#TESSELLATION ROTATION IDEAS HOW TO#
#TESSELLATION ROTATION IDEAS PATCH#
#TESSELLATION ROTATION IDEAS FULL#
#TESSELLATION ROTATION IDEAS PROFESSIONAL#

The activities and their corresponding lesson plans and worksheets are a resource that I can use throughout my career, and I can adapt each one to my future students’ needs. The rotation process can also be used for subjects other than maths, and I also carried out reading comprehension rotation activities the following week. As a beginning teacher, I have now been provided with an approach that I can use throughout my career, and I will endeavour to use it because of this rotation’s great success.

#TESSELLATION ROTATION IDEAS PROFESSIONAL#

My supervising teacher had suggested I carry out a weekly rotation activity, because he had carried out a similar approach when he was a student on professional placement, and found it was very successful. By doing this I had a clear direction of where I was heading for the whole week and didn’t have to worry about planning during the week. I completed the planning for the whole week by the end of the weekend, including lesson plans, worksheets and other necessary materials.

#TESSELLATION ROTATION IDEAS HOW TO#

How the item demonstrates my development as a beginning teacher:įrom this experience I have learnt how to plan a week’s worth of lessons (in this case maths) in one go. Attachment 5: Area and Perimeter lesson plan and worksheet.Attachment 4: Classroom Survey lesson plan and worksheet.Attachment: 3D Shapes lesson plan and worksheet.Attachment 2: Tessellations lesson plan and worksheet.Attachment 1: Overall lesson plan for the whole rotation process, self evaluation, and supervisor evaluation.At the end of the fourth lesson, students can share all of their experiences and discuss what they have learnt during the whole rotation process.įor more information on each activity, see the following appendices: Do not let them give too much information though, as this will spoil it for the others. Conclusion: At the end of each lesson, get the class together to share their experiences on each activity so that students can understand why they are doing these activities, and to provide some tips to the other groups.Monitor each group, and provide assistance, advice and encouragement. Main component of lesson:Students are required to follow the instructions on the worksheet.

Ask students to read their worksheets to themselves and ask for clarification on anything they do not understand. The next lesson the activities will rotate around and each group will complete a new activity. Explain that each lesson they will work on one activity that needs to be completed within the time provided.

#TESSELLATION ROTATION IDEAS FULL#

The lesson structure from the rotation lesson plan is outlined below (see Attachment 1 for full lesson plan).Īt the beginning of the first lesson, explain to students what will be occurring over the next four days and what is expected of them.

#TESSELLATION ROTATION IDEAS PATCH#

The activities involved: designing and drawing a tessellation that would become a patch on a patchwork quilt building 3D shapes and determining their volume conducting a classroom survey and graphing the results determining the perimeter and area of the whole school. An activity was placed on each of the four tables in the classroom, and then this activity rotated around to a different table for the next lesson. There were four activities in the rotation, each one relating to level 4 VELS standards. I carried out these activities in a year 6 class, on my first full week of teaching. I conclude with a final reflection on the maths rotation activities. I then rationalise why I think it is relevant as a professional portfolio item, demonstrating how I have developed as a professional, as well as an overview and documentation of student learning. I first describe the context of the rotations and the activities I planned. This is a description of my experiences from designing and implementing maths activity rotation lessons for one week, while on profession placement in a grade 6 class room.

Tessellation rotation ideas