Thursday, March 10, 2011
Before My VoiceThread Lesson
This week our second grade class is learning about living things. For my TIE activity I plan to teach a lesson on the parts of a seed and I will be using VoiceThread for the technology component. The objective is for students to learn the parts of a seed that contribute to the growth of a plant. Using a lima bean seed, I will teach the students about the seed coat, food storage, and embryo and their function in maintaining the seed alive. For guided practice they will disect soaked lima bean seeds to observe and identify the internal parts. During their independent practice the students will create paper models of the inside of a seed and they will label each part. After they complete their models they will rotate on 3 computers to record their comments about their observations on VoiceThread. Aside from asking the students what the parts of a seed are, other HOTS questions I plan to use in my lesson are: "How does a seed become a plant?" and "Why are plants important to us?" I will encourage them to listen to their peer comments so they can learn from each other. Here is the first story board along with the PowerPoint I created to use in my VoiceThread. This is my lesson plan, it is in Spanish because I teach in a dual language classroom.
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For the second grade class, I would want to use this voice thread so the kids can become familar with the technology. The more strategies that you incorporate with the lesson, the more familar the kids will be with the information. Good job of using your HOTS questions. Students do learn from their peers so it was good they could listen to their oeers and learn from them as well.
ReplyDeleteCristy, this is an awesome way to integrate Hots and Multiple intelligences. I loved that the students were provided withmultiple hands on activities.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great activity! Your HOTS questions are great for 2nd grade students. I also think it's a terrific idea to have the students listen to their peer responses, this gives the students the opportuntiy to learning from one another. This activity gave students the chance to work hands on, practice their observation skills, and use technology. I'm sure the students will love this activity.
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