| Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade Lesson Plans:
(Ms. Roberson's and Ms. S. White's
Classes will be split up and joining with other Kindergarten Classes.)
(Ms. Love's Class will be split
up and joining with other First Grade Classes.)
Monday -
Ms. Ellsworth and
Ms. Speed
Tuesday -
Ms. M. White and Ms. Stinson
Wednesday -
Ms. O'Neal, Ms. Duke and Ms. Barentine,
Thursday -
Ms. Quast and
Ms. King
Friday -
Ms. Goss,
Ms. Plummer, and
Ms. Tredway
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This week will be the introduction of Unit 2 - World Wildlife: Pink PC with
lesson one.
Description of
the Unit:
In World Wildlife,
the second of five units, the children are introduced to database skills as
they help with the opening of the World Wildlife Zoo. The pupils
complete a map of the zoo, create a sign with different types of animals,
arrange colorful patterns on snakes, organize zoo workers into team, analyze
new zoo creatures and sort zoo souvenirs. in the process, the students
classify objects according to attributes, arrange data in patterns, and
organize data by sorting, grouping, ordering, and using axes. Then
they research animals by using a multimedia encyclopedia and explore various
zoo Web sites by using the Internet.
Lesson One ~ The
students complete a map by moving blocks of different shapes and colors into
place. Then basic database skills are introduced as they bunch and
stack the blocks according to certain attributes. The pupils learn to
use a multimedia encyclopedia to research animals.
Materials ~
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Tabletop Jr.
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Microsoft Encarta
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Parent Letter Handout
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Templates for MAP.TTJ
 Opening ~
Introduce the Unit "World Wildlife" to the students. Explain that the
term wildlife refers to animals which are not pets, such as lions and
elephants, and tell the pupils that throughout this unit, they will be
helping with the opening of a new zoo.
Ask the students if they have ever
been to a zoo. What did they see there? Explain that the World
Wildlife Zoo will be opening soon, and the builders have asked for the
students' help so everything will be ready by opening day. Announce
that today they will complete a map of the zoo.
Steps
Covered in the Lesson ~
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Introduce the activity
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Define computer program - a
set of instructions for the computer
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Define database program - a
program used to sort and organize information
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Launch Tabletop Jr.
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Choose
"File -->Open"
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Open the file "MAP.TTJ" from the
menu
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Discuss what is on the screen ~
shapes
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Define map - a document
showing where items in a specific area are located
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Identify the shape of a blue circle
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Move the blue circle into place
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Move the yellow triangle into place
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Move the red square into place
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Complete the map
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Choose the "Bunch Up" option
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Bunch the blocks according to color
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Check the bunches
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Stack the blocks by color
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Identify the most common block
color
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Identify the least common block
color
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Choose the "Bunch Up" option
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Bunch the blocks according to shape
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Stack the blocks by shape
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Identify the most common and the
least common block shapes
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Define attribute - a
characteristic such as shape or color
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Choose "Plot -->
Free" to return the tabletop to the completed map
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Students may now explore and create
new buildings for the zoo and change the locations of the existing buildings
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Save the map
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Exit the program
Extension Lesson ~ Animal Exploration ~
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Define multimedia encyclopedia
- a computer program that contains articles about a wide range of subjects
and it also contains color pictures, recorded sounds and videos which make
learning fun and interesting. It is much like the encyclopedias in
the library or in your classroom, but it is on the computer.
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Introduce Microsoft Encarta
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Launch the program
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Use the Find feature to locate an
article about elephants
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Point out the media icons
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Use the Find feature to locate and
article about lions
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Locate another article about an
animal of your choice
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Exit the program
<Pass out Parent Letters to the
teachers to send home in the students' Weekly Take Home Folders on Tuesday.>
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