of classrooms in our school multiplied by the number of armchairs in our room

2. the sum of pillars in the covered court and the number of coconut trees

3. the cost of arroz caldo in the canteen bought by twelve pupils

4. the number of mango trees over the number of acacia trees

5. the number of grade 1 classrooms less than the number of grade 4 classrooms multiplied to six

IV. Evaluation

Write the word phrase.

1.  (4 x 5) + 18

2. (18 ÷ 5) x ( 4 + 5)

3. 2 x ( 1 + 5)

4. 10 + 5 – 15

5. 89 ÷ 3 + ( 4 x 5)

Write the expression.

1. ninety twice added to thirty

2. six diminished by ten times three

3. four hundred over eight less than one

V. Assignment

            Write 5 examples of mathematical phrases with their corresponding translation to numerical expressions in a ½ sheet of pad paper.

Prepared by:

JAYLORD S. LOSABIA

Teacher I

A. Bonifacio Elementary School

Lesson Plan in Math 6 (Integrated with Science)

Lesson Plan in Math 6 (Integrated with Science)

I. Objectives

At the end of the class, the pupils are expected to:

a. give the meaning of equation, exponent and base

b. evaluate expressions involving exponents

c. observe cleanliness and orderliness

II. Subject Matter

A. Equation, exponent and base

B. BEC PELC A.1.1.1; Soaring 21^st Century Mathematics

C. pictures, encyclopedia, chalkboard

D. Cleanliness and Orderliness

III. Procedure

A. Preparatory Activities

1. Review/Drill

             Complete the table:

Word Phrases	Mathematical Expressions
Three divided by thirty-three	?
?	4 x 12 – (5 + 2)
?	(31 + 4 ) / 6

2. Motivation (Physical Response Task)

            Show pictures together with the following statements. Let the pupils identify if these are true or false. If true, pupils must stand. If false, they must remain seated.

a. The earth is perfectly round.

b. The sun also spins on its axis.

c. The hottest planet is Mercury.

d. The faster an object moves, the slower the time.

            Let pupils defend their answer. Relate that there are also statements in math that can be true or false.

B. Developmental Activities

1. Presentation

             Peter has to clean 4 windows from four rooms. How many windows does Peter have to clean?

Discuss the following questions:

1. Who cleaned the windows? Why do you think he has to clean windows? Why is cleanliness important?

Let pupils formulate mathematical expression to solve the problem.

Ask: What mathematical phrase can be used to solve the problem? What makes your sentence true? What sign is used to show that your sentence is true?

Discuss that a mathematical sentence showing equality is called equation.

Let pupils realize that 16 is the product of 4 x 4. Discuss that 4 x 4 can be expressed as 4². Explain to the pupils about base and exponent.

3. Exercise

Complete the equation.

1. 17 –  ___ =  4 + 5

2. ___² = 5 x 5

3. ___³ = 8³

            64 = 64

4. 96 - ___ = ___ + 24

              72 = 72

5. 1 + ___ + ___ = ___ x 1

                         6 = 6

4. Generalization

            What is equation? Exponent? Base?

C. Application

Write the equation for the problems. Make your equation true.

1. Susie plans to have a rectangular flower box which measures 3m by 4m. What should be the area of the flower box?

2. A bacterium splits into 2 at a certain size. With such situation, the bacteria will have six splitting.

3. An order from a fastfood costs $60 with $3 VAT and a delivery fee of $10 each. Five friends each made the order.

IV. Evaluation

A. Complete the equation to make a true statement.

1. $150 - ___ = $65

2. ___³ = 3 x 9

3. 9 x ___ = ___ x 27

            54 = 54

4. 96 ÷ ___ = 16 x ___

               32 = 32

5. 91 ÷ ___ = 6 + ___

               13 = 13

B. Complete the table.

	Base	Exponent	Expanded Form	Value	Equation
1. 25 2. 34 3. 42 4. 102 5. 152

V. Assignment

Write an equation about the problem and make your statement true.

            Margaux is 50 years old. Her age is 5 times the age of her son. How old is her son?

