Lesson Plan Critique

       The lesson plan of which I observed was very informative and poses a great idea to engage student in literacy. We as teacher often find that children have a hard time figuring out what to write. Some ideas may stem from experience in their young lives or of a story they have heard. By having the teacher showing the students how to create a found poem, it allows the student to be creative while still using another persons thoughts or ideas. In this lesson students listen to a story that is read by the teacher and writes down favorite sentences or phrases within that book. The students can then create their own poem using ideas from the story. This helps the students create meaningful poems with the aid of another author. Students will then gain the confidence they need to be able to create their own stories and poems later on.
       I also thought it was a great idea for the parents to come and watch the children "perform". It gives the student the practice of speaking in front of a public audience and showing a sense of pride in their schoolwork. By allowing the students to invite the parents to the Found Poem Night, the parents can then see what their child is learning and how they are applying these skills to their daily routine. This type of activity encourages the parents to jump into the learning environment with their child. It also helps the parents see how important their role in their child's education is. This will hopefully encourage parents to want to be a part of their child's school routine and help apply some of these lessons at home through fun daily learning experiences.