Anecdotal_McStay08

1. **Grade Level:** 2 2. **Objectives:** 3. **Assessment Criteria and Instrument:** 4. **An analysis of the data:** 5. **Example of student work**: 6. **Recommendations for future instruction for the entire class:** 7. **Recommendations for future instruction for the students you sampled:**
 * Content of Lesson:** Math- Predicting Area Using Non-Standard Units
 * Recognize the attributes of length and volume
 * Demonstrate how to predict and measure area using non-standard units
 * Predict and measure with multiple copies of units of the same size, such as cotton balls
 * Students will be assessed on their understanding of how to measure and predict the area of a region using non-standard units
 * I will specifically focus on:
 * How accurately the students defined their region
 * How accurately the students predicted the number of cotton balls required to fill their region
 * How accurately the students followed directions for the activity
 * For this assessment, anecdotal notes were used
 * Due to the hectic nature of this lesson, I was only able to successfully assess 10 students (out of 19) using anecdotal notes
 * Half of the students had a significant amount of trouble defining their region (this entailed drawing an area and gluing a 12" piece of yarn to the outline they drew).
 * Most of the students made predictions that were almost accurate.
 * A few students made predictions that were far from accurate
 * Most students followed directions except for one
 * No example of student work
 * Provide further instruction to students on how to make accurate predictions (possibly use a different kind of non-standard unit such as jelly beans inside a jar)
 * Explain the importance of following directions
 * Place students in cooperative groups so they are able to help each other
 * Evan: Spend extra time with this student going over direction. Explain the importance of using materials properly.
 * Meredith: Spend extra time with student and clarify any misconceptions prior to starting lesson.
 * Brian: Assist student with making predictions. Make a few predictions with student before letting him proceed with activity on his own.





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