week 2, lesson plan critique

After reading the lesson plan posted by Carolyn Wilhelm, I was impressed by how thorough she was in her planning. She really thought through every last detail and made clear learning objectives that she was determined to meet. My only critique is that Carolyn intended this lesson to be for students in grades k-2. Having taught and assisted in these grades I know that children at this age need specific prompts to contribute to a class discussion. I feel that she left the discussion to open for the children to really contribute and that most of the talking and discovering will be done through the teacher. I liked how she used clear steps to explain her point, and hopefully her students will gain a lot from her lesson.