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Mini-Research eBook Lesson Plan 2
Teaching Strategy Activity
Name:
Beth Darby
School/Mentor Teacher:
Cook Primary/ Mrs. Williams
Grade Level: K
Subject Areas: Math
(Technology
Integration Lesson)
Date Taught:
Total Duration of Lesson: About
45 minutes
Title of Mini-Research eBook Lesson:
Can you
help the weatherman?
Primary Learning Outcome (PLO):
The primary learning outcomes to be achieved with this lesson include:
PLO: Students
will identify Spring as one of the four seasons.
Assessed Standards
Georgia Performance Standard (GPS)
Performance Standard
Grade: K
Standard MKM2: Students will understand the
measurement of calendar time.
c. Know the four seasons
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. Construction Paper
6. Glue
7. Scissors
8. Modification of a lesson developed by Dr. Diane L. Judd
Technology Connection:
Technologies that will be used in this lesson include:
- Computer with
Internet connection.
- Students will use computers to access Mini-Research eBook on the
Internet.
- Mini-Research eBook Lesson Web page
Title: Can
you help the weatherman? &
URL: http://www.valdosta.edu/~ebdarby/ebook.html
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 season Spring.
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 played baseball or flown a kite?
2. "Can you tell
me what blooms during the season of Spring?"
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 the weather
like during Spring?
2. What is a
garden?
3. What types of animals are born
during Spring?
4.
What do you do outside during
Spring?
Practice and feedback related to the
PLO
Read the Mini-Research eBook project to students. Explain to
students that
they
are going to be helping the weatherman
and will be creating pictures to represent the season Spring.
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.)
Can You Help The Weatherman?
Real-World
Activity: Boys and girls, I need your help! The weatherman has fallen
and hit his head! He is very confused and cannot remember what season
comes after Winter. Can you help him figure it out before he has to do
his weather report?
Lesson 2 Directions:
1. I will give you a white sheet of paper,
construction paper, scissors, and glue.
2. You will use your construction paper to cut
out pictures that represent the season Spring.
3. You may use your construction paper to create
a picture about the baby animals that are born during Spring or about
the flowers or gardens that bloom during this time.
4. Once you are done with your picture I will
ask you to write a sentence at the top of your paper about
your drawing stating that, "Spring is the time for ___________."
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[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
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Level
3 |
Level
2 |
Level
1 |
(List
your PLO from top of page of this lesson.)
PLO: Students
will identify Spring as one of the four seasons.
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Student
with teacher
guidance is able to recognize some characteristics about
the season Spring. |
Student
with teacher
guidance is able to recognize a few characteristics about
the season Spring. |
Student
is not able with
teacher
guidance to recognize
characteristics about the season Spring. |
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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1
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3
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Student used construction paper
to create a family of baby alligators to illustrate what types of
animals are born during Spring. Student answered all questions about
Spring correctly and was able to tell me what the weather was like
during Spring and what he enjoyed doing outside.
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2
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3
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Student created flowers out of
construction paper to illustrate that flowers begin to bloom during
this season. She added bees and butterflies to her picture to show that
insects begin to reappear as the weather becomes warm. Student was able
to answer all questions concerning Spring and gained knowledge from the
links.
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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.) Through my eBook, students were able
to visually see what goes on during the season of Spring. The students
shared a computer in the library and each student took turns using the
mouse and clicking on different links. Students gained information
through the hyperlinks and the Georgia Performance Standard was
utilized and accomplished during this lesson.
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.) After the lesson, students explained
to me what they had learned about the season Spring. We discussed
gardens and the many fruits and
vegetables that one can grow in their garden. They were able to name
many different baby animals that are born during this time, and the
types of activities that they like to do outside during Spring.
Students created their pictures without any difficulty and were able to
answer any questions that were asked concerning the eBook or
hyperlinks.
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.) To improve my lesson, I
would already have shapes cut out for the students to use for their
construction paper activity. They had a hard time using their scissors
and it took them a really long time to get the shapes the way they
wanted them.