Intellectual Development Stations

Published July 12, 2018 | By Jennifer Maldonado

Course Name	Grade Level	Subject Represented (highlight)
Human Development	9-12	Math Writing

GOALS

For students to communicate effectively and describe the thinking skills of a child between the ages of 7 to 12.

OBJECTIVES:

Students will be able to clarify, and identify the difference in concrete thinking stages by completing the stations.
Students will be able to model appropriate behavior during the stage rotations.
Students will be able to define the theorist and thinking skills of a middle childhood student by following along with the notes.

PRIORITY STANDARDS:

Content Standards:

4.5 Demonstrate techniques for positive collaborative relationships with children.

4.6 Demonstrate professional practices and standards related to working with children.

12.1, 12.2 & 12.3 Analyze principles, conditions, and strategies of human growth and development across the lifespan (part of this standard is taught in child development & human development).

Common Core Learning Standards:

SL.11-12.2. Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.

TIME FRAME

This lesson will last approximately 1 class period (48 minutes)

MATERIALS :

Document to assignment that is shared with students.
Computer
Station items:Station #1 (2 piles of Play Dough that contain the same amount but look differently). Station #2 (Printed pictures of the different shapes that are different colors. For example a red circle, red triangle, red square/ then blue of the following). Station #3 (Nesting dolls put in random order) Station #4 (On your paper, write out the sentence on the table and fill in the blank. The sentence is: if 10 is greater than 9. 10 must be greater than ____.) Station #5 (Put 2 different glasses of water on the table with the same amount of water). Station #6 (Bring in different coins of print out pictures of coins). Station #7 (Print out pictures of many different fruits and vegetables).

PROCEDURE:

Set up 7 stations around the room.
Share this google document with your students.
Put students in 7 different groups so they can rotate between all 7 of them.
As students are going through the stations they are filling out the first shart on the google document.
After the stations are over – go through this slideshow with them. They can take notes on the google doc provided.
After the the slideshow is over – review the last chart on the document for the students to classify/make connections on which thinking skills was used at each station.

:ASSESSMENT:

Students will be graded on the their responses on the google document.