Lesson+Plan



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Grade:
Kindergarten

Students:

 * Demographics: 11 Caucasian, 7 African American, 2 Native American.
 * Learning Styles: 75% Visual, 15% Auditory, 10% Tactile.
 * Background Knowledge: Children have been learning about different types of animals. This week Earth Day takes place, and the children have been learning about recyling.

Sunshine State Standards:
1. Standard SC.F.2.1 Benchmark: The student understands the process and importance of genetic diversity. 2. Standard: SC.G.2.1 Benchmark: The student understands the consquences of using limited natural resources. 3. Standard: SC.E.1.1 Benchmark: The student understands the interaction and organization in the Solar System and the universe and how this affects life on Earth. 4. Standard: SC.D.2.1 Benchmark: The student understands the need for protection of the natural systems on Earth.

Nets-S Standards:
Creativity and Innovation: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: 1. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. 2. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.

Nets-T Standards:
Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity: Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
 * Promote, support, and model creatvie and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
 * Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.

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Stated Objectives: ======


 * Using a computer students will draw their animal and the animals environment, giving the correct environment for the animal with 100% accuracy.
 * Given recyclable items, students will turn the used recyclable items into something that can be used in the classroom.
 * Students will verbally list 10 items that can be recycled into something else, with 90% accuracy.
 * Drawing pictures, students will correctly show how not recycling can affect animal's environments.
 * Student will explain in front of class how not recycling is affecting their animal's of choice environment and what we can do to stop it.
 * Student will verbally explain how they plan to recycle and conserve energy.

Selected Media and Materials:

 * Kidpix software
 * Recyled items, such as empty paint cans, used bottles, old newspapers, magazines.
 * Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr.
 * The Three R's: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle By Rosa M. Curto
 * The Magic School Bus: Special Holiday, rented.
 * Recycle Rex video, from[|Youtube.com]
 * Poster Board
 * Markers
 * Paper



Utilize Materials and Media

 * Check to make sure Kidpix is downloaded onto computer
 * Make sure to rent Magic School Bus video
 * Make sure Recycle Rex video is still available on website and working.
 * Make sure all recyclable items will not harm students, example make sure any bottles do not have sharp edges that would hurt students, make sure magazines and newspapers have nothing inappropriate.

Materials

 * Kidpix will be used for students to draw their pictures of their animals and their environment.
 * Recycled items will be used to show students how they can take things most people would throw away and make into something new.
 * Magic School Bus video will be used to demonstrate recycling.
 * Poster Board will be used to list different types of animals students come up with, and the environments they live tin.
 * Recycle Rex video is a short cartoon showing dinosaurs recycling.
 * Paper and markers are for students to create their picture story on how people not recycling affect their animal of choice.

Require Learner Participation
Monday: Bill Martin Jr. book will be read aloud and students will be involved in discussion on different types of animals and where they live, they will chose an animal and draw that animal and where they live. Tuesday: Students will use computer software to create a picture of their animal and it's environment. While students wait for computer they will watch a Magic School Bus video. Wednesday: Recycling book will be read aloud and students will be involved in a discussion about recycling. They will then be given recycled items and create something new out of them. Thursday: Students will watch short Recylce Rex video, and then given old magazines and newspapers cut out pictures, and create picture story of what happens to the animals and where they live when we do not recycle. Friday: Students will come up in front of class one at a time and tell the story behind the picture they created on Thursday, They will explain their animal and where they live.

Evaluation
The presentation students give on Friday will be used as their evaluation, if a student seems to be struggling personal time will be given with each of the students to help them understand how recycling affects animals.

At the end of the week, I will make notes on any trouble spots I saw and make adjustments where needed.

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