For the lesson plan that I was a part of, we taught music and math.
In our lesson, we incorporated the First Peoples Principles of Learning by focusing on the fact that “Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential and relational (focused on connectedness, on reciprocal relationships, and sense of space).” We incorporated this principle by practicing the lyrics and dance moves with the students altogether, ensuring everyone sung the song together even if they were not at the front dancing, and by emphasizing safety and a safe environment amongst the students in the classroom so that everyone felt comfortable participating.
In terms of how the lesson plan actually went I believe that we did a fairly good job of implementing our lesson plan into the classroom. We tried to get all of the students engaged and moving so that they could enjoy and participate in the lesson to their level of comfort. I believe that we explained the lesson quite well at the start and that the goals of the lesson were clear throughout (counting to 10 and engagement in the content through singing and dancing). One thing I would have liked to do better was had better coordination between my partners in our instruction, but that also comes with us being extremely nervous and unsure if our lesson plan would work with our class. I thought we did a good job of repeating everything we did several times so that the students knew what they were doing and felt fairly confident in both the song and the dance moves. I would also like to point out that if the students had not have caught on so quickly to the lyrics and dance moves, then we could have also slowed the music down so that they were going slower until they could do it better. We also demonstrated everything and put ourselves out there to do the dance moves and sing in front of our peers, to help show them that it was a safe environment for everyone to learn and play. This is something I never would have done at the start of the year. Getting me to sing or dance in front of the class like that would never have happened before I knew that I was in a safe and non-judgemental environment.
I believe that I contributed a fair amount to the lesson plan. If I was not the one coming up with ideas, I was usually typing them out. I did a decent amount of work on the 3-part goals and the assessment for those, as well as typing out the big ideas, competencies, and content that was covered during our lesson. Overall, I believe that I contributed a sufficient amount during the planning process and during the implementation of our lesson in class.
One thing I would like to point out is that we did add music to our lesson plan. This was a change that we made thirty minutes prior to class, so we were unable to put it on the lesson plan as it was already printed out. We thought that it would add an extra element of excitement and liveliness to the song and class. I have provided the instrumental song link at the bottom that we used.
One, two, buckle my shoe instrumental song link: https://youtu.be/79wviRwJFhQ