tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934670134302938418.post288227213564092821..comments2011-04-29T16:41:00.513-07:00Comments on Elaine Hatcher: Discovering Connections: Individual Lesson PlanElaine Hatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554193154726925531noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934670134302938418.post-28382173815266374022010-03-19T07:39:14.201-07:002010-03-19T07:39:14.201-07:00I really like your lesson. As a student, I always...I really like your lesson. As a student, I always loved when I could connect a lesson to something in my own life outside of school. I think it is extremely important to make lessons relevant to the students lives, however some topics are too complex or too vague to make a clear connection at that age so you would end up spending too much time trying to attach a piece of a lesson to their lives. I think it would be more effective to do as many as you can and just accept that some lessons may just be lessons that they may not connect to their lives now, but may remember in the future when they have more knowledge about the subject.Staci Hatchetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00829049391263794544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934670134302938418.post-53941573921469075592010-03-05T19:05:00.418-08:002010-03-05T19:05:00.418-08:00This sounds like a truly engaging and authentic le...This sounds like a truly engaging and authentic lesson. Anytime you can draw kids in by relating to "their world" they will certainly become fully engaged and learn. As you mentioned, sometimes drawing them in is more difficult, depending on the subject. But most disciplines and today's textbooks have excellent suggestions on how to fully engage students and how to make the lesson relevant to them. Teachers don't need to reinvent the wheel. The ideas are already there.<br />Great looking blog page!Margie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09447149849915712877noreply@blogger.com