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The first two lesson plans of mine were on Holidays Around the World. Here is a link to a separate unit of instruction page for the first two lessons.

Unit of Instruction



__ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HABITATS__

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This is a great animoto video with pictures and music to get our animal and animal habitats unit started! Enjoy!



= Lesson #: 3 = = Title of lesson: Animals and Animal Habitats = = Description of lesson: For this lesson we will be exploring different types of animals and their homes. We will be using a site called Tumblr for the activity and making a poster about everything we have learned to bring to class. There are books on shlefari that can also help assist you on your journey to learning more about animals and their homes. = = Assignment: For this assignment each child will research the topic; animals and animal habitats on their own. They will learn about many different animals and their homes using the websites that are posted on the tumblr page. They will make a poster to bring to class about what they have learned using whatever they would like. They will also be learning about organizations that are helping animals and their homes around the world. = = Resources/materials needed: Tumblr website, internet, poster board, pictures of animals, whatever kinds of materials they will need to make their poster. = = Technology reflection: We will be using the internet to do research on this topic. The student will have access to my blog which will guide them through the process. = =**http://msbeals.tumblr.com/** =

Please click on this website above to take you to my tumblr that will help guide you through this project! When looking at the tumblr page I have made you will find many interesting links. There are some videos you can watch, some websites you can explore and the project we will be doing for this lesson. This is a great use of technology because there are so many different things that we could add to this site and keep it going throughout our whole unit and for other units. It is a great technology tool because it will allow students to explore the internet on their own with some direction from the teacher.

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Here is the Shelfari I have made with five interesting books you can read about our animal and animal habitats unit!

Lesson #: 4

Title of lesson: Animals and Animal Habitats

Description of lesson: For this lesson we will be building on our first week about animals and animal habitats. We will be viewing a presentation about animals and their homes. I am also going to ask that after watching my presentation they come up with on their own about their favorite animal.

Assignment: For this lesson we will be watching a presentation about animals and their habitats. We will listen to many different sounds they make and learn more about each of their qualities. We will be working on making our own presentations during class on our favorite animals.

Resources/materials needed: Knowledge about our favorite animals, their homes and something that is interesting to them. A computer, the internet and some assistance will be needed during class.

Technology reflection: We will be using some cool presentation websites to make our own presentations. The students will have access to my presentation as a guideline to make their own. media type="custom" key="8943598" With a lot of help from the teacher and parents we can use this to further their learning of technology. Technology is something that is imperative for all children to learn in this day and time. We are tech savy world. This is a fun way for them to make a power point about their favorite animals.

Lesson #: 5

Title of lesson: Antarctica Animals

Description of lesson: For this lesson we will be learning about animals in Antarctica, we will listen to a podcast that tells a story about Antarctica We will build individual vocabulary lists. Each student will listen to the story and pick out words that they want to learn and learn more about. We will also discuss what we know about penguins in small groups in the classroom.

Assignment: Listen to the podcast about Antarctica. Build your own vocabulary list based on what you would like to learn and know more about. We will have small group discussions in class about what we know and like about penguins. We will also be sorting and describing the types of clothing that we would need to go to Antarctica and what we think the weather would be like there.

Resources/materials needed: We will need internet access, speakers, computer, paper, pencils and students.

Technology reflection: We will be using our class website to listen to a podcast. This is a great way for students to learn how to navigate around websites and use technology to complete assignments.

Teacher Reflection: For this assignment I am thinking that technology is great but children can develop other skills along with the technology aspect of the assignment.

media type="file" key="Antarctica.mp3" width="240" height="20" HERE IS OUR STORY ABOUT ANTARCTICA! ** This is a great use of technology. It is something fun to do instead of reading to yourself you can be read to on the internet and hear someone else's voice. Books online are a very uselful tool for technology! **

Lesson #: 6

Title of lesson: Australia

Description of lesson: For this lesson we will be learning about Australia and the animals that live there. We will be listening to a podcast about Australia and exploring more about the climate in Australia and the types of animals that live there. We will also be making our own podcasts. We will use a website called vocaroo to do so.

Assignment: Listen to the podcast about Australia. We will locate Australia on a map. We will all draw our own version of Australia on a big sheet of paper with pictures of animals and other things that we relate to Australia on the inside. We will present these pictures to the class. We will then make our own podcasts using vocaroo.

Resources/materials needed: We will need internet access, speakers, computer, paper, pencils, markers, crayons, and students.

Technology reflection: We will be using our class website to listen to a podcast. This is a great way for students to learn how to navigate around websites and use technology to complete assignments.

Teacher Reflection: For this assignment I am thinking that technology is great but children can develop other skills along with the technology aspect of the assignment.

Here is our podcast on Australia! Enjoy! media type="file" key="Australia.mp3" width="240" height="20" Audio enhancing technology. We see this technology used everywhere. iTunes, iPods and things such as this are all things that we use to download audio and music clips. Here is an example Vocaroo to listen to. media type="custom" key="8949864" We are all going to vreate a vocaroo. It is an easy and fun way for students to record themselves and then playback what they recorded. We will be uploading these to the class website! Take a Listen!

