EDUC 2220- Educational Technology Lesson Plan Template Our class has stories to tell

Chasity Channell Kindergarten Literacy Lesson

Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major e ents in a story. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.! With prompting and support, name the author and i""ustrator of a story and define the ro"e of each in te""ing the story. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.# With prompting and support, descri$e the re"ationship $et%een i""ustrations and the story in %hich they appear &e.g., %hat moment in a story an i""ustration depicts'. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.R(.K.).a (o""o% %ords from "eft to right, top to $ottom, and page $y page. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.R(.K.3 Kno% and app"y grade-"e e" phonics and %ord ana"ysis s*i""s in decoding %ords. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.3 +se a com$ination of dra%ing, dictating, and %riting to narrate a sing"e e ent or se era" "oose"y "in*ed e ents,

te"" a$out the e ents in the order in %hich they occurred, and pro ide a reaction to %hat happened. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.! With guidance and support from adu"ts, e,p"ore a ariety of digita" too"s to produce and pu$"ish %riting, inc"uding in co""a$oration %ith peers. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.-.a Capita"i.e the first %ord in a sentence and the pronoun CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.-.$ Recogni.e and name end punctuation Lesson Summary: /his "esson is to ma*e "iteracy fun and interacti e. /he students %i"" $ecome the authors and i""ustrators through %or*ing %ith techno"ogy and using creati ity %ith the he"p of the teacher. Later, the stories %i"" $e presented for the %ho"e c"ass to see. Estimated Duration: /his "esson %i"" $e fi e sessions "asting a$out 01-12 minutes each. Commentary: Kindergarten students enjoy fee"ing gro%n up and doing acti ities $y themse" es. 3 %i"" 4hoo*5 the students $y introducing this project during circ"e time %ith a $oo* that does not contain %ords. As a c"ass, %e %i"" read a fe% and ma*e up our o%n story.

Instructional Procedures: 6ay )7 /he first -2 minutes %i"" $e de oted re ie%ing %hat %e *no% a$out $oo*s and "oo*ing at $oo*s %ith no %ords. /his %i"" ta*e p"ace in the circ"e time area of the c"assroom. After re ie%ing co er, spine, author, i""ustrator, sentence, using capita" "etters at the $eginning of sentences, and periods in the end the c"ass %i"" get to come up %ith a story for a $oo* %ithout %ords. /he ne,t 32 minutes,the teacher,%i"" ha e the c"ass does this

as a group. 8e,t, the c"ass %i"" $e introduced to the c"ass project of ma*ing a $oo* on story$ird and di ided into four groups %ith parent o"unteers. - groups %i"" $e on ipads and the other t%o on computers. /he group he"pers %i"" introduce the chi"dren to the techno"ogy and sho% the students ho% to get started. 6ay -7 6ay t%o the c"ass %i"" go $ac* into their groups for -2 minutes of "earning the $asics of the ipad or computer $eing used. /his can inc"ude mouse games, and typing games. /he ne,t 32 minutes the students can start the tit"e page of the $oo* and the first fe% pages. Smart $oards may $e used to teach the $asics or e en fun cartoon animations made up $y the teacher ahead of time. 6ay 37 Students %i"" %or* on the $oo* for %ho"e 12 minutes. 6ay 07 Students %i"" finish up $oo* and practice reading the $oo*. 3f the chi"d gets done ear"y an educationa" game %i"" $e a ai"a$"e for p"aying unti" e eryone e"se is finished. 6ay 17 9a e a reading party %here the students can present their $oo*s %ith may$e refreshments and a parent audience. Students can present to their parents or their $oo*s can $e recorded $eforehand and the c"ass can %atch them as mo ies. C"ass can e en ta*e a ote on %hat they %ou"d "i*e to do.

