Lesson Plan Guide

Teacher Candidate: Grade and Topic: Mentor Teacher: Linda Pope Kindergarten, Social Studies Dr. Carmen Weaver Date: 1/28/2014 Length of Lesson: 55 minutes for 2 days School: University of Memphis-IDT 3600

UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA: Picture the Season is part of a geography unit covering human interactions with physical systems around the world. The study of geography aids students in seeing, understanding, and appreciating the relationships between people, places, and environments. Recognizing the interaction between human and physical systems requires the ability to describe seasons as described in TN state social studies standard K.3.02.c. LESSON OBJECTIVE: Given a reading about seasons, TLW select graphic images that represent ways humans react to and/or prepare for each season with a score of two out of three on the rubric. Given the selected images, TLW support the decision for selecting each graphic with a written rationale with a score two out of three on the rubric. STANDARDS ADDRESSED: State/District, Common Core Standards o TN Social Studies- K.3.02 Recognize the interaction between human and physical systems around the world. a. Identify the human characteristics of places such as types of houses and ways of earning a living. b. Describe how weather impacts every daily life. c. Describe seasons We will be focusing part c. ISTE Standard(s) o Standard 3: Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.

o Standard 5: Digital Citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.

MATERIALS: Materials Used 1. Seasons Planning Sheet

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Seasons Picture Books Computer Microsoft Word Internet Access to: a. Bing Images Gallery: http://www.bing.com/images 6. Pencil Technology Integration Students will use the website stated above as resources for access to images. Word processing software will be used to type, format, and add images to the Picture the Seasons activity. Students, upon completing the activity, will save their work to a shared Dropbox folder for their class. A sample of the product is available at the bottom of lesson plan. BACKGROUND and RATIONALE: Students will demonstrate a clear understanding of each season by providing visual representations. Academic Language is not addressed in IDT 3600. This lesson is a continuation of TN social studies standard K.3.02. We will refer to the images found here as we continue to explore physical systems. I am aware that the lesson will be differentiated for students who did not master the objectives and for those ready for enrichment. However, modifications are not covered in this course and are not part of this particular lesson. PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE: 1. Introduction: a. Begin by reading one or more books about the different seasons with the class. b. Have a class discussion about the different seasons, discussing when they occur and weather conditions during each season. a. Provide books that further explore the different seasons for quiet reading. 2. Procedures: a. Prior to the Computer (30 minutes) i. Teacher Procedures 1. After the Introduction, distribute the Seasons Planning Sheets to students and ask them to briefly describe and draw possible images that would illustrate how humans react and/or prepare for each season and list key search words. 2. Aid students in spellings of possible key words. ii. Student Procedures 1. Students complete their Seasons Planning Sheet by briefly describing and drawing a picture or image for how humans react or prepare for each season, using the various picture books for guidance and inspiration. 2. They then list two to five key words they can use to search for the images. b. At the Computer (1 hour) i. Teacher Procedures 1. Have students open both MS Word and an Internet browser. 2. Guide students in filling out table cells. 3. Direct students to the Bing Images Gallery. 4. Have students change search License setting to Free to Share and Use. 5. Monitor and assist as needed. ii. Student Procedures 1. Open MS Word and an Internet bowser. 2. Go to the new MS word document and add the following title: Picture the Seasons.

3. Below the title, insert a 3-column 5-row table. 4. Add the following column names: Season, Picture, Why I Chose This Picture. 5. Add a season to each box in the first column in the following order: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall 6. Go to Bing Images Gallery 7. Use key words to locate an image for the first season. 8. Drag and drop image into Picture cell in Word document. 9. Write a brief rationale for how the picture represents how humans react and/or prepare for the season. 10. Check for spelling errors and save work 11. Repeat items 7-10 for the remaining seasons. 12. When all phrases are finished, save document to dropbox. 13. Print a copy. c. After the Computer (20 min) i. Teacher Procedures 1. Place students in a circle on the floor. 2. Ask the students to pass the Picture the Seasons work to the person to their right. 3. Have students quietly review and discuss the work of their fellow students and note similarities and differences for class discussion during the lessons closure, then pass the paper to the next person until each students has seen all the papers. ii. Student Procedures 1. While sitting and talking quietly in a circle, students review each others work and take note of differences and similarities between final documents. Closure: What do you have planned to close the lesson? a. Students volunteer to share what season images they chose and why. Students brainstorm other things people do in reaction or preparation for different seasons in a class discussion. At the end of class, the teacher checks for assignment submissions, and polls the class for questions. ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE: Seasons Rubric Criteria Graphic Images represent how humans can react and/or prepare for each season. Rationale for using the graphics. 1 Very few of the chosen graphics represent how humans can react and/or prepare for each season. 2 Most of the chosen graphics represent how humans can react and/or prepare for each season. 3 All of the chosen graphics very clearly represent how humans can react and/or prepare for each season. The rationale for all of the chosen graphics very clearly demonstrate both why the images were appropriate for the season and how they are accurate examples of how humans react and/or

The rationale for very few of the chosen graphics demonstrate both why the images were appropriate for the season and how they are accurate examples of how humans react and/or prepare for different seasons

The rationale for most of the chosen graphics demonstrate both why the images were appropriate for the season and how they are accurate examples of how humans react and/or prepare for different seasons

prepare for different seasons MODIFICATIONS: I am aware that modifications will be made for students who did not master the objectives and for those ready for enrichment. However, modifications are not covered in this course and are not part of this particular lesson.

STUDENT SAMPLE:

Picture the Seasons (Sample)

Season Winter Picture Why I Chose This Picture During the Winter, snow falls and it gets very cold. You make a fire to keep you warm.

Spring

During the Spring, plants bloom. You garden the plants so they grow and stay healthy.

Summer

During the Summer, it gets very sunny and hot so you have to wear sunblock to keep from getting sunburned.

Fall

During the Fall, the trees lose their leaves so you have to rake them up to keep your yard clean.