Nutrition Month 2014

        
     This year's theme for the celebration of Nutrition Month 2014 is "Kalamidad paghandaan: Gutom at malnutrisyon agapan!”. According to the National Nutrition Council, the 2014 Nutrition Month Theme aims to uphold interventions in addressing the nutrition needs of the Filipinos extending from preparedness, response, recovery and rehabilitation phases. Moreover, it stresses a public responsibility to develop an attitude of “I am ready” especially among the most nutritionally vulnerable population and hazard-prone areas in the country. It is believed that underpinning nutrition awareness is a great key to better prepare and efficiently respond to Nutrition in Emergencies!

     Every Nutrition Month, our school holds feeding activity where students bring nutritious dishes for the class to share. I like this kind of co-curricular activity because this proves that school is not just lessons lessons lessons rather fun and enjoyable as well.
     I was very happy on how cooperative the parents are since most of my students brought a lot of food for our section. Aside from sumptuous food,  (wow sumptuous!) the students also had the opportunity to have bonding time since we eat together as a section.

Our "sumptuous" feast...heheh

Oishi!!!!

    

Stop eating and pose for the camera....

 

Of course, I also need to have a pose with my students...hehehe

   By afternoon, we had a culminating program where some of the students showcased their presentation related to the celebration. 

Pupils enthusiastically waiting for the program to start

    Overall, this day was a lot of fun and filling as well.This was the first celebration I had for the school year together with my new students. I am looking forward for the next celebrations we will be sharing for this school year. 

Principles of Teaching: Selection and Use of Instructional Materials

     It has been awhile since I posted LET and education-related topics in this blog. Just recently, there were educ students who conducted observations for the Field Study courses so I thought of posting some principles that perhaps can help them in answering their workbooks. If I'm not mistaken, they are in their Field Study 3 which focuses more on educational technology. I also realized that I have already posted principles about learning, classroom management and assessment, but not yet about the use of educational technology or more commonly known as SIMS (Support Instructional Materials).

I listed here some principles in the selection and use of support instructional materials. I hope that teachers can use these principles and apply these in their own classroom practices.

1.The best instructional material is no other than the teacher. This does not mean that teachers need not to prepare SIMS anymore! This implies that teachers must not overly depend on the materials themselves. SIMS themselves cannot fully teach the learners. There should still be the need for the teacher to explain, discuss and facilitate learning using the SIMS. The effectiveness of the SIMS still depends on how the teacher presents, uses and manipulates these materials  in the class discussion. As the word "support" implies, SIMS are just aid for teachers, but they do not replace the teacher.

2. SIMS need not be extravagant or always "high-tech". Teacher still need to consider the instructional objective in a day's lesson.  Though technology will make a lesson presentation interactive, a teacher should first and foremost consider the instructional objective. The lesson objectives determine what SIMS to be used not the other way around. One concrete example would be in the Physical Education subject. In demonstrating steps to a dance, which would be more preferable and effective: a video clip of the steps, or the teacher him/herself demonstrating the dance? Of course the latter would be better. Notice that even without  the use of technology the lesson can still work with the given objective.

3. Don't reason the above mentioned principle to excuse yourself not to use variety of instructional materials. Teaching also involves catering to each learners' needs and preferences in learning. Each of us has different ways in responding and receiving information. Remember VAK? Teachers may have visual, auditory or kinesthetic learners (and a combination of either of the three). Hence, use various media. These may be computers, TV, projector and even just the mere chalkboard.

4. Prepare your SIMS beforehand. Appealing and creative SIMS usually require time and effort to make.I think we are all inspired by stories of teachers who spend the midnight oil just to make SIMS. This is not an exaggeration but a reality.  Most of the times, SIM-making is a tedious task, but we all do this for the sake of making our learners learn best. If you will be using technology like computers or projectors, make sure to manipulate it first to avoid technological glitches. Also check the power source and even the file to be presented if corrupted or not.

5. Think out of the box. Be creative. Use the materials or inspiration that is appealing to the learners. Make use of your learners interests even the latest trends or popular personalities. If the pupils are familiar and most of all interested with your SIMS, learning becomes not only effective but fun and interesting for them as well.

Actually there are lots of principles you can also utilize. Use your experience since it is a very good teacher. Just remember that teaching needs dedication and passion. And part of this vocation is to give your best to prepare and make your SIMS for the main purpose of teaching the pupils the best way possible.

P.S. It was a shame that when the educ studs observed me, I only used chart and chalkboard that time...hehehe..excuse me..the teacher is the best S-I-M..hehehe...)