Farms, Jungles, Forest, and Oceans, Oh My!
Farms, Jungles, Forest, and Oceans, Oh My!
Farms, Jungles, Forest, and Oceans, Oh My!
Designed for Pre-School and Kindergarten students. Children will learn which animals live where; which can be re-enforced with songs and children’s book they are already using. Ex. Old MacDonald. This experience will create deep learning because they will go through a process that will help to re-enforce the connection between specific animals and specific habitats.Subjects
Art Keywords
Animals, Art, Emerging Technology, Tablets Grades
K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 >12 Objectives:
At the end of this scenario the learners will be able to:
• Recognize and recall which animals live where
• Differentiate which animals go where through flashcard answers
• Experiment with the game to connect the correct animal to its environment
• Analyze and place animals in correct environment
• Evaluate and select correct animals
• Create their own environment with the correct animals
Materials:
• Computers (Preferably 1 per student)
• Computer Mouse
• Computer Speakers
-OR
• Tablet/Smartphone
• Access to Internet
• Printer
• Projector
Natalye Luna
About the author
Just excited and nervous to make my way through the EMDT Master's Program at Fullsail :)
Procedure:
• Go to Sheppardsoftware.com (On Projector)
• Select PreK & K
• Select Animals
• Select a movie (Ocean, Jungle, Forest, or Farm)
• Have children watch movie
• Select “Flashcard game” play as a class
• Go to Sheppardsoftware.com (Each child on computer)
• Select PreK & K
• Select “Chosen Environment Game”
• Select Animals Select “Create” (to have children create their own environment)
• Print each child’s picture to share with each other
• Post printed pictures on bulletin boards outside classroom
• Take home printed picture to share with friends and family
Assessment:
Remembering
-Able to recognize and recall which animals live where
0-3
4-7
8-10
Understanding
-Differentiate which animals go where through Flashcard answers
0-3
4-7
8-10
Applying
-Experimented with game to connect the correct animals to environment
0-3
4-7
8-10
Analyzing
-Able to place animals in correct environment
0-3
4-7
8-10
Evaluating
-Able to select correct animals
0-3
4-7
8-10
Creating
-Able to create an environment with correct animals
0-3
4-7
8-10
• 0-3 (Low levels of learning)
• 4-7 (Moderate levels of learning)
• 8-10 (High levels of learning)
Technology:
Sheppard Software has fun educational games/activities for children to play online which are specifically designed by age/grade. www.Sheppardsoftware.com
Reflection:
The children will be able to reflect on their experience by creating their own personal environment. They can also share their own personal creations with the class to compare and contrast environments. While presenting they will also have the chance to express whether they liked or did not like the activity and also suggest any changes.
The teachers can evaluate the children’s answers, pictures, and grades to reflect on whether any changes/improvements should be made to RILS. They can then decided whether some activities should remain in a group or move to solo in order to achieve the deepest level of learning per child.
Audience:
Designed for Pre-School and Kindergarten students.
Making Connections:
The learner will make connections with:
Previous Knowledge: From children’s books, nursery rhymes, song they have already learned in class. Ex. “Old MacDonald”
Relevant: Children in this age group are newly learning to make the connections between where things go in the world. This will help make a strong foundation for future learning as well.
Local/Global Audience: By creating and printing their own environments they can easily share with others. Teachers cannot only hang the pictures up in the classroom but also in the hallways for the rest of the school to see. They will also take the pictures home to share with their friends and families. On a global note these pictures can be scanned and placed on a website to help others see what type of learning the children are doing and where to go to experience these learning games as well.
Comments
Hello Nataye, I do love your lesson plan. I could use this lesson with my students in the Library in the near future.
I enjoyed learning about this software geared at young children learning about animals and their habitats. PS-2nd graders at my school spend a lot of time on this topic, and you have discovered something I can recommend to supplement their unit of inquiry.
Since your test group thought tablets work best, you might consider students breaking out into small groups of two or three based on their choice of habitat, creating small learning groups within the classroom.
I was wondering if you would consider adding music to your list of keywords, since you reference Old McDonald as a song they have learned in class.
I think this is a great lesson plan and software discovery to incorporate technology into the lower grades based on age-appropriate units of inquiry.
Hi Natalye,
I loved watching the video for your implementation of your RILS. I can use this with my K-3 students in the library and pass on the website for the software to my collegues. This would be a great reinforcer and for learning animals and their habitats.
I was wondering how this worked with children ages 1 and 2? It seems like a very young age to understand the concept of habitats. I know they are very curious and interested in anything that is hands on though.
I noticed that as a class, the flashcard game was played. Maybe consider modeling the habitat game itself with the class before setting them up for individual work or have it projected as they follow along. I know with this age group, too many instructions at a time can be frustrating.
For future use in this lesson it may be a great idea to add peers, older students, to work with this age group. It is a great lesson and the kids would benefit from working with each other and not to mention the frustration level going down with having a little help while working as a whole group.