This week we had to create a Kidspiration lesson plan.  I think that Kidspiration is a great tool for the classroom.  It gives great ideas for lesson plans and it is visually exciting and engaging.  I chose to do my lesson based on a lesson that I observed in the class that I student teach for in the first grade.  The students had to draw a picture of themselves in the center and then draw lines attaching to circles.  In the circles they then had to write details about themselves that describe them.  Some students wrote the amount of siblings they had, some wrote their favorite foods or colors and some just wrote about other things that they felt important.  I think Kidspiration has great variety of lesson plans and is great for every subject.  I browsed through all the different subjects before I finally chose which lesson I would write about.  I thought the different branches of government was a very good lesson that would teach the students about government, which can be a very difficult topic to grasp (I still have trouble sometimes).

                Some of the things I need to know in order to work Kidspiration or Inspiration is basic computer knowledge.  Once I downloaded Kidspiration, I was able to navigate my way around the website and find different options for lessons.  In terms of NET-S, this lesson would fit into standard 1- Creativity and Innovation, standard b.  Students would be creating original work as a means of personal expression.  It would be interesting to see the different kinds of works the students create and I can’t wait to have my own classroom to see!