Mentor Teacher's Signature
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Date
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Lesson Title
Global Diversity Through Literature and Technology
General
Information
Name: Jessica Rauls
School/Mentor Teacher: Ms. Primrose
Grade Level: Pre-K
Subject Areas: Technology Integration, Social Studies (Multicultural
Understanding)
Date Taught:
Total Duration of Lesson: 55 minutes. (This lesson can be
presented in 2
sessions)
Primary Learning Outcomes (PLO)
The primary learning outcomes to be achieved with this lesson include:
A. Student will be able to use the mouse while operating the computer
B. Student will be able to respond to questions
about diverse
cultures.
C. Student will listen to a children’s story to learn about
another
culture
D. Student will work cooperatively in small group to make a story
picture
account of events in the story.
Related Standards
LD1. Children will
develop skills for listening for the purpose of
comprehension.
SS 2.
Children will develop a respect for the differences in people
SS3.
Children will express beginning geographic thinking
Materials and
Equipment
1. Computer with Internet connection
2. My Global Diversity Web Page
http://www.valdosta.edu/~jdrauls/global.html
3. Map or globe
4. Colored markers, crayons
5. Paper for individual drawings or other art supplies that are
relevant to the
story (list them)
Teacher will also need
1. Pencil and paper (to make notes for assessment and reflections
2. Copy of lesson rubric 1 for each group member. (see rubric
below)
Technology Connection
Technologies that will be used in this lesson include: computer with
Internet
connection, a picture developed using a computer drawing program, and a
designed website that includes a computer painted picture related to
the book_Nungu
and the Elephant.
Procedure:
Part I Step One: Introduction
1. Work with a small group of students (2-5). NO LESS THAN 3
STUDENTS
Introduction questions. (Introduction questions are for the teacher, to
find
out about the students’ previous knowledge of the subject content.
2. Show
the children the
globe or the map. Ask them questions such as:
What is
this called?
What
colors do you see on
it?
What does
the blue
represent? Tell them that the big blue areas are oceans and
the
small ones are lakes, or rivers, etc.
What do
these many colors
represent?
Can
anyone point to our
country; to Georgia"
We are
going to learn about
a person who lived in _Africa_____.
Does anyone know where __Africa__ is?
The
teacher points to the
place on the map and then asks a child to point to Georgia.
Do you
think ___Africa__Is
far away or near from us in Georgia?
Do you
have go over water
to get to this place from our place?
(Estimated time 10
minutes)
Step Two: Teaching the Primary Learning Outcomes Language
Experience
Activity
1. Go to the computer and your Lesson 1 Global Diversity Activity
website at
http://www.valdosta.edu/~jdrauls/lesson1.html Students should be
grouped around
the computer with you so they can see the screen, and have access to
using the
mouse
2. Let children take turns pointing to things in your
picture. They
can also try to point to certain words on the screen.
3 Read each question under the Paint drawing
Ask them
to respond to your questions
4 Have a large piece of chart paper or separate sheets with
each
question, already prepared with the questions listed with spaces to
write the
children's responses underneath.
5. As each child responds to the questions, write exactly what
they are
saying when they make their responses.
Write students’ names next to each response.
List your 3 questions
here
a. What animal do you see in the picture?
b. Describe the boy in the picture?
c. Where do you think
he lives?
Part 2
1.
Read the paragraph
under the questions to the children Then show them the book
2. Do a BRIEF picture walk and talk about the book
2. Tell them the title of the book Nungu and the Elephant,
author
& illustrator Babette Cole.
3. Read the story to
the children.
(10-15 minutes)
Closure:
1. After you read the story, review their responses made prior to
reading them
the story and compare their responses with the actual events in the
story.
2. Ask them to tell you some things they learned from the story.
3. Give the students markers or crayons, and let them color and
add words
or pictures that they learned about in the story on the chart
paper.
4. Do an activity that relates to the story describe the
activity
that you will do. The children will draw a picture of Nungu and the
Elephant
5. Exhibit children's work or let them show the
things they
made to others.
(Estimated time 15 minutes)
EVALUATION:
Rubric: Do one
for
each student in the group
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Level 3 (8-4)
points
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Level 2 (3-2
points)
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Level 1 (1-0
points)
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Student
is able to use the mouse to control the computer with no or little
assistance.
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Student
is able to use the mouse to control the computer with much assistance.
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Student
is not able to use the mouse to control the computer.
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|
Student
responded with accuracy to 3 of the critical thinking questions about
cultural diversity related to the web site.
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Student
responded with accuracy to 2 of the critical thinking questions about
cultural diversity related to the web site.
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Student
had difficulty responding with accuracy to the critical thinking
questions about cultural diversity.
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Student
was able to draw or write information about the culture that was
accurate and represented information from the web site
|
Student
drawings or written information
about the culture was partially accurate and represented some
information learned from the web site
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Student
was unable to draw or write information about the culture that was
accurate, and did not understand the information
presented on the web site
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Students At Work
