Molly,
Great video! This video would definitely be a good tool to incorporate into a lesson about descriptive language. I agree that this video would require some sort of prior knowledge as the time for thinking is brief. As a result, I agree that this would be most beneficial after an introduction of description language has been done. It would be a good way to reinforce the information and provide a self-assessment opportunity for students.
You mentioned incorporating this with the create your own monster activity which I think is a great idea! Another idea of an activity that could be done with this is a worksheet that prompts students to create their own short sentences based on specific headings that correlate with the video. For example, the video talks about how adjectives are used to describes nouns. The worksheet could provide a sentence stem followed by blank spaces that are labelled “noun”, “adjective”, “verb” etc. where students fill in the blanks with their own examples and ideas.
Overall, I think this video is a good tool to compliment other parts and aspects of a lesson on descriptive language!
Megan,
This video has a very clear explanation of what perimeter is. I think this video would be a good tool to use after the initial lesson on perimeter as it provides a visual of what perimeter is and allows students the opportunity to check in with themselves and do a self-assessment to see where they are at.
I think your idea for a designed interaction activity is great! Having students take the knowledge they have gained from the video and then go out and practice measuring stuff is a perfect way to create an active learning environment where students are working hands on to solidify their knowledge and understanding.
You mentioned using formative assessment for this which I think is a good idea. I personally think this activity is perfect for both formative and summative assessment! You could use this as a formative assessment first, and then have a final worksheet on it that is submitted for summative assessment.
Videos are a great way to help create an inclusive environment! As you mentioned, the video has subtitles which are good for learners who learn better from text. In addition, these subtitle can be autogenerated in to countless different languages which can help ELL learners! Another great thing about videos is that they allow students to return to them in their own time for further learning and support if they need/want.
Overall I think this is a good video that would be beneficial for teaching perimeter. I also think that the students would love Moby the robot!
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