Graders College Essays Samples For Students

Abstract:

This paper focuses on the teaching project that the writer conducted on some 5-7 year old kindergartens who are in their preoperational stage. It will go over the characteristics of preoperational stage, and some theories related to it. Lastly, it will compare and contrast the preoperational stage with the middle childhood or those in the fourth grade who are from 9 to 10 years of age, who were the center of the previous activity. In the end, it will be evident that the preoperational stage is a very significant stage when it comes to growth and development, as this ...

The grade level for which the lesson is designed

This lesson is designed for teaching fifth grade learners on how to deal with mathematic questions that involve the rounding off of numbers to the nearest tenth. This is useful for them because, in their future, they will be dealing with numbers which will require the use of skills of rounding off. Therefore, they should be well equipped on dealing with rounding off of mixed decimals.

The prerequisite concepts and skills students have learned prior to this lesson

There are a few prerequisite concepts and skill that the fifth graders are expected to have learnt in their earlier stages of schooling before this particular lesson. According to Mounts (2011), the first concept ...

The rapid change of the society has placed parents in a very difficult situation. Primarily, most of the kids have tried to place themselves at the level of the adults, arguing that they too have a right to do whatever the adults do. Out of ignorance, they don’t know the risks they face doing some of the things the adults do. Most of the teenagers have engaged themselves to underage drinking underestimating the various risks they face later on in life. This is a concern to many parents who try to talk to their children but they only find their children ...

Introduction

The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test popularly known as FCAT is a standardised test that began in 1998 for public school students between 3rd grade to 10th as a way of measuring the benchmarks in reading, writing, math and science as per the Sunshine State Standards of Florida. Since its inception, FCAT has generated a lot of heated debates as regards the efficacy of the exams compared to the undue pressure on students and teachers, not to mention the expenses. There are many who believe the tests are justified in improving the standards of education in Florida while others believe that both students ...

The LSD whose generic name is Lysergic Acid Diethylamide is a semi-synthetic drug which is made of lysergic acid. It is a very powerful drug the size of an aspirin that can be diluted in liquid and absorbed into sugar cubes, blotter paper, cookies or candy. Also known as Lysergide or LSD-25, the LSD is among the strongest hallucinogenic drugs whose effects are extreme and disrupt the normal functioning of the user’s brain. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, crystalline substance which is soluble in alcohol and water. It can be painted onto tiny squares of paper that people swallow or ...

Introduction

In a recent study conducted by British researchers over 11,000 kids born between the years 2000 and 2002, it has been found out that children who spent over three hours watching TV are likely to develop hostile behavior such as stealing, bullying or fighting. There are numerous studies and surveys conducted over the decades which have demonstrated how watching age-inappropriate programs on TV could result in disturbing behavioral pattern in children. A research result shows that by the time a child finishes elementary school, he must have watched at least 8,000 murders on TV if not more. By the ...

Abstract

This paper focuses on the critical analysis of two major studies revolving around the growing problem of teenage drinking. The two studies critically analyzed in this paper are “Does binge drinking in teenagers affect their everyday prospective memory?” and “Exposure to alcohol advertising and teen drinking”. The report begins by summarizing both the articles, followed by an elaboration of the strengths and weaknesses of each study, and the similarities and differences between both of them. Towards its end, the work will discuss on the gist of both the studies and proceed towards the conclusion. This work is expected to ...

Four websites containing lesson plans that support the standards of NCTM on number sense and operations were visited. The first featured lesson plan is Discovering Math: Computations from discoveryeducation.com. The second lesson plan is Counting and Place Value from mypages.iit.edu. The third lesson plan is Multiply and Conquer from ; and the fourth lesson plan is Using Guess, Check and Revise from usmint.gov.
All the featured lesson plans contain the main components of a good lesson plan that serves its purpose of guiding a teacher towards a cohesive and effective lesson. These main components include the objectives, materials, procedures, assessment, and the ...

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There have come many activists that have repeatedly stressed the usefulness of marijuana and the benefits that associate with the decision of having the drug legalized that many of the US states have followed in that decision, and we cannot blame them. The arguments that were presenting have always been very persuasive. The problem that we face now is that not only has the drug become legalized and hence widely available, rather the use of pot has also been made to be perceived as less harmful that it actually is. In this paper, we are going to study the ...

A Research Proposal First Draft

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While many researchers and practitioners alike are still finding that it is possible to help children develop creative thinking skills, we are also finding that this practice isn't being incorporated for all our kindergarten and pre-school children. The purpose of this paper will therefore be to investigate the ways in which children at the preschool/kindergarten level are being supported in the development of creative thinking skills, as well as the particular role this has played in helping kindergarten students. After initiating a review of the literature to guide the study, the methodology will involve data collection—interviews with ...

Today, in the era of high-tech, super smart computers are extremely fast internet education is vital. The ability to write, to count and to read is not a privilege available to a limited number of people, but a necessity, with which we are confronted on a daily basis. Nelson Mandela has once said: «education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world» and there is no doubt about truthfulness of this statement. Issues that are questionable are the qualitative and quantitative indicators of these education. Can we say that today people are overeducated? Can ...

