Grade Level: 3
EALRS/GLE:
Reading:
1.2. Use vocabulary (word meaning) strategies to comprehend text.
2.1 Demonstrate evidence of reading comprehension.
Social
Studies:
3.1 Understands the physical characteristics, cultural characteristics, and location of places, regions, and spatial patterns on the Earth's surface.
3.2 Understands human interaction with the environment.
5.2 Uses inquiry-based research.
Communication
EALR 1: The student uses listening and observation skills and strategies to gain understanding.
NETS
NETS 3: Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information
C. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the
appropriateness to specific tasks.
This NETS applies to my lesson because the students will be using a variety of different websites to learn about the Hawaiian Islands. They will each then create ONE slide show page referencing Hawaii to create a classroom slide show of what we learned. Students will then use a digital camera to compare Hawaii with their hometown and create ONE page per pair to create a classroom slideshow.
NETS 4: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
This NETS applies to my lesson because the lesson requires critical thinking and problem solving when learning about the Hawaiian Islands. Students will be collecting and analyzing their new and previous knowledge
Learning Targets/Objectives:
The student will know facts about Hawaii, where it is located on the map in relation to Ellensburg, how Hawaii was formed, cultures on the islands, and wildlife that lives here. The student will be able to observe and explore websites to collect data to complete a slideshow page for our classroom slideshow.
Name of the activity or strategy:
Reciprocal Questioning
Materials List:
National Geographic Kids January 2004 Magazine
Pictures of:
Hibiscus
Volcano
Hawaiian Islands Topical Map
World Map
Reciprocal Questioning Work Sheet
Pencils
Dictionary
Computer
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108204.html
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/HCV/haw_volc.html
http://www.muninetguide.com/states/hawaii/municipality/Honolulu.php
Digital Camera
Procedures:
Introduction: Good morning! Ask students, have you ever been on an island? What makes something an island? I will show her a picture of a hibiscus flower. Ask where we could find this in the wild. Next, show students the picture of the volcano and ask where a volcano and hibiscus may be together. Finally, show the picture of the Hawaiian Islands and ask her what and where these are. These Hawaiian Islands are part of the fifty states in the United States!
The Lesson:
While reading the article Aloha, Hawaii, students will collaborate in pairs and complete the Reciprocal Questioning strategy. This strategy is where the student and the teacher take turns asking questions about what was previously read after each predetermined section of text. The students will read the article paragraph by paragraph aloud. Stop at the end of each paragraph and alternating turns asking questions about what we just read, record these questions as discussion carries.
Checking for Understanding:
I will ask students to summarize what each read. I will have them make connections of the wildlife, lifestyle, culture, and environment of what was read in discussion post reading.
Activity:
Students will work with the same partner they completed the reading activity. They will then be given a list of websites to research the Hawaiian Islands. Tell students to explore these sites and find two of their own. They will log in their social studies notebooks their notes and findings. After the students have studied all of the websites, partners will create a single, PowerPoint slide with new gathered information. The student will then use a digital camera to prepare a slide of culture, wildlife, and way living in their hometown. The following day students will create their hometown page to compare with the previous Hawaiian Islands.
Technology:
o Students will have access to Hawaiian Islands websites to investigate new places.
o Students will have a hands on experience with a digital camera and uploading pictures to create a final product.
o Students will use the knowledge learned to create a collaborative slide to make a classroom presentation.
Closure:
In closure, I will ask her what five facts that each group learned today. I will say since we learned that the Hawaiian Islands were created by volcanoes, are there any volcanoes in Washington State? Ask, what are they? What is the difference of those in Hawaii versus the ones here in our state? This will connect the text to the student's life directly and extend their thoughts on the article and activity.
Assessment:
o I will assess the student using observation because the reading activity is discussion.
o I will assess the follow up activity in completeness and on the information provided.
o I will assess the students listening and participation through oberservation.
Classroom Management
Students will follow our classroom rules:
1. Be a good listener.
2. Help one another
3. Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
4. Do your best work.
Habits of Mind:
Listening with understanding and empathy
Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision
Managing impulsivity
Creating, imagining, innovating
Thinking flexibly
Responding with wonderment and awe
Thinking about thinking (metacognition)
Taking responsible risks
Striving for accuracy
Finding humor
Questioning and posing problems
Thinking interdependently
Applying past knowledge to new situations
Remaining open to continuous learning