Pre-Assessment: Each time a story is read during circ"e time, the chi"dren are as*ed to rete"" the story, the parts of the $oo*, %ho %rites the $oo*, and %ho dra%s the pictures. /he se:uence of the $oo* is a"so discussed. /he chi"dren te"" %hat happened in the $eginning, midd"e and end.

Scoring Guidelines: ;rading %i"" $e $ased upon a system that inc"udes E<e,ceeding grade "e e", =<progressing, and >< meets grade "e e". /he standards %i"" $e printed on a ru$ric and the "etters %i"" $e inserted $y o$ser ing the chi"d?s %or* during c"ass and the finished product. /his %i"" gi e the parent a simp"e %ay of te""ing %here their chi"d needs %or* and %hat has $een a"ready mastered.

Post-Assessment: After, the $oo*s are finished on Story$ird the students %i"" each get to present their o%n $oo* to the c"ass. 3 %i"" score the chi"d $y o$ser ing if the chi"d %as a$"e

Scoring Guidelines: Scoring is $ased on the chi"d?s %or* and a$i"ity to ma*e the $oo* according to the standards mentioned a$o e. @$ser ation and "oo*ing o er the finished product %ith a ru$ric %i"" $e the %ay the project is graded. /his %i"" ref"ect on their grade cards "ater.

Differentiated Instructional Support Chi"dren %ho are ha ing difficu"ties %ith the project may need an assisti e *ey$oard or other de ices for students %ith disa$i"ities. Students %ith difficu"ties cou"d $e put in sma""er groups and he"p each other. A fe% additiona" acti ities cou"d inc"ude ma*ing a $oo* %ith paper instead of on the computer. >aga.ines cou"d $e used for the pictures and the students cou"d %rite their stories. 6igita" cameras and printing out, pasting and ma*ing a $oo*. Students may need he"p %ith the dictation.

Extension story$ird.com Students can create their o%n $oo*s and e en ha e parents read to them. /he parents can as* :uestions a$out the $oo* and engage them into discussions.

Homework Options and Home onnections A note in the c"assroom ne%s"etter a$out the project %ou"d go home. A"so, separate "etter a$out the project and ho% to use story$ird at home to impro e "iteracy s*i""s. 3 %ou"d in ite parents to o"unteer to he"p on days that %e are doing the project. At the end of the c"assroom $oo* project, a"" parents %i"" $e in ited to read our $oo* %ith us.

Interdisciplinar! onnections

/his acti ity can $e integrated into science, math and e en socia" studies. /he stories can $e %ritten to address any of these areas. (or instance, the chi"dren cou"d %rite a counting story or e en a story a$out the "ife cyc"e of a $utterf"y. /his is an open -ended assignment %ith many possi$i"ities.

"aterials and #esources: For teachers

ariety of picture $oo*s %ithout %ords, smart$oard, ipads, computers, animation to e,p"ain project, grading ru$ric, "etters for parents, ideo camera,

For students

3pads, computers, picture $oo*s, story$ird.com

$e! %oca&ular! A 3""ustrator A Author A Co er A Spine A /it"e A Sentence A Capita" Letter A =eriod A >ouse A 3pad A Computer A Key$oard Additional 'otes

/his "esson shou"d pro$a$"y $e taught at the end of the schoo" year %hen students are reading in reading groups, and ha e de e"oped the s*i""s of sounding out %ords. /his "esson may $e simp"ified $y ha ing a group ma*e a $oo* together and presenting it as a group instead of indi idua""y. Bideo cameras can $e used instead of a "i e presentation. 3 thin* it %ou"d depend on the students. /he teacher %ou"d need to judge %hat is $est for the c"ass. >y grading ideas came from my daughter %ho is in Kindergarten. /his is the %ay her schoo" grades. She attends Ri er Ba""ey in >arion, @9. Resources7 http7CC$arro%mediacenter.%ordpress.comC-2)-C)2C20Cstory$ird-%ith-*indergartenC http7CC$"og.%ssd.*)-.pa.usCipadsCtagC%ritingC