Technology Integration Lesson Planning Part 2 The Very Hungry Caterpillar Jordan Milton

The Very Hungry Caterpillar I found an amazing lesson plan that students will enjoy and learn from. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a very well known book by people of all ages and this lesson plan brings technology into the classroom to let children get the most out of the lesson. http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/3834?ref=search

The Very Hungry Caterpillar The reason I love this lesson is because it brings in math ,language arts, science, and technology. The lesson will last one week in order for students to understand why they are learning what they are learning. A lesson plan for grades K–2 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science

What we will need for Language Arts The Very Hungry Caterpillar book by Eric Carle. Sock that is made into a caterpillar and foods cut out that the caterpillar ate. Bulletin board paper for mural. Sheet made -The Very Hungry Caterpillar ate through ______ ________.

What we will need for Math Butterflies of different colors cut out from the dye cut machine. Graph for children to record answer. Put on the graph the colors you choose to use. Class Graph made-Would You Like To Be a Butterfly? (Yes, No)

What we will need for Art paper plate variety of different colored paints construction paper What we will need for Science Pictures of the different stages of a butterfly. Larvae that you can order to have a butterfly garden in your classroom. Pasta that is dyed-(green, spiral), (natural color, sea shell), (red, bow tie), small sticks or brown construction paper, paper plates, small white pom poms.

TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES Internet Access Kids Pix Studio or other related program for writing and drawing. Printer for printing childrens’ work and information off the Internet. VCR “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Video

Activities: LANGUAGE ARTS Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Discuss the story. Talk about the days of the week and what the caterpillar ate. The students will make a mural. Give each child a different page in the story to draw. Glue pictures in sequential order as events happened in the book. As you glue the pictures, write a short summary of what happened on that page. (Put it in simple terms so that the children can go back and read the mural together.) Writing Activity-The children will fill in the missing words and illustrate what they wrote. The Very Hungry Caterpillar ate through _________ _____________. Ex: The Very Hungry Caterpillar ate through one apple. Do a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting butterflies and moths.

Activities: MATH Use the butterflies that you cut from the dye cut. Have the students sort their butterflies by their color. Then they are to use the graph to graph how many they have of each color and write the number beside the color word. Class Graph-Would You Like To Be a Butterfly? (Yes, No) Have the children recite the days of the week in order.

Activities: SCIENCE Discuss the life cycle of a butterfly. Show illustrations of the different stages. Show the different stages of the butterfly using pasta. Take a paper plate and divide it into four sections. Number the sections 1, 2, 3, and 4. In box number 1 make a green leaf and glue a white pom pom on the leaf. In box 2 glue the green spiral pasta to represent the caterpillar. In box 3 glue the sea shell pasta on a tree branch. (You may use a small stick or let the children cut out brown construction paper sticks.) In box 4, glue red bow tie pasta that represents a butterfly. Observe the different stages of the larvae turning into a butterfly. Discuss the different stages as they happen.

Activities TECHNOLOGY Research information about butterflies on the Internet. Using Kids Pix Studio, write and illustrate a story about butterflies. Show the video “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”.

Activities ART Make a butterfly out of a paper plate. The students need to cut on the line. Then they put dabs of paint on one side of the plate. Take the plate and fold. Press down on the plate so the paint will go on the other side. Have the children cut out a body with antennae and glue in the middle of the plate.

What is the relative advantage of using technologies in this lesson? Technology is very important for this week long lesson plan. As the teacher I need internet access to show student’s different activities other students have made to give them ideas when making their own projects. Technology also is needed for me to show the students the video about the hungry caterpillar. I also can use technology by using a VCR instead of internet access to show the video to the students. I also believe students do better if they hear the teacher read the story aloud and then watch it on the computer. After I read the story to them I will then have the author, Eric Carle read the story to them. The students would love to see the actual author read to them. Here is the link to his reading out loud. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkYmvxP0AJI

Reflect on, assess, and describe your Tech-Pack for this situation? Technology What is known- I know how to search for videos online by using YouTube. These videos would benefit the students in learning more about The Very Hungry Caterpillar. What must be learned- The internet can be a very good thing, but also it can be dangerous sometimes. As a teacher I need to learn how I can find certain videos and activities that I know are safe for my students. Many times videos are not what they sat they are and as a teacher I do not want my students exposed to bad videos online.

Reflect on, assess, and describe your Tech-Pack for this situation? Pedagogy What is known- I know how I want the daily lessons to go and what we will do each day. I will have group work, independent work, projects, games, small group activities, and one on one time. What must be learned- I must see if my plans work out for each day. I might learn some activities took longer than expected or that some activities were not enjoyable to the student’s. I will need to learn how each child works and if they understand the content. If I learn from the students the first time I do this lesson I will know if it is one that will work in the future.

Reflect on, assess, and describe your Tech-Pack for this situation? Content What is known- I will know what content I am using for my lesson. I will have certain videos and the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. There will be many different types of supplies needed for each day. What must be learned- I will learn if certain supplies were a good choice or if I should use a different kind. I will also learn how the kids work with each other and if the lesson’s content was suitable for Kindergarten age students.

What are the objectives of the lesson plan? Students will: write a story about a butterfly or the process of a caterpillar changing into a butterfly. sort by a given attribute and put data on a graph. Then they will count and write the number. name the days of the week. be able to retell the story by working together to make a mural of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. demonstrate how to use Kids Pix Studio to do their writing and drawings. use their observation skills to watch a larvae change into a butterfly. make a butterfly using their fine motor skills and creativity.

How will you assess your student’s accomplishment of the objective? 1.Students’ work 2.Verbal feedback 3.Teacher Observation 4. Did students follow directions

What integration strategies are used in the lesson plan? I am integrating many subjects into the week lesson. I like lessons that last one week instead of daily lessons because the students get more involved and you can bring every subject into the lesson. This lesson includes language arts, math, science, and art.

How would you prepare the learning environment? Each day we will have a different activity to do. So each morning I will sit out the supplies we will be using. I will also have a lesson plan for myself to keep me organized and to let me know what activity we are doing that day. I am one who loves organization so I will have each activity planned out and ready to go for my students.

How would you evaluate the success of this lesson in your classroom in order to determine revision needs? As the students work on their activities and daily assignments I will observe each child and see how they are doing. I will randomly ask students questions to see if they comprehend what they are doing. If some students are having trouble I will do one on one time with them. If I see some activities do not work out I will mark them off of my lesson plans so I know not to use them the next year. I also will ask the students what they did and did not like.