Week 4, Day 1

Objectives

Monday

Students will have an understanding of the last layer of the Rainforest: The Forest Floor. Students will also be able to explore the Rainforest Concern Website and develop and start to develop awareness that the Rainforests around the world are disappearing.

Standards
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.6 Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.7 Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.10 With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.4 Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.6 Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation. ISTE Standards: 1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products or processes b. create original works as means of personal or group expression. c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues. 3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: a. plan strategies to guide inquiry d. process data and report results 5. Digital Citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship. 6. Technology Operations and Concepts Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. a. understand and use technology systems b. select and use applications effectively and productively c. troubleshoot systems and applications d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies

Materials
iPad Kindle App The Great Kapok Tree book Prezi Screencast Projector Rainforest Concern Website KWL Chart

Directions
1. Begin the lesson by gathering students on the rug in the front of the room. 2. Start a new KWL chart on anchor paper or draw one up on the board. Fill out the first 2 columns as a class before reading the book. (K-What I want know, W-What I want to know, L-What I learned). 3. Using an e-reader on the Kindle App, read the first 8 pages of, The Great Kapok Tree. Make sure to point out the pictures and details on the pages. Have a quick discussion with the students about the content of those pages. Fill out the last column of the KWL chart (The L column) based on the content of these 7 pages. 4. When finished, send the students back to their desks. 5. Access the presentation on the Forest Floor. There should be a folder in the middle of the desktop labeled, Forest Floor Presentation. Play the short video for the students. When the video is finished, talk with the students about some of the characteristics about the Forest Floor and what they learned from the video.

6. Pass out the iPads. Using the i-nigma app, students will scan the following QR code, which will take them to the Rainforest Concern website.

7. Give the students about 10-15 minutes to explore the website and figure out which animals in the Rainforest are endangered or becoming endangered. 8. To finish out the lesson, talk with the students about what they learned and how they felt when exploring the website. Screencast for Forest Floor: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6v6d7lfe1s345ws/Screen%20Recording%20Forest%20Floor.mov