Instructional decisions

The instructional decisions that were made regarding this lesson are pedagogically sound.
 I wanted to create a lesson that students would enjoy, as well as, participate in. I was unsure of how I would be able to create a lesson that would fit kindergartners learning styles, and would allow them to be part of the lesson.

 The appropriate modifications of the instructional plan that have been made to address individual students needs, were done by incorporating visuals, discussions, songs,manipulatives, and different activities, to help improve students progress and learning.  The instructional decisions that I believe would work best for this lesson were to incorporate songs, visuals, the cookie, open discussions, and allow student to talk (whisper) during the lesson. The main point of the lesson was to get students involved in their learning.

 The modifications in instruction are meaningful with learning goals, and students needs, because the activities, and lesson were designed to guide students in the learning of the five senses. Every activity was designed with students needs and learning styles in mind. Each activity and task that students will do, discuss the five senses, and are different approaches for students to gain a better understanding about the five senses.

Modifications would be made for students who require a certain type of accommodation during the lesson, and during the use of technology. The technology that will be used to support leaner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students, will be the use of Microsoft word/ clip-art. With the use of clip art students can work in a manner that works best for them, it can be dragging the image, or by copy-pasting the image to the correct location. Student's learning activities will be managed by the supervision of the instructor. The educator will walk around as students are completing their "fun-sheet" on clip art.  The educator will walk around assisting students who may need help completing their assignment in a technology-enhanced environment. To make sure that the technologies incorporated into this manner are being used in a ethical manner, the instructor will inform students what they are to do while on the computer. Since, this lesson is for kindergarten students, who are being introduced to technology, they will require some assistance during the completion of their assignment from their educator.

To make sure that all students had equitable access to the use of technology (computers), the instructor will complete the fun-sheet in the computer lab. By completing this sheet in the computer lab, all students will have the access to their own computer. 

 From past experiences, I was able to create instructional decisions that I believe would create a fun learning lesson for young students.  I wanted to make sure that the instructional decisions I created and develop would Benefit and work best for my students, and would promote higher level thinking.