Intern Year Post #2 8/26-8/31

(Sorry this post is late.. my grandmother passed away during this week.) Something important that was brought to my attention this week was the idea of differentiation. In the other grades I was placed in at North elementary, students of different skill levels switched classes for certain subjects. In second grade, students do not switch classes for any subject with causes the issue of how can lessons help every student? During my participant year, i completed an assignment of writing one differentiated lesson. I though these lessons were only created every now and then during certain subjects. I now feel that I need to differentiated every lesson plan so that all students will benefit and learn the information. When discussing this idea with my mentor teacher she also stressed how she attempts to differentiate every lesson for her student. In my second grade classroom are children who range from below grade, ESL, TAG, and on-grade. Due to this is is critical to make sure lessons are hard enough yet doable and can be understood by all students.