Howhumansadapttoweatherconditions

Author:CourtneyUtt
Datecreated:09/14/20166:25PMEDTDatemodified:09/29/20166:36PMEDT

PLANNING
EssentialQuestion

Whatdowedotostaysafeandhappyduringthechangingseasonsandweather?

Topic/unitofStudy&time
allotment

1hour10minutes

Grade/Level

Kindergarten

Subject(s)

SocialStudies

CTApproval/Date

21STCENTURYSKILLSANDTECHNOLOGYTOOLS
Standards

NCNorthCarolinaEssentialStandards(2011)
Subject:SocialStudies
GradeorConcentration:Kindergarten
Strand:GeographyandEnvironmentalLiteracy
EssentialStandard:
K.G.2Understandtheinteractionbetweenhumansandtheenvironment.
ClarifyingObjective:
K.G.2.1Explainhowpeopleadapttoweatherconditions.

NCNorthCarolinaTechnologyCompetenciesforEducators
Section:BASICTechnologyCompetenciesforEducators
Competency1.0:COMPUTEROPERATIONSKILLS
Area:ESSENTIALKNOWLEDGEANDSKILLS
Skill1.1:Startupandshutdowncomputersystemandperipherals
Skill1.2:Identifyanduseicons,windows,menus
Skill1.3:Startanapplicationandcreateadocument
Skill1.4:Name,save,retrieve,reviseadocument

USAISTE:NationalEducationalTechnologyStandards(NETS)forAllTeachers(2011)
Standard:1.FacilitateandInspireStudentLearningandCreativityTeachersusetheirknowledgeofsubjectmatter,teaching
andlearning,andtechnologytofacilitateexperiencesthatadvancestudentlearning,creativity,andinnovationinbothfaceto
faceandvirtualenvironments.Teachers:
PerformanceIndicator:
a.promote,support,andmodelcreativeandinnovativethinkingandinventiveness
PerformanceIndicator:
c.promotestudentreflectionusingcollaborativetoolstorevealandclarifystudents'conceptualunderstandingandthinking,
planning,andcreativeprocesses

USAISTE:NationalEducationalTechnologyStandardsforStudents:TheNextGeneration
Standard:2.CommunicationandCollaborationStudentsusedigitalmediaandenvironmentstocommunicateandwork
collaboratively,includingatadistance,tosupportindividuallearningandcontributetothelearningofothers.
Indicator:Students:a.interact,collaborate,andpublishwithpeers,expertsorothersemployingavarietyofdigital
environmentsandmedia.
Indicator:Students:d.contributetoprojectteamstoproduceoriginalworksorsolveproblems.

LearningTargets/Objectives
Iknowwhattowearandhowtoactinordertobehappyandcomfortableduringthechangingseasonsofthe
yearandwhyitsappropriatetodoso.
Iwillknowhowtowaitmyturn.
Iwillknowhowtotouch,drag,andplayonthesmartboard.
TechnologyTools
Materialsandresources:
Smartboard,Smarttools,powerpoint,SnipIttooloversizedposterpaper,crayons,markers,previously
laminatedpaperwitheachseason,blankclassroomboard,pushpinsortape
Technologyresources:
Firefox,MicrosoftOffice(PowerPoint)
SmartNotebookSoftware
Windows10
SnipIttool
Thenumberofcomputersrequiredis1.
StudentsFamiliaritywithSoftwareTool:
Studentswillhaveabasicunderstandingoftheinternetandcomputers.Theteacherwillbeassistingwithevery
aspectoftheactivity.Noadvancedtechnicalskillsareneededfromthestudents.

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Assessment/Rubrics

Therewillbeaoralclasspreassessmentbyaskingstudentswhattheyknowaboutparticularseasonsbeforethe
lesson.
Forassessment,studentswillbegivenanoversizedsheetofpaperalongwithcrayonsormarkers.Studentswillfold
theirpapersinto4sections.Ineachsection,thestudentwillwriteordrawhisorherselfineachseasonwithweather
propertiestosupporttheirlearnings.Studentswillbeexpectedtodistinguishthedifferencesineachseason.Students
willbeencouragedtodrawasmanypropertiesastheycantoshowtheirknowledge.Onthebackoftheirpaper,
studentswillwritetheirBirthdatesandunderstandwhatseasontheirbirthdayfallsunder.Examples:
Drawingthesun,aswimmingpool,andhimorherselfwithaswimsuitandsunglassesonwouldbearepresentationof
summer.
Thiswouldprovetheyunderstoodthatduringthesummer,temperaturesrisecausingustodressinlessclothing.
Drawingawhiteground,clouds,asnowman,andhimorherselfbundledupinclothingwithaChristmastreewouldbea
goodrepresentationofwinter.
Thiswouldshowthattheyunderstandthatduringthewinter,differenttypesofprecipitationfallandwhenitscold,we
shouldbundleuptosurviveandstaywarm.