CI 8490

The Relationship between the Text Features and Comprehension

Saeed Alzahrani
May,20, 2015
Introduction
Text comprehension is defined as “demonstrating understanding of the text at the mental model level by generating inferences, interpreting, paraphrasing, translating, explaining, or summarizing information” (Otero, Lecentsn, & Graesser, 2014: p. 17). There are various studies based on the cognitive science illustrating the understanding of text in relation to its comprehension for children (Chambres, Izaute&Marescaux, 2002). Such studies develop theoretical models for the comprehension process and test the predictions of the model by collecting empirical data from readers (Readence, J & Barone, 1997). Growth in reading is considered one of ...

One of the serious challenges that many nations face in their attempts to boost the economy is alcoholism and drinking in general. It is widely agreed that a society with several alcoholics will rarely make any progress in the development sector. Despite alcohol being legal in almost all countries all over the world, there is a danger when the citizens indulge in habits that can be termed as overdrinking. In a way, alcoholic individuals do not work, hence relying on the working population for their upkeep. Most states have laws that regulate drinking. For instance, they regulate the hours within which the ...

Question #1

The book “the lion and the mouse” is a wordless picture book with the adaptation of one of the Aesop’s fables. This book was written and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney in the year 2009. It is a very educative and creative book by Jerry Pinkney meant for young children. The book is done in such a way that the only words written in it are for the sound effects to guide the readers. The illustrations are done beautifully in the book that there is no need for words to explain what is going on in the book.
This book can ...

The discourse rages on with regard to whether technology adversely affects, or positively enhances children’s social skills. Obviously, living in today’s modern world of digitally-driven and technological advancements in nearly every industry – including education – parents and educators negotiate concerns. Reformers have traditionally assumed either a ‘pro’ or ‘con’ stance in students’ and children’s ability to retain healthy, normalized social skills in the face of mounting technological usage among youth. A recent article by educational research experts Ernst and Moye published in the ‘Journal of Technology Education’ stated “Educators at all academic levels strive to provide students with a ...

Children's improvement is impacted by an extensive variety of biotic and natural variables, some of which ensure and improve their advancement while others bargain their developmental conclusions. Youngsters, who experience inability promptly in life could be excessively laid open to hazard variables. For example, destitution, disgrace and segregation; poor guardian collaboration; standardization; viciousness, misuse and disregard; and restricted access to projects and administrations(Delpit 2006). All these can have a huge impact on their survival and development. Children who enter kindergarten without satisfactory social and enthusiastic fitness confront a course of issues all around their young lives and into adulthood. Social ...

Super Size Me is a documentary which was produced and starred by Morgan Spurlock. It revolves around Spurlock who offers to carry out an experiment to study the effects of fast food and inadequate exercise on his health. After consulting professional doctors and nutritionists, he decides to eat MacDonald foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Despite knowing the dangers awaiting him, he continues with this experiment for one month. Super Size Me is an excellent documentary which uses humor to sensitize the audience on the dangers of the wrong decisions they make regarding their diet. Upon the completion of his ...

New Trier's physical setting might well make the students of Du Sable High School envious. The Chicago suburb school is, says a student, "a maple land of beauty and civility." While Du Sable is sited on one crowded Chicago city block, New Trier students have the use of 27 acres. While Du Sable's science students have to settle for makeshift equipment, New Trier's students have superior labs and up-to-date technology. One wing of the school, a physical-education center that includes three separate gyms, also contains a fencing room, a wrestling room and studios for dance instruction. In all, the school has seven gyms as ...

As cliché as the saying is, kids really are the future. It is our responsibility as the older generation to make it better so that the next generation does not have to suffer from lack of access, resources, or funds to prosper within this economy. Education is the concrete foundation of the economic growth within the United States if not the world. Teachers are placed in their roles to foster the development of students so they will have a greater chance to succeed in the future. When students graduate they need to be equipped to take on the realities of ...

Introduction

In the NatureShock book, several myths on children are explained including the myths related to praise, sleep, race, lies, siblings, and teen rebellion. According to this book, which is one of the most influential books about children, the authors express that several modern strategies for nurturing children fail because important features in the science have been disregarded. On the praise myths, the book details that praise destroys motivation, and leads to underperformance. The book also indicates that children are less racists since they have little conception of the concept, having siblings does not always imply that the child is ...

Many teachers and parents are wondering whether or not standardized testing helps or hurts schools. The benefits for students are often discussed at school PTA/PTO meetings and in neighborhoods. There is also another way to look at the problem; that is to decide if standardized testing is an accurate measurement of learning and knowledge. There are two types of standardized tests; the aptitude test (like SAT-1 and ACT) and the achievement test. There are five national achievement tests which can also be called basic skills tests. The achievement test is useful for measuring how much a child has learned or ...

Introduction

When I discovered that I was about to teach and gain experience in teaching, I of course was delighted because I immediately knew at that point how it could benefit me and my career in the future. I was expecting that I would really love teaching 7th graders and true enough; I fell in love with teaching.

Significant Experiences in Teaching

Some of the most interesting experiences I encountered during my entire 2 months length of teaching include a remarkable teacher-to-student interaction. I can never explain how much teaching gratified me as a person. I came to think that teaching may have been one of ...