Apple Lesson

Apples


Grade: Pre-K

ISTE Standards
1. Creativity and Innovation
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression
2. Communication and Collaboration
d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
5. Digital Citizenship
b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports
collaboration, learning, and productivity
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
a. understand and use technology systems

Content Standards
Math: making and understanding simple graphs
continuing and creating simple patterns
Reading: color recognition(red, yellow, green)
letter and sound recognition-Aa
Science: identify parts of an apple(skin, stem, core, seed, flesh)

Lesson Description
During a week long study of apples, the children will be learning and labeling the parts of an apple. They will also have an apple tasting, and then make a class graph of their favorites. Each child will be making his/her own apple pattern using two of the three apple colors during centers. While all of this is taking place, the children will have access to digital cameras. They will be able to take pictures of themselves working and of their finished work. At the end of the study we will use movie maker to make an apple movie for the children to demonstrate what they learned.

Instructional Objectives
-colors
-graphing
-patterns
-parts of an apple
-digital camera operation
-assist with movie maker

Whole Group Introduction
I will bring in an apple for the group to investigate.
What do you know about apples?
What can you tell me about this apple?
What do we do with apples?
What are the parts of an apple?
We will make a circle map of all the things we know about apples.

Diverse Needs of Learners
Visual: looking at apples, seeing patterns, seeing class graph, watching movie
Auditory: listening to others directions, repeating patterns out loud
Kinesthetic: making patterns, investigating apple, taking pictures
ELL: labeling apple parts, watching movie, being immersed in the language

Student Products
-apple patterns
-apple graph
-labeled apples
-movie

Assessment
-student work
-movie
Grading Rubric
Unsatisfactory-U
Satisfactory-S

Participation

U-Did not contribute to class discussions or activities.
S-Provided input and asked questions during activities.

Neatness

U-Work was rushed through and very sloppy.
S-Attention was given when completing work and end product was very clean and neat.

Completion

U-Work was not finished.
S-All requirements were completed on time.

Materials
-apples
-books
-apple cut-outs
-smartboard
-cameras
-computer
-movie maker