IMPLEMENTATION
IntroductiontoLesson

Studentswillbeseatedintheclassroom.Theteacherwillbringupaquestionforthestudentsthatwillstriketheir
interestintoday'ssubject.Suchas"Wasitsnowingoutsidetodayclass?"(consideringthisisnotduringwinter)andthe
studentswillreply"No."nowlaughingandnowintreged.Theteacherwillask"whyisn'titsnowingtoday?"andthe
studentsshouldgivetheteacherananswerthatstatessomethinglike"Becauseitsfall."or"becauseitsspring."or
"becauseitsnotwinter."thentheteachercandiveintothepreassessmentandtellherstudentstoproveit.Shecan
askthemwhatkindofweathershouldshebeexpectingthatdaythen?Asaclass,theybeginthelearningprocessby
learningfromeachotherandgettingtheirmindsusetothedayssubject.

TeacherInput

Atthispoint,theteacherwillbringupherclassroomcomputerwhichisrunningWindows10.Theteacherbringsupa
previouslysavedSmartNotebookfileonweatherandtheseasonsontheirSmartBoard.
Oneachnotebookslide,theirarepicturesofdressupdollchildren.
Eachslideisthesameexcepteachoneislabeledforeachseason(winter,spring,summer,andfall)withlabeledrelated
picturesunderit.
Therelatedpicturesaremeanttomakethedolldressedandmaketheappropriateseasonaroundthedoll.Therelated
pictureswillnotbeallstraightforward.Forexample,onthesummerslide,theteachermayhaveasun,flipflops,
sunscreen,apumpkin,andapairofsnowglovesastherelatedpictures.Alloftherelatedpicturesfitwiththesummer
slideexceptforthepumpkinandglovesandismeanttohelpstudentsdifferentiate.Thenumberofrelatedpictures
shouldvaryfrom1015relatedpicturestogivestudentsavariety.
Also,theteachermayhavepropstoencouragethechildren.Forexample,theteachermayhaveascarf,gloves,
sunglasses,leaves,andotherelementsthatheorshecanmodelwithinordertokeepstudentsattentionandgive
studentssomethingtangabletolookat.Also,fortheEClearners,itcouldbeusedasahelpfulhintfromtheteacher
whenitistheirturntocometotheboard.
Makingsuretheirareenoughturnsforeverystudent,theteacherwillleteachstudentvolunteerorbecalledontocome
upandplacearelatedpictureonoraroundthedolltocompletethepictureforthatseason.
Inordertocompletetheseasonpictures,thelabelswillnotmovealongwiththerelatedpictures.Instead,afterthe
relatedpictureismovedonoraroundtothedoll,anotherlabelwillbevisiblebyhoveringthemouseoverthatparticular
relatedimage.Thisistoavoidclutteronthefinalpicture.
EachSmartNotebookslidewillbecompletedandreviewedwiththestudents.
Afterthestudentshavedonehandsonlearningwiththeincorporatedsmartboardactivity,theteacherwillbringupa
previouslysavedpowerpointabouttheseasons.
Eachslidewillhaveafunandrelatableexplanationofthatseason.Theexplanationwillbestudentsappropriateandwill
includesomeofthepreviouslyseenpicturesfromthepowerpoint,afewkeywords,andfriendlycolorsthatrelateto
thatseason.Theteacherwilladdmorepicturesthathelpstudentsunderstandthestandardandhowhumansadaptto
theweatherconditions.Thepowerpointwillincludepicturesofcertainclothesandcertainfoodsthatwerenotpreviously
showninthesmartboardactivitytobroadenthestudentsknowledge.AllpicturesandslideswillbelabeledforELL
learners.
Thelastslideofthepowerpointwillhaveinstructionsonthenextindependentpractice.Theteacherwillorallyreadthe
instructionsfortheactivity.Whilethestudentsarepreparingforthenextactivitybygatheringsuppliesorbrain
storming,theteacherwilltakeapictureofeachofthepreviouslycreatedseasonpictureswiththeSnipittoolonthe
computerandpastethemtogetherinanemptyslideforthestudentstolookat.Thisissothestudentscanusethe
classcreatedpicturesasexamples.

