Lesson 2: Blog Phase 1- Assessing Prior Knowledge

1. I will assess some prior knowledge in the question and answer portion, as well as assessing what they are learning throughout the lesson. I will also look back at previous times the students have used Kidspiration to assess what may need to be reviewed there.
2. I would hope to learn how familiar they already were with the topic of Pilgrims and the colonization of America. I would also hope to find out if they had used the timeline feature on Kidspiration before and how well the program itself aided in past learning.
3. This information would help me in focusing my content. I could learn whether to focus more on timelines or more on Pilgrims. If their first grade teacher or their parents talked a lot about Pilgrims and the colonies I would focus more on timelines. If they had done story sequencing using timelines in the past I would focus more on the Pilgrims. I would also be able to tell where I needed to focus my social studies content. If the students already knew a lot about Thanksgiving we could focus more on why they left England, rather than what happened when they got here.