Unit+Lesson+Plan

Lesson Plan
 * All About Pumpkins **
 * First Grade:** Language Arts, Science, Math


 * Sunshine State Standards:**

1) Language Arts (Reading): Vocabulary Development-The student uses multiple strategies to develop grade appropriate vocabulary.
 * LA.1.1.6.5** The student will relate new vocabulary to prior knowledge.

2) Language Arts (Reading): Nonfiction - The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of the elements of a variety of nonfiction, informational, and expository texts to demonstrate an understanding of the information presented.
 * LA.1.2.2.1** The student will locate specific information by using organizational features (e.g., directions, graphs, charts, signs, captions) in informational text.

3) Science:
 * SC.1.L.14.1** Make of living things and their using the five senses.

4) Science:
 * SC.1.L.14.2** Identify the major parts of plants, including stem, roots, leaves, and flowers.

5) Mathematics:
 * MA.1.A.1.4** Use counting strategies, numbers, and models as a tool for solving basic addition and subtraction fact problems.

6) Mathematics:
 * M.A.1.A.1.2** Identify, describe, and apply addition and subtraction as inverse operations.


 * Learners:**//This lesson is designed for first graders with the ability to read on a basic level in English and solve simple addition/subtraction.//


 * Objectives:**

When the student has completed this unit, he/she will be able to:


 * Identify the life cycle of a plant, specifically a pumpkin, with 100% accuracy.
 * Read the entire story, "Pumpkin, Pumpkin," without the use of the teacher/peers for assistance.
 * Solve addition and subtraction problems, with the use of counting tools, at a minimum of 80% accuracy rate.
 * Identify similarities and differences in plant life in a realistic setting, citing a minimum of three differences/similarities in one comparison.

Application of Bloom's Taxonomy:
 * Knowledge level is attained through recalling the life cycle of a plant.
 * By comparing plants, the students will demonstrate Comprehension.
 * Students will use Analysis when solving math problems not previously encountered by applying knowledge of addition/subtraction with other number values.


 * Materials (and their uses):**

Kid Pix Studio Deluxe Microsoft Powerpoint Projector The book, Pumpkin, Pumpkin Computers Kidspiration Pumpkin and plant Seeds Kid-Tough cameras
 * Word Processor: Students will write vocabulary sentences.
 * Paint: Students will create one stage of the life-cycle of a pumpkin.
 * Teacher will create a slideshow that incorporates student’s images of the life cycle of a pumpkin.
 * Will be used to display the Powerpoint presentation.
 * Groups of students will read this book at the beginning of the unit.
 * Students will work on the computers with the program Kid Pix Studio Deluxe and Kidspiration.
 * Students will practice math skills and create a KWL chart.
 * Students will use for “hands-on” observations.
 * Students will use to help solve counting math problems.
 * Groups will go with the teacher's aide to take picture's of their observations of plants in the "school garden."


 * Activities and Technology:**

Students will be spending the week covering a unit about Pumpkins. They will learn vocabulary words that relate to pumpkins, read a book about pumpkin growth, and study the life cycle of a pumpkin. They will solve math problems with pumpkin seeds to use as counters. The kids will complete a KWL Chart about the book, "Pumpkin, Pumpkin," using the program, Kidspiration. They will also watch a video about the book on YouTube. They will use Kid Pix Studio to take make drawings and write sentences about their vocabulary words, and also, to demonstrate each phase in the life cycle of the Pumpkin, with their group. After the group has created the life-cycle, the teacher will compile it into a slide show, which will be presented in class on the projector. In the math portion of the lesson, the students will use an online game to practice their addition and subtraction skills, and the Kidspiration software to fill in math solutions. The final activity will involve the students going to a "school garden" to take pictures with Kid-Tough Cameras of other plant-life that has a life-cycle as Pumpkins do. These pictures will be uploaded to Kid Pix Studio Deluxe, where the students can further elaborate about their pictures and observations.


 * Evaluation:**

//Assignment: Vocabulary word sentences using Kid Pix Studio Deluxe// Student should use all vocabulary words on the list in a sentence. The vocabulary word should be spelled correctly, the first letter of the sentence should be capitalized, and the end of the sentence should have a period or a question mark. (3 pt deductions for punctuation and 10 point deductions for vocabulary misspellings).

//Assignment: KWL Chart using Kidspiration//

//Assignment: "Pumpkin, Pumpkin" Fill-in-the-blanks paper//

There are ten blanks which should all be filled in correctly, therefore:
 * Ten point deductions for each word missing.
 * Five point deductions for incorrect words.
 * Three point deduction for each misspelled word.

//Assignment: Group Life Cycle Presentation//



//Assignment:Math Questions using Kidspiration//

Students who correctly answer 80% of the questions, will receive a perfect score (with instructions on how to correct any incorrect answers). Students who score below this mark will be tutored and will re-do the assignment until the 80% has been achieved.

//Assignment: Plant-life Assignment using Kid Pix Studio Deluxe//

Three pictures (3 pts. each) Three comparisons (3 pts. each) Comparisons- Maximum points attainable: 10
 * short answer and no relevance (0 pts.)
 * short answers and some relevance (2 pt.)
 * answer relevant to topic (4 pt.)