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= ** Lesson Plans ** =

Teachers and Administrators, here you will find lesson plans that work in conjunction with the assignments on the Student Activities Page. There are resources provided for you on the @Teacher Resources page in the event that you need anything extra to add to the lesson plan. I hope you find these lesson plans enjoyable and fun to use in your own classroom!

** Analyze Learners **
** Kindergarten Language Arts **

** “My Favorite Time of Year” Lesson Plan **


- Student should have a general knowledge of the different times of year (seasons, holiday etc.). Students are also expected to have knowledge of proper story writing (covered earlier in the year). This lesson is intended to be use towards the end of the year.

__ Sunshine State Standards __

 * 1) LACC.K.SL.2.5: “Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.”
 * 2) LACC.K12.W.2.5: “Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.”
 * 3) LACC.K12.W.1.3: “Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.”

__ NETS*S __ > of technology concepts, systems, and operations. Students: b. Select and use applications effectively and productively
 * 1) Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
 * 2) Students demonstrate a sound understanding

** State Objectives **

 * The students will write a story about their favorite season using Microsoft Word or another word processing program with less than 10 grammatical errors.
 * The students will create a representation of their favorite season using Microsoft Paint and justify their response by completing the closing sentence (without error) dictated by the teacher.

__ Bloom’s Taxonomy __

 * Analysis- students are to compare the different times of year and draw a conclusion as to what they decide to write about.
 * Knowledge- students are to write about their favorite time of year and give justification for their choice.
 * Synthesis- students are to compose a story of their favorite time of year as well as a visual representation of their story.
 * Application- students are to produce a illustration of their favorite time of year by using Microsoft Paint.

** Select Media **
__ Materials __
 * 1) Computers with access to Internet to access online story.
 * 2) Computers installed with Microsoft Office (including Word) to complete student created typed stories.
 * 3) Computers installed with Microsoft Paint to complete the visual representation, which supports the stories created.
 * 4) Printers and paper provided by class to print final work to display around classroom.
 * 5) Paper and pencils will be use for students to pre-write or plan their writing assignments prior to using the computers for the final product.

** Utilize Media **

 * 1) Read online story
 * 2) Download and print pre-planning worksheet
 * 3) Complete pre-planning worksheet
 * 4) Compose short story on Word
 * 5) Create visual representation using Paint

Student Activities
__ Day One- __ Students access the Student Activities Page and follow the directions for Day One. They are to read the online story “BunBun’s Christmas Counting Book,” about BunBun’s favorite time of year. They are to complete the pre-planning worksheet for their favorite time of year story. Students are to keep this worksheet for the next day’s assignments. If they finish the worksheet early, they can begin to write their story on the computer using Microsoft Word.

__ Day Two- __ Students access the Student Activities Page and follow the directions for Day Two. They are to use their completed pre-planning worksheet for their story to write the full story on the computer using Microsoft Word. Once they have completed their story, proofread and saved it, they can create their visual representation using Microsoft Paint that depicts the events of their story. Students should print the final product of their visual representation to display around the classroom. If there is time, students will present to the class their visual representation and give a brief summary of what their story is about.

** Evaluate and Revise **

 * Students should complete all assignments fully as listed above.
 * Students will be evaluated on the accuracy of their writing in regards to spelling and grammar.
 * After assignments and presentations are complete students will discuss whether they enjoyed the activities or not in order for the teacher to better understand the effectiveness of the lesson plans. They lesson plans can then be altered as seen fit.
 * The rubric below will be used to evaluate the students work