For my first lesson plan, the students went fishing to work on fine

motor skills and to work on recalling colors and counting. In a plastic tub,
paper fish of a variety of colors had magnets glued onto them allowing the
students to maneuver the fishing poles that had a magnet attached to the
end of the line to catch a fish. The students took turns gathering around the
pond and maneuvering the fishing pool. Once the student possessed the
fishing pole, the student was asked what color fish they were wanting to
catch (many of the students struggled with recalling basic colors), once they
had caught the fish they were then asked what color fish they had caught to
establish repetition and familiarization allowing for them to make the
connection between the word and the color.

My lesson plan went very well and I believe the students enjoyed the
process of seeing how patience paid off to catching a fish. The students
began to practice patience once they realized they had to wait for their turn,
and helped their peers when they seemed to be struggling with catching a
fish. Repetition of the colors began to show its benefits towards the end of
the lesson when students that were originally struggling with colors such as;
orange and yellow, blue and green, or blue and purple. The students excelled
at catching the fish of the color they had expressed they wanted to catch,
along with beginning to count the fish once they had caught multiple. Even if
the student struggled with counting on their own, he/she would repeat after
me when I counted the fish out for them. I believe I did a good job of
documenting the lesson and the students who excelled and struggled. Doing
my best to let the students who seemed to have a more difficult time with
catching fine motor skills to get a little more time with the fishing pole,
allowing for them to master it at their own pace and not feel pressured by
their peers.

If I were to teach this lesson plan again, I would also have all of the
students fill out a worksheet to document how many fish they had caught,
and what color - being a graph type worksheet, each color of fish having its
own column. The students would be supplied with cut out fish that would
then be glued to the correct column, having the students practice their color
recall even more by having them color the fish and gluing it to the
worksheet. From teaching this lesson, I learned that it is crucial to establish
the students knowledge of the information you will be covering in the lesson
plan, while also determining where each student is in regards to the material
(advanced, struggling, or average). I also learned that it is important to know
where your students are in their curriculum and what possible
implementations that could be incorporated into everyday exposure with the
student to increase their learning.