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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle |
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1.Why do you think the caterpillar was so
hungry when it hatched from its egg? 2. What do you think the butterfly is going to eat? |
General Information
Name: Kayla Delaune
School/Mentor Teacher:
Clyattville Elementary School / Susan Moore
Grade Level: K
Subject Areas: Technology Integration, Language Arts, &
Fine Arts
Date Taught:
Total Duration of Lesson: About 45 minutes
Title of Lesson
The
Very Hungry Caterpillar Paint
Picture
Primary Learning Outcomes
(PLO)
The primary learning outcomes to be achieved with this lesson include:
A. With teacher guidance, student will be able to use the mouse while
operating the computer
B. With teacher guidance, student will be able to develop a picture
using a drawing program on the computer.
Related QCC Standards
A. Grade: K
Technology Integration
Strand: Basic Skills
5 Topic: Basic Skills
Standard: Operates basic technology tools and applications.
B. Grade: K
Fine Arts
Strand: Visual Arts
3 Topic: Artistic Skills and Knowledge: Creating, Performing, Producing
Standard: Uses a variety of art materials and techniques to model,
construct, and compose original artworks.
Materials and Equipment
1. Book: Carle,
Eric. (1987). The Very Hungry
Caterpillar. New York: Philomel Books
2. Computer with Internet connection
3. Computer drawing program
4. Printer
5. Disks (one for each student’s picture)
6. Pencil and paper (to make notes for lesson plan
assessment
and reflections)
7. Modification of lesson developed by Dr. Diane
L. Judd
URL:
http://www.valdosta.edu/~djudd/paintlesson.html
Technology Connection
Technologies that will be used in this lesson include: computer with
Internet connection, printer, computer drawing program, and website of
Paint Picture & Story. Students will use computers to view
examples of pictures developed with a paint program. Students
will use a computer drawing program to draw a picture related to the
story. Copy of my
Paint website included with this lesson
plan.
Website Title: Paint Picture
and Story of The Very Hungry
Caterpillar and URL: http://www.valdosta.edu/~kaletour/paint.html
Procedures
Step One:
Introduction
Have a small group of students go to a computer. Tell
students
that today you are going to read a special book
to them and
they will get to draw a picture on the computer. Explain that the
book you are going to read is about a baby caterpillar that hatches from
it's egg and is very hungry.
After reading the book, The Very Hungry
Caterpillar,
have students draw a picture on the
computer using a drawing program about the part of the book that they
liked
best.
Introduction questions: (Four or more) A caterpillar is born
and is very hungry.
1. Have you ever read any other books about caterpillars?
2. Have you ever seen a caterpillar hatch from an egg?
3. What are some possible colors that a caterpillar could be?
4. What happens to caterpillars
when they eat a lot of food?
Relate lesson to students' lives today and/or future:
Explain to students that The Very Hungry Caterpillar will
show how a caterpillar hatches from an egg. This book will also
teach the students what might happen to a caterpillar when it eats too
much food. This stroy will also explain what happens when a
caterpillar forms a cocoon. The process of transforming from a
caterpillar to a butterfly could also be learned in a future science
lesson.
Have students go to your Paint picture website
and explain that you have made a picture on the computer as an
example
of one of your favorite books, Rainbow Fish.
(Have students sit at the computer where they can control
the mouse and computer. Assist students, if needed, to scroll
up and down on Paint picture Web page.) Briefly share your Paint
picture
and explain why this book is one of your favorite books.
Estimated Time:
About 10 minutes
Step Two:
Teaching the Primary
Learning Outcomes
Explain to the students that you have selected a special book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle,
that
you are going to read to them. After reading the book to the
students, then have students draw a picture using a drawing program on
the computer of their favorite part of the
story.
Teacher will
use
oral reading strategies, such as picture walk, to introduce the book to
students.
Check for understanding before going on: Teacher will discuss
story and ask questions while
reading
to students.
(List four or more questions to ask students while reading the book.)
1.If you were a caterpillar, what
kinds of food would you eat?
2.What kind of food do you
like to eat when you are
hungry?
3.What do you think will happen to
the caterpillar's belly when he eats more food?
4. What happens to people
when they eat to much food?
Provide practice and
feedback related to the primary learning outcomes: Teacher
will ask at least two critical thinking questions:
1. Why do you think the
caterpillar was so hungry when it hatched from its egg?
2. What do you think the butterfly
will eat?
Guided Practice: Assist students to open the drawing program
and demonstrate how to
use some of the drawing tools. Allow students to have some
exploration
time with the drawing program and teacher will assist when needed.