**Lesson #: 7 **

**<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Title of lesson: Let’s Look a Little Closer! **

**<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Description of lesson: ** **<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">For this lesson we will be taking a closer look into where animals live! We will be watching videos that are related to our topic so that we can look for ourselves and see where they live. We will watch the videos and then make drawings for each habitat that we see. We will all share our drawings and descriptions of what we saw in each video. **

**<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Assignment: ** **<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">For this assignment we will watch the videos together as a class. The students will get into small groups after watching the videos and make posters together of each kind of habitat that they saw. They will present the information together as a group to the whole class. **

**<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Resources/materials needed: ** **<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">YouTube. Poster Boards, markers, crayons, pencils, and whatever art supplies may be needed. All art supplies will be available to them in the classroom. **

**<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Technology reflection: ** **<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">We will be using the internet to view YouTube videos. This will be a teacher directed activity because there are too many videos out there that are inappropriate for students to watch at school. ** **<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">My Concerns ** **<span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">I do not feel as if I have any concerns about this project. I think that this will be fun for the students and since the videos will be played by the teacher and already picked out the teacher will not have to worry about the safety of her/his students on the web. **

media type="custom" key="9038934" <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Using embedr I uploaded videos from YouTube that have to do with the content of this lesson. This is a great tool to use in the classroom to make the lessons more exciting.

** Lesson #: 8 **


 * Title of lesson: Animal Cartoon **

My Concerns <span style="color: #e36c0a; display: block; font-family: 'Felix Titling'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: right;">The concern that I have is the amount of help that each child would need to help create their toondoo. See an example toondoo below!!
 * Description of lesson: **
 * For this lesson we will be making our own cartoons using the website [|www.toondoo.com] . Each child can make the size of cartoon they want and be creative with it. In the cartoon bubbles they will be writing interesting facts about the animals they have chosen to put in their cartoon. They have many clip art images they can use and many background options. It will be very interesting to see what we all come up with. This assignment will be posted on our website for all the parents and students to look at. **



<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Using toondoo is really easy! This is an awesome tool to use for all ages. Eachg student can create something of their own just give them some guidelines and rules and they will be set to go!

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Lesson #: 9 **

**<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Title of lesson: My favorite animal **

**<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Description of lesson: ** **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">For this lesson we will be making a Tabblo to show our favorite animals that we learned about during our animals and animal habitat unit. We have learned about so many different animals and I want every student to be able to share information about their favorite animal and their habitat to help us bring this unit to a close. **

**<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Assignment: ** **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Our assignment is to make a Tabblo that shows our favorite animal that we learned about and what kind of environment they live in. Students can include pictures and text.They will show the class their Tabblo and briefly explain what they have learned about that animal. **

**<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Resources/materials needed: ** **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Internet access, computer lab time, Tabblo website, teacher guidance. **

**<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Technology reflection: ** **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">We will be creating a Tabblo to tell about our favorite things that we have learned in our animals and animal habitats unit. This will help expand each student’s use of technology. **

**<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">My Concerns ** media type="custom" key="9186954" <span style="background-color: #800080; color: #ffff00; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Tabblo is a fun way to upload some pictures and text to tell a story.
 * <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The amount of help that each student is going to need making a Tabblo. **
 * <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">An example Tabblo is provided below! **

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<span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This animoto video is a great way to discuss what we will be doing with visuals, music and voice recording. This is a more personal video that is explaining what we will be doing for this lesson and what we will be thinking about for this activity. Animoto is a fun website that you can make your own vidoes on, both educational and personal.

**<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lesson #: 10 **


 * <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Title of lesson: Keeping our environments safe **


 * <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Description of lesson: **
 * <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">For this lesson we will be talking about keeping our environments clean and helping to keep animals around the world safe. We will talk about different organizations out there that help do this and talk about what each of us can do individually to clean up and help keep our environment clean. **


 * <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Assignment: **
 * <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Our assignment will be to make a ZooBurst book. Students will have a wide variety of pictures available to them that are on the website. They can put together their pop up books however they want. I want them to include animals, their habitats and some information about how we can help clean up the earth. We will also be playing a game using a this or that widget in the classroom to help solidify our lesson on keeping our Earth clean. **


 * <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Resources/materials needed: **
 * <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Internet access, computer lab time, Zoo Burst website, teacher guidance and creativity. **


 * <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Technology reflection: **
 * <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">We will be creating a Zoo Burst to make a story about keeping the Earth clean. **
 * <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">My Concerns **
 * <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Constantia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The amount of help that each student is going to need making a Zoo Burst. **

media type="custom" key="9187042" <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">ZooBurst is a lot of fun! Students can create their own digital pop up book! What is more fun than a pop up book?!?

media type="custom" key="9187134" THIS OR THAT! A great technolgy tool for a teacher to use when asking questions!