Authors

Name(s): Tuba Özgül

Tuğba Aloğlu
Birnaz Büşra Çalışkan
Details

Course
Play and Art Integrated Activity
Unit Title
The Equipments Which People Use from Past to Present- Activity Name: Communication
Tools
Grade Level
Early Childhood Education (60-72 Months)
Time
One Lesson Hour
Content
Learning Outcomes [ASSURE (State Objectives)]
Cognitive Development

Children who are 60-72 months of age(Audience) give their attention (Behavior) when the
statements or events are shown about the equipments which are used from past to present
(Condition) at least 95% accuracy(Degree).

Language Development

Children who are 60-72 months of age (Audience) read visual materials (Behavior), when
teacher distributes the pictures of communication tools (Condition) at least 90% accuracy
(Degree).

Instructional Materials & Media [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media and
Materials)]
Pictures of communication tools from past to present (tamtam, fume, pigeon, letter, wire etc.),
Video (with Animato), Waste materials (papers, straws, styrofoams, plastic cups etc.), glues,
colorful crayons and scissors.
Learning-Teaching Methods [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media and
Materials)]
Demonstrating the pictures cards, showing video, co-construction of communication tools,
child-centered.
Teaching Activities [ASSURE (Utilize Technology, Media, and Materials and Require
Learner Participation)]
Teacher comes to class with communication tools pictures. She hangs all of them on the
board. Then, she asks to children what they are. After children say their opinions, teacher asks
why did people use them, in which purposes? Children give answers. Then, teacher explains
what they are and how people used them in past for communication. Teacher and children
discuss communication tools and what we use today to communicate each other. After
children learn all of them, teacher takes all the pictures on the board and says to children that
“Now, we will play a game with these pictures. I want you to select one card from the bag.
You will be group with friends who have same colored. I will give pictures. Then, we will look
at the picture and you will tell it to your friends without speaking. If your friends cannot have
any idea you can say one word. Circulation will continue until all of you tell a communication
tool.” After all children tell, teacher opens the video. Children can see all tools which are used
from past to present. Then, she gives to children waste and other materials such as glues,
colored crayons, and scissors and says “You saw the tools, what do you think about the
future? Which tools or objects can be used in the future? You can use all materials and you
can design your own tools what you want.” Teacher gives to children 10-15 minutes to
complete their devices. After children’s work finish, teacher collect and exhibit children’s
work in the classroom entrance. Finally, assessment process begins.
Individual Learning Activities Children observes the pictures of the tools. They
watch the video, then they design their tools of
communication.

Group Learning Activities Children select one colored-card from the bag.
Same colored children become groups. There
are red, blue, and yellow cards in the bag. After
grouping, each child tells a picture without
speaking to their group members in an order.
Summary
Children observes the pictures of tools and objects which people use to communicate from
past to today. Children play as a group learning activity by telling the picture of a tool without
speaking and spelling the name of the tool. After playing, children watch the video which
includes history of communication tools. This video is prepared with Animato. Finally,
children design a communication tool which is imagined.

Measurement & Evaluation

Descriptive Questions:

Which tools did we see?

How did you complete your devices?

Sensorial Questions:

If you lived in past, how you feel when communication is difficult?

Objectives Questions:

What do you think about why communication tools are diverse in the past?

Measurement & Assessment Children express their own devices to the

Activities for Individual Performance classroom.
Measurement & Assessment Children observes the other’s designs, and they
Activities for Group Performance discuss about their using.
Homework (optional) Teacher sends the survey to the parents about the
equipments which are used from past to present in
order to evaluate the monthly plan. She created this
survey by using Google Form. She expects
children’s answers with help of the parents.
Explanation regarding to the implementation of the plan
Teacher prepares the video by using Animato. She downloaded to computer and copied it to
flash drive. She also sent her e-mail in case of any lost.