GuidedPractice

Afterthelesson,studentswillbegivenaoversizedpieceofpaperandcoloredmarkersorcrayons.
Theteacherwillpassoutallneededmaterialsforthestudents.
Studentswillfoldthepaperintofoursections
eachsectionisforeachseason.
Studentswillthendrawthemselvesineachseasonandaddelementssuchassnow,thesun,rain,flowers,oranyother
seasonalelementstoeachsection.
Studentswillbeencouragedtodrawasmanyseasonalelementsaspossibleincludingappropriateseasonalclothing,
appropriateseasonalweather,andanyotherappropriateelementsthatcanberelatedbacktothattypeofseason.
creativityisencouragedandnontypicalelementsareencouraged.

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Forexample,drawingacalanderwithanappropriatemonthonitordrawingseasonalappropriatefoodlikeicecream,
watermelons,orpumpkins.
Thiswillfurtherprovetheirunderstandingofhowhumansadapttoachangingenvironmentbyeatingwhatisfreshand
availableorappropriateforthatseason
Afterthestudentshavecompletedtheirfourseasonaldrawings,theywillbeinstructedtoturntheirpapersovertothe
backsidethatisblank.
Atthispoint,studentswillbeinstructedtowritetheirbirthdaysandnameswithanyneededspellinghelpfromthe
teacher.
Afterwritingtheirbirthdaysandnames,thestudentswillbeinstructedtothinkaboutwhatseasontheirbirthdayfalls
under.
Afterfiguringoutwhatseasontheirbirthdayfallsin,thestudentswillbeencouragedtodecoratethebackoftheirpaper
withappropriateseasonalpicturesorwords.
Forexample,iftheirbirthdayfallsonDecember29th,theywouldbeencouragedtodrawsnowflakes,snowmen,maybe
evensomeChristmasicons.
Ifstudentsfinishtheiractivitiesearly,theywillbeencouragedtoparticipateinamatchingworksheetaboutelements
(food,clothing,weather)intheseasons
IndependentPractice

Studentswillcompletetheirseasonalartworkontheirownwithoutassistancefromtheteacherunlessitisneeded.If
theyfinishearly,studentscanparticipateinamatchingworksheetthatallowsthemtomatchdifferentseaonalelements
toeachseason.

DifferentiatedInstruction

ForELLLearners,allrelatedpicturesandslideswillbelabeledinastudentfriendly,easytoreadfont.
Forthefastfinishers,theteacherwillprovideamatchingworksheetthatstudentswillbeabletouse.Theworksheetwill
includeelementsofeachseasonandthestudentcantryandmatchthemwitheachseason.
ForEClearners,theywillbeabletoworkattheirownpaceontheirdrawingactivity.Theirwillbenopressuretofinishat
acertaintimeandcreativitywillbeencouraged.Also,duringtheactivity,studentswillhavehelpfulhintsfromtheteacher
ifneededandhaveanotherformoftherelatedpicturestolookat.Thesetoolswillbeusedthroughtheteacherusing
props.

Closure

Afterallthekidsaredonewiththeirdrawings,theteacherwillcollectthepapersandplacethemonapreviouslymade
largeclassroomboard.Theboardhasfoursectionsforeachseason,theteacherexplainsthatwithinthenextfewclass
periodsthateachstudentspaperwillbelaminated.Astheendresult,eachstudentsindividualpaperwillbelaminated
andplacedunderthecorrectsectionoftheboardwiththeirbirthdaysideshowing.
thisismeanttohelpstudentsreferbacktotheseasonsthroughouttheentireyear,realizewhentheirfellowpeers
havebirthdays,andcanbeausefultoolfortheteachertoreferbackto.
Theteachercanfinishupthelessonordoaquickreviewofthelessonbyreferringbacktothechildren'sworkand
comparingthemandtakingelementsawayfromthemtosharewiththeclass.
Also,thepaperswillalwaysbetheresostudentscangoseewhentheirpeersbirthdaysfall,orgetnewfoundideas
aboutotherseasonsandwhatothermonthsfallduringwhatseason.

TimeAllotment

1classperiods.1Hr.perclass.

MATERIALSANDRESOURCES
InstructionalMaterials

Smartboard,Smarttools,powerpoint,oversizedposterpaper,crayons,markers,previouslylaminatedpaperwitheach
season,blankclassroomboard,pushpinsortape,seasonalprops

Resources

http://www.totschooling.net/2016/08/fourseasonssortingactivityfree.html

REFLECTION
Authorscommentsand
reflection

Teachersneedtobesuretheytakeadditionalstepsinteachingstudentshowtoadapttoweatherconditions.For
example,studentsmayalreadyknowthatwedressinlayersinthewinterbutdotheyknowwhy?youcanbreakdown
subjectstoexplainwhywedothingstoadapt.

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