Blog #2 - Prodigy & engaging students in math

 

This semester, we were asked to create a mini-lesson on how to use an App of our choice. A link to my lesson plan is here: Grade 4 fractions - Prodigy 

For our lesson plan, my peers and I decided to use Canva to facilitate our lesson: Canva Slides

Mini-lesson self-reflection:

We taught a lesson on ordering and comparing fractions. Overall, I think the lesson went well, though we could have planned more time for the fraction explanation. The biggest challenge we faced was the unreliable Wi-Fi, which affected students’ ability to access Prodigy.

The feedback we received was generally positive, with some helpful suggestions for improvement. Many participants appreciated being introduced to Prodigy and expressed interest in using it in their own future classrooms. One of the best features of this application is that students can work on it independently, both at school and at home.

In the future, when using Prodigy, I would assign multiple tasks over a longer period of time to ensure students have enough content to work through and remain engaged in fun math activities.