Teaching Portfolio
Gillian Rossi
Pre-Service Teacher, Primary Education
St.Francis Xavier University , 1st Year (2019)
Activities
Exploring Ramps
Social Interest
Cause-and-Effect
The support stand has two sides: one with a straight ramp made from a wrapping paper roll and the other side has nailed on mini-ramps descending in different directions.
"Five Green and Speckled Frogs" Story Tube
Simple Turn Taking
Visual Exploration
Social Interest
Story tube made to go along with the children's song "Five Green and Speckled Frogs".
Obstacle Course
Gross Motor
Cooperative Play
Problem Solving
Build-it-yourself obstacle course using many materials that exercise jumping, coordination and balancing.
Open and Closed Bottoms
Cause-and-Effect
Problem Solving
Three buckets attach to a fence. One bucket has an open bottom while the other two have closed bottom, Children explore by throwing balls into the buckets.
Stacking Cups
Spatial Awareness
Geometrical Concepts
Problem Solving
Using solo cups, children explore how to build different structures.
Exploring Fall Colours
Cooperative Play
Observing
Descriptive Language to explain, explore and extend
Gourds are placed in the sensory bin along with fall colour swatches. The colour swatches have holes cut to compare the colour of the gourd to the swatch colour.
Watercolour Paining with Cotton Swabs
Cooperative Play
Representation
Fine Motor Skills
Using cotton swabs as paint brushes, children explore watercolour paints in this open-ended activity.
"Feed the Shark" Activity
Numeration
Co-operative Play
Comparisons
Different colour and sized cut out fish have numbers, letters, and words written on them. Children feed the cut out shark with the fish.
Story Map
Stand tall, Molly Lou Melon (By: patty lovell)
Language
GRADE 1
Looking at characters, setting, problem and solution of a story.
Secret Sight Words
"We will read": Reading intervention program
Language
GRADE 1
Building phonemic awareness through word association with pictures.
Exploring Capacity with Nonstandard Units
MATHEMATICS
GRADE 1
Three different hands-on stations that the children rotate through in small groups to explore the concept of capacity using non-standard units.
Place Value Puzzle
MATHEMATICS
GRADE 1
Small group problem solving puzzle connecting the written number, with it's written form, expanded form and visual of place value cubes.
Dying & Decorating Easter Eggs
ART & SCIENCE
GRADE 1
Using food colouring and stickers, children decorate hard-boiled eggs for Easter, while discovering how the water changes colour from the dye, which then changes the colour of the egg shell.