Book It!
Title: Book It!
Subject: English/Language Arts
Grade Level: 1
Overview:
Students will visit Black Bayou Lake Refuge to identify and name plant and animal life. The students will then make an experience booklet to be shared in class. This lesson was originally written for deaf children who have a very limited vocabulary and language base; however, this lesson would be beneficial for all students.
Approximate Duration: 2 sixty minute lessons
Content Standards:
Standard 1
Students read, comprehend, and respond to a range of materials, using a variety of strategies for different purposes.
Standard 2
Students write competently for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Standard 5
Students locate, select, and synthesize information from a variety of texts, media, references, and technological sources to acquire and communicate knowledge.
Benchmarks:
ELA-1-E1
gaining meaning from print and building vocabulary using a full range of strategies (e.g., self-monitoring and correcting, searching, cross-checking), evidenced by reading behaviors while using the cuing systems (e.g, phonics, sentence structure, meaning);
ELA-1-E2
using the conventions of print (e.g., left-to-right directionality, top-to-bottom, one-to-one matching);
ELA-1-E5
reading, comprehending, and responding to written, spoken, and visual texts in extended passages;
ELA-1-E6
interpreting texts to generate connections to real-life situations;
ELA-2-E2
focusing on language, concepts, and ideas that show an awareness of the intended audience and/or purpose (e.g., classroom, real-life, workplace) in developing compositions;
ELA-2-E6
writing as a response to texts and life experiences (e.g.., journals, letters, lists).
Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs):
Reading and Responding
Grade 1
3. Use pictures and context clues to confirm meaning of unfamiliar words(ELA-1-E1)
6. Identify words in categories with shared conceptual or definitional characteristics(ELA-1-E1)
14. Retell a story’s beginning, middle, and end(ELA-1-E5)
Interdisciplinary Connections:
Science : Life Science
The students will become aware of the characteristics and life cycles of organisms and understand their relationships to each other and to their environment.
Science : Science and the Environment
In learning environmental science, students will develop an appreciation of the natural environment, learn the importance of environmental quality, and acquire a sense of stewardship. As consumers and citizens, they will be able to recognize how our personal, professional, and political actions affect the natural world.
Educational Technology Standards:
Use a variety of developmentally appropriate resources and productivity tools (e.g., logical thinking programs, writing and graphic tools, digital cameras, graphing software) for communication, presentation, and illustration of thoughts, ideas, and stories.
Use technology resources to assist in problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities.
Objectives:
1. TLW identify and name plants and animals seen at Black Bayou Lake Refuge.
2. TLW demonstrate an understanding of time order by sequencing events.
3. TLW will develop simple sentences.
4. TLW read and comprehend an experience book, "My Trip to Black Bayou."
Lesson Materials and Resources:
Pencils /scissors/glue
Cardstock
Technology Tools and Materials:
Hardware:
1. Digital camera
2. Computer
3. Scan converter
Software:
Microsoft PowerPoint
KidPixWebsites:
LPB CyberChannel
http://www.lpb.org/education/cyberchannel.cfm
Background Information:
1. Know time order concepts such as first, second, before, after, next, etc.
2. Be able to cut and paste.
3. Have a basic sight word vocabulary.
Lesson Procedures:
DAY 1
1. TTW show a video, "Chicken Little", to introduce the concept of time order. Go to LPB CyberChannel
http://www.lpb.org/education/cyberchannel.cfm to download the video.
2. TTW present sequencing pictures of trip to Black Bayou Lake: leaving school, arriving at Black Bayou Lake, touring the visitor's center, going on the trail, eating lunch, etc.
3. TTW allow students to place pictures in proper order on a magnetic board emphasizing time order words such as first, second, next, and last.
4. TTW guide students in making a digital book about "My Trip to Black Bayou Lake" using the hard copy of time order pictures and in writing sentences for each page.
5. TTW assist the students in creating a slide using Microsoft PowerPoint. The slides will be combined to create a storyboard or digital book of their trip to Black Bayou Lake.
6. TTW assist the students with inserting digital pictures of plants and animals taken at Black Bayou Lake as well as writing sentences for each slide.
DAY 2
1. TTW show students a slide show of plants and animals seen at Black Bayou Lake. Students will identify and name each.
2. TTW give students a hard copy of pictures. Students will cut and paste pictures on individual squares of cardstock. They will copy the written name on an identical piece of cardstock.
3. TTW guide students in playing "Memory" using the pictures and written vocabulary.
4. TTW have students add a vocabulary page of plants and animals to their book from DAY 1.
5. TTW give students a handout in which they will match the picture to its name.
6. Early finishers will draw pictures of their favorite part of the trip in KidPix.
7. TTW place the pictures in sequential order in a KidPix slideshow.
8. In closing, the students will view the slideshow. As they view the slideshow, the students can state the time order such as first, second, next, and last.
9. The storyboard can be printed and bound for each student.
Assessment Procedures:
1. Rubric for digital book "My Trip to Black Bayou"
2. Completion of handout for plants and animals matching activity
3. Observation of participation in "Memory" game and sequencing picture activity
Accommodations/Modifications:
1. Students will use means of communication such as sign language or cued speech.
2. Refer to student's IEP for accommodations/modifications.
----- written by Connie Sparrow
Reproducible Materials:
Book It! Rubric
Explorations and Extensions:
1. Students will use KidPix to create art for their book, "My Trip to Black Bayou."
2. Students will view or read library books and web sites about plants and animals of Louisiana.
Lesson Development Resources:
GLE-Related Material
http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/saa/1914.html
LPB CyberChannel
http://www.lpb.org/education/cyberchannel.cfm
Contact Information:
Connie Sparrow
connie.sparrow@mcschools.net
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