Since I have never worked as a teacher in Canada, the curricula and methods of instruction differ greatly from those in my native nation. Many of the teachers on this site have blogs, and while I learn a lot from them, I also feel overwhelmed when I realize that I also have to create something similar. Only Zoom was utilized to give courses to students in grades kindergarten through twelve in my own country during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, I find that making activities on different applications by utilizing different features can be a little difficult and time-consuming for me.
But now I’m here to improve my abilities. To help kindergarten students strengthen their fundamentals and read more fluently, my course prototype teaches them “letters and sounds”. This will also make learning new material easier for them.
I’ll utilize the first two exercises to build on and examine their letter recognition.
Next, to teach them phonetics, I have attached a YouTube video. The YouTube video isn’t interactive because this lesson plan is meant for pupils in the 3–6 age range. Being novices, they are currently unable to read..
YouTube Video– https://youtu.be/ChqnN3cKzXQ?si=B5WnojBketa6Vjq4
In addition, H5P offers the opportunity to create a “speak the words” exercise Lumi Activity #3. In this activity, students can speak and review their responses. However, It doesn’t react to one or two-word sounds because of a technological error. Subsequently, I organized to drill letters and sounds exclusively in class. I can instruct them face-to-face, observe, mentor, and administer formative and summative assessments.
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Your Lumi activities and YouTube video look great for kids of that age – I think they would definitely capture their attention. It’s too bad the “speak the words” type of exercise didn’t work for you – that would be really interesting to include in the future (for yourself and others!) if it would work. I can see it being useful too for those who are teaching languages. Of course, that kind of activity can also be done in-person as you suggested. Well done!
Hey Lauren,
I am really grateful for your kind words. Yeah, I also felt bad for the “speak the words” activity. It does not capture single letter sounds. As students are still learning letters and sounds and are not able to read two or three-letter words, I could not use the other available options on LUMI.
Thanks
Mandeep
Hi Mandeep – thanks for sharing your lessons and videos. For many of us this content is new and sometimes frightening to use for the first time. My first class that required a blog post I accidently deleted it (twice) and was forced to re-do it. When working with technology I try to focus on growth rather than achieving complete mastery. Usually by the end of a course I am pleasantly surprised at how much I’ve learnt.
Hey Matthew,
I taught kindergarten students for two years in India, and that is why I opted for “letters and sounds”. As I am also not techno-savvy, I keep making mistakes, like deleting the work and then again starting it from the beginning. Sometimes, I really get frustrated. However, I believe even after making these silly mistakes, we have come so far and have learned so many things that have made a difference in the way we do things now as compared to the past. Thanks a lot for sparing some time to read my blog post.
Thanks
Hey Mandeep! It was amazing to review your profile. I liked the idea of teaching sounds and letters with the help of Lumi; it’s so creative and interactive. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You’ve created this basic chapter in a very creative way. I learned a lot from your profile prototype too. I completely appreciate the idea that you are using H5P video but still want to instruct them face-to-face too; you are not completely relying on technology. Looking forward to seeing more of your blog posts!
Hey Anchal,
Thanks a lot for your valuable feedback. Definitely, when it comes to teaching kindergarten students we can not relay on technology only, face-to-face instructions are must for their better understanding.
Thanks