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Mini-Research eBook Lesson Plan 2
Teaching Strategy Activity


Name: Abbey Lippert  
School/Mentor Teacher: J.L. Lomax/ Ms. Downing    
Grade Level: Pre-K
Subject Areas: Mathematics
(Technology Integration Lesson)
Date Taught:
Total Duration of Lesson:
About 45 minutes

Title of Mini-Research eBook Lesson: Shapes All Around

Primary Learning Outcome (PLO):
The primary learning outcomes to be achieved with this lesson include:
PLO: Students will identify and compare geometric shapes.
 

Assessed Standards
Bright Start Standard
Mathematics Performance Standard
Grade: Pre-K
Standard MD4: Children will develop a sense of space and an understanding of basic geometric shapes.
                                        a. Recognizes, describes and compares basic geometric shapes.


Materials and Equipment:
1. Have an example of Mini-Research eBook activity to show students
2. Paper for drawing
3. Crayons and/or color markers
4. Pencil & paper (to make notes for lesson plan assessment and reflections)
5. Modification of a  lesson developed by Dr. Diane L. Judd
 

Technology Connection:
Technologies that will be used in this lesson include:


Procedures:
Step One: Introduction
Have a small group of students go to a computer.  Explain to students that you are going to use the computer to read an Mini-Research eBook about the shapes all around us.  List 2 or more questions that introduce students to your Mini-Research eBook that will establish a connection to students' prior knowledge by asking them:
1. "Have you ever read a book about the different shapes you see every day?"
2. "What are some shapes you see in the classroom?
Today we are going to read an eBook on the Internet. I have made a special Mini-Research eBook on the Internet for your class.  (During discussion have students turn around away from the computer to interact.)

Estimated Time for Step One:
5 minutes

Step Two Teaching the Primary Learning Outcomes:
(Students will sit at the computer where they can control the mouse and computer.)  (Explain to students the process of the lesson.)  After we read the Mini-Research eBook and visit several websites.

Check for understanding
Students with teacher assistance will read the Mini-Research eBook, explore, and discuss the information in the four linking websites that go with the Mini-Research eBook.  Ask students guiding questions about the important concepts in the Mini-Research eBook and the linking websites.   List four or more questions from each of your linking websites that will guide your students to gain information for your PLO.
1.  What is a real life example of a square?
2.
  What does a rectangle look like?
3.  How many sides does a triangle have?
4.  What is different about a circle?

Practice and feedback related to the PLO
Read the Mini-Research eBook project to students.  Explain to students that they are going to draw a picture of a house they want to build using the different geometric shapes we learned about.   Tell the students that the information that they will need to complete their Mini-Research eBook project is listed and connected in the Mini-Research eBook activity.  Review the information in the linked website in the Mini-Research eBook activity with the students to emphasize interesting and important information students will need to complete mission project.

Mini-Research eBook Teaching Strategy Activity
(Your Mini-Research eBook Teaching Strategy Activity copied from your Mini-Research eBook.)
Let's build a house! Today we are going to build a house for your family using the different shapes we learned about.

Directions
1. Pretend you are going to build a house for your family to live in.
2. Draw a picture of the house you would like to build using the different shapes we learned about.
3. Once you have drawn your house, turn the paper over and name the shapes you used.


[Students will write (or dictate to teacher) information to be included in their Mini-Research eBook project.  While students are completing Mini-Research eBook project, teacher will observe students and give assistance when needed.]

Estimated Time for Step Two:
35 minutes

Step Three
Closure:
Have students discuss their Mini-Research eBook activity and information they found on the Internet.  Tell students that your Mini-Research eBook Website is on the Internet and they can visit the website at school or home.  Explain to students that you are going to put their pictures and information on the Internet and they will be able to share their mission projects with their friends and family.  (If possible teacher should take brief notes during the lesson and concluding discussions to be added later to the assessment and reflections in lesson plan.)

Estimated Time for Step Three:
5 minutes


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Accommodation:
This will be turned in as an in-class activity. 

 Comments & Reflections:

Assessment for the Primary Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Student will be assessed through observation and oral discussion to evaluate if student with teacher guidance is able to listen to information to gain knowledge. (Use information from your PLO at top of page of this lesson.)

Rubric for Evaluation of PLO

Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
(List your PLO from top of page of this lesson.)
PLO: Students will identify and compare geometric shapes.
Student with teacher guidance is able to identify some geometric shapes. Student with teacher guidance is able to identify a few geometric shapes. Student is not able with teacher guidance to identify geometric shapes.


Evaluation of Students
Student Performance
Level
Descriptions of Students' Evidence that Illustrate the Achieved Performance Level of the PLO
(* To receive full credit description must include minimum of two sentences and a detailed example of the students' evidence.)
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3
Student 1 was able to identify squares rectangles and triangles. At first she had difficulty but by the end of the lesson she was able to identify the shapes with little guidance.
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3
Student 2 was able to identify basic geometric shapes. When reviewing the shapes he wanted to rush through it to get to the activity and did not look closely at the shapes. Once I redirected him, he was able to identify the shapes. He had some difficulty differentiating between squares and rectangles.

1. Comment and describe the learning strategy that you implemented in your Mini-Research eBook Teaching Strategy Lesson.  (* To receive full credit description must include a minimum of two sentences and a detailed example.)

During my eBook lesson I utilized the classroom computer and the internet. While teaching the lesson I used different links so that they students could play educational games that related to the lesson. The students seemed to enjoy using the computer and they seemed more engaged than they usually are in lesson without the computer.

2. State evidence to show that your students gained knowledge during your Mini-Research eBook Teaching Strategy Lesson.  (* To receive full credit description must include a minimum of two sentences and a detailed example.)

The students could name different shapes but had difficulty differentiating between a square and rectangle. After the lesson students were able to identify circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles around the room.

3. Give at least one suggestion that would lead to improving your teaching practices and student achievement.  (* To receive full credit description must include a minimum of two sentences and a detailed example.)

While teaching my lesson I found that I made a few grammatical errors. I tend to use southern slang when talking, I tried my hardest to correct myself when I found that I made grammatical errors.

 
 

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Link to your Email
aelippert@valdosta.edu
Title & Link of your Mini-Research eBook
Shapes All Around Mini-Research eBook