Topic Lesson Plan

Primary Learning Outcome (PLO):
The primary learning outcomes to be achieved with this lesson include:
A. With teacher guidance students will be able to use the computer to research information on the Internet.

Assessed QCC:
A. Grade: K
Subject Area: Technology Integration
Strand: Research
10 Topic: Research
Standard: Uses basic research techniques with teacher guidance.

Materials and Equipment:
1. Paper for drawing
2. Crayons
3. Computer with Internet access
4. Pencil & paper (to make notes for lesson plan assessment and reflections)
5. Modification of a lesson developed by Dr. Diane L. Judd
6. Stapler (to put together packets)

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. List 2 or more questions that introduce students to topic of being healthy that establish a connection to students' prior knowledge by asking them: "Have your parents ever talked to you about being healthy?" "Can you tell me some things that you can do to take care of yourself?" Today we are going to learn about good physical and mental health by visiting web sites on the Internet and we will do a fun activity to learn more about taking care of yourself. (Give explanation of importance of lesson to students' lives today or in the future.) I have made a special health page for your class. (During discussion have students turn around away from the computer to interact.)

Step Two Teaching the Primary Learning Outcomes:
(Have students sit at the computer where they can control the mouse and computer.) (Explain to students the process of the lesson.) After we visit several web sites about health, then you will pretend that you are giving a friend information about taking care of themselves. They will need to know five or more things about what they can to to put together a healthy daily routine by the time you are done talking with them. Make sure as they work on their packet, that they are spelling these words as best they can before helping them.

Check for understanding
Have students explore and discuss the information in each of 3 or 4 pre-selected web sites. Ask students guiding questions about the important concepts in each of the visited web sites. (Save "KidsHealth" web site to use in Mission Project.) List three or more questions.
1. What are some things that you do already that you saw on these web sites to keep yourself well?
2. What are some things that you can do in the future that you do not do now that will make you even healthier?
3. When I go to a web site, can you point out the important things that are on it that will be important to your health?
4. Can you name any other ways to stay well besides what we have already talked about?

Practice and feedback related to the PLO
Read mission project to students. Explain to students that they are going to be teachers for their class or friends. Discuss teaching health with students and show them how to tell their friends to be more healthy so everyone can understand. Relate how this will be important to them later.. Tell the students that the information that they will need to complete their mission project is listed and connected in the mission activity. Visit web site for information for mission project, "KidsHealth" or "BrainPop." Discuss the information in the linked web site in the mission activity with the students to emphasize interesting and important information students will need to complete mission project.

(Students will write (or dictate to teacher) information to be included in the packet and draw pictures for the mission project. While students are completing mission project, teacher will observe students and give assistance when needed.)

Your Mission: What is a healthy daily routine?
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After reading about all of the good things you can do for yourself to be healthy, you should be an expert on taking care of yourself! Imagine that one of your friends asks you what are some good things to do everyday to take good care of your body and mind. What are five things that you would tell them?

Mission Steps
1. Go to all of the web sites that are listed above, and write down things that you find that will help you feel better everyday.
(Example: treating your friends well)
2. After cruising the web sites for awhile, you should come up with a list of many things you can to do to be healthier.
3. Put these things together to make five or six important ideas toward having a better daily routine.
4. Take each idea, and use the blank paper the teacher provides. Draw a five or six pictures to represent these ideas and write each idea down, to put together a packet that shows a healthy daily routine.
5. You must try to write these words down by yourself without help at first, and sound them out to work on your spelling, as well.

Step Three
Closure:
Have students discuss their mission project of their packet, and pictures and information they found on the Internet about being well. Tell students that your TopicQuest page is on the Internet and they can visit the web site at school or home to learn more about health. Explain to students that you are going to put their packets and pictures 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.)

Assessment:
A. Technology Integration K-10
Student will be assessed through the use of the computer with teacher guidance to do research and find information for the mission project.
Satisfactory: Student is able to use the computer with teacher guidance to do research and find information for the mission project.
Unsatisfactory: Student is not able to use the computer with teacher guidance to do research and find information for the mission project.

Accommodation:
Links for Accommodations for Special Students
1. Select one of your students that needs special attention. Describe the student in your class with special needs. (Do not use the student's real name. You could refer to the student as "the special student.") My student that is suspected to have ADHD is always wild, and off task, he never listens, and I feel is sometimes bored with his activities, so he acts up to make up for it. He is very intelligent, and catches on to things very quickly. He needs activities to capture his attention, and keep him entertained.

3. Explain what you would add to this lesson plan to accommodate your special student? I would probably add a visual aid of some sort that has bright colors, and take him directly to the computer, which keeps his attention very well. In this case. the whole lesson should keep him on task, because his favorite thing is the computer, and all of the web sites have very mesmerizing schemes.

Reflections: (For Electronic Portfolio under Standard #1 Knowledge of Subject Matter)
1. a. Describe and give examples of how your TopicQuest lesson created learning experiences and activities that makes subject matter meaningful for students. This lesson was primarily meaningful for students which is why I chose it to teach them. There is a health teacher, Mrs. McCranie that comes in to talk to them about health and wellness, and she had visited this week, so I thought it might be a nice compliment to her lesson. It was extremely useful to them because they need to know how to take care of themselves, and make themselves feel better.

b. Describe and give examples of how your TopicQuest lesson illustrated your understanding of content and tools of inquiry. My perspective on my understanding of content and tools of inquiry has broadened because of these lessons on the computer. They have helped me learn to assess and evaluate students, and also how to relay content to the students with something helping me along the way (the computer).

c. Describe and give examples of how students were engaged in learning and responded during your lesson. Brooklynn was not a problem because she is very well behaved anyway, so I expected it to be easy with her. But Bryce was okay until he got distracted with the Monster Game, and he wouldn't do any work after that. Thank God he was done anyway, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to teach him anymore. They both responded with interest and questions, which pleased and made me feel like my time preparing was well spent.

2. Describe and give examples of how the students achieved the assessment of your lesson. Give the achievement level (satisfactory or unsatisfactory) for each assessment for each of your students.
    A. Technology Integration:
        Student One: Brooklynn- She was very quick to repeat everything she had learned to me, and she wrote the letters of the         words all by herself, and drew nicely.
        Student Two: Bryce- He repeated everything, but had to be helped on one out of the five things. He also needed a little             help with some uncommon letters.

3. Describe what you would do differently and why if you taught this lesson again. I would need more time to give the children to go through the web sites. In a preschool classroom, activities change quickly and often, so center time was not long enough for them to explore. Maybe I could make it a two day lesson or something if I had preschoolers.