Independent Practice: Students will draw a picture of their
favorite part of the book, The Very Hungry
Caterpillar,
using a computer drawing program. During
this drawing process teacher will observe students using the computer
and give assistance
when needed. If possible print two copies
of each student’s paint picture (one for student and one for your
technology
notebook). Also save students’ pictures on disks
[File--->Save
As--->File name (give name with no spaces)--->Save as type
(jpg
or gif)--->Save in (A:)]. If possible save
students' pictures on computers, just in case something happens to the
pictures on the disks.
Estimated Time:
About 25 minutes
Have students discuss their pictures and explain how they made their pictures in the drawing program to you, and if possible to their teacher and peers. Have students discuss some of the interesting facts about the ocean that they found in the story. Ask students if they were going to draw another picture in the drawing program, what would they draw? Explain to students that most computers have drawing programs and maybe they could draw another picture at home or school. Teacher will review how to find the drawing program on most computers: Start --> Programs --> Accessories --> Paint
Tell students that you are going to put their picture on the Internet and they will be able to go on the Internet and share their pictures with friends and family. (If possible teacher should take brief notes during the lesson and concluding discussions for the lesson plan's assessment and reflections to be added later.)
Estimated Time:
About 10 minutes
Assessment the Primary
Learning Outcomes
A. Technology Integration
Student will be assessed through observation while using the mouse
to control the computer and using the drawing program.
Satisfactory: Student is able to control the computer and use
the mouse to view the Paint Web page and explore the drawing program.
Unsatisfactory: Student is not able to control the computer
or use the mouse when viewing the Paint Web page and exploring the
drawing
program.
B. Fine Arts
Student will be assessed by the development of a picture using the
drawing program.
Satisfactory: Student is able to develop a picture through the
use of the drawing program.
Unsatisfactory: Student is not able to develop a picture through
the use of the drawing program.
Accommodation
Links
for Accommodations for Special Students
The special student in this
class has a slight behavior disorder and tends to let her mind wander
when asked to do a specific task. The special student might act out by
being hyperactive or by being silent and refusing to do assigned
work. This is a common case of ADHD.
2.URL: http://www.newideas.net/
3. I would make sure to ask more questions to keep this specific student involved so that her mind will not wander. If she stays involved and interested, she will most likely be willing to participate in the activity. I would also assist her more with the paint program by checking for understanding several times.
Reflections
1. Describe and give examples of how you used
instructional stategies and the use of technology to encourage
students' development of critical thinking, problem solving, and
performance skills during this technology
integrated lesson.
I used different istructional strategies during this lesson such
as reading a book to the students and asking critical thinking
questions before, during, and after the story. I also had the
students use their imagination to give predictions about what would
happen during the story. How to correctly use the paint program
was described to the students, and I also explained and demonstrated
how to use the mouse and other parts of the computer.
2. Describe and give examples that illustrate how the
students
achieved each assessment of your lesson. Give the achievement
level (satisfactory or unsatisfactory) for each assessment
for
each
of your students. (List
specific
examples (as evidence) that illustrate how your students
did for each
part
of the lesson's assessment.)
A. Technology Integration:
Student One:
Satisfactory: The student was able to use the mouse and paint program
effectivley and was eager to learn
more about the program.
Student Two: Satisfactory:
The student correctly used the mouse to explore the paint program and
was also excited about
learning more about this program.
B. Fine Arts:
Student One:
Satisfactory: This student successfully used the paint program to
create her own original painting of a colorful
butterfly.
Student Two:
This student was also able to utilize the paint program effectively in
order to draw his original picture of a fat
caterpillar.
3. Describe what you would change or do differently if you taught
this
lesson again. (Give specific examples)
I would definitely teach this lesson again with very few
changes. I would want to do this lesson with a variety of books
so that students could use their imagination and create many different
paintings. I would also want to design this lesson so that it
could be available in a computer lab in order to let all of the
students benefit from this lesson. The students should be given
ample time to explore this program. My two students loved this
activity, and they amazed me with their eagerness to learn and their
many talents.
Paint Pictures by
Elementary
Students
Paint Lesson developed by Kayla DeLaune for
Kindergarten students at Clyattville Elementary School
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle |
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1.Why do you think the caterpillar was so
hungry when it hatched from its egg? 2. What do you think the butterfly is going to eat? |
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1. Because he didn't
have any food when he
came out of the egg.
2. I think the
butterlfy is going to eat
leaves. |
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This is a butterfly with a lot of
color. The
caterpillar turned into a butterfly. By: Megan McDonald |
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1. Because
he couldn't get any
food when he hatched.
2. The butterfly is
going to eat stems. |
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The caterpillar got fat because he
ate too much food. I liked it when the caterpillar got fat. By: Kyle |