Unit/Lesson Plan Template

Unit/Lesson Plan Title: Apples with Johnny Appleseed     

Subject:  Science, Math, Writing

Grade Level:  K-1      Length of Lesson:   2 weeks   

Unit/Lesson Summary:  The study of apples. Incorporating Johnny Appleseed     

Key Vocabulary: graph, tally marks, data, records     

Essential Question(s):  How can we represent our individual choices?    

NCSCOS Essential Standards Addressed in Unit/Lesson:      

Media: 

Competency goal 1: The learner will explore sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes. 

1.01 Participate in read-aloud, storytelling, booktalking, silent and voluntary reading experiences.

1.02-Demonstrate competence and self motivation as a beginning reader. 

1.05-Demonstrate sense of story.

1.09 Demonstrate the awareness that resources convey meaning and exist in a variety of formats. 

5.01-Respond to reading, listening, viewing experiences orally, artistically, dramatically through various formats. 

Technology

Objective 1.05

Identify graphing as a tool for organizing information. Strand - Spreadsheet

Objective 1.06

Identify and discuss graphing software terms/concepts (e.g., graph, patterns, display). Strand - Spreadsheet

Objective 2.02

Observe, discuss, and use software to enter, calculate, display data, and interpret results as a class/group. Strand - Spreadsheet

Math

Objective 1.01 

Develop number sense for whole numbers through 99.

Objective 3.04

Solve problems involving spacial visualization

Objective 4.01

Collect, organize, describe and display data using line plots and tallies 

Social Studies

Objective goal 7.03

Use the computer and other technological tools to gather, organize and display data.

Visual Arts

Objective 7.01 Uses reading, writing and math in the creation of Art.

Theatre Arts

Competencey Goal 2

The learner will act by interacting in improvisations and assuming roles.

Competency Goal 4

The learner will direct through planning and presenting informal or formal productions. 

Materials/ Resources  (also list web resources, technology tools and safety requirements): different kinds of apples, puppets, Nano ipods or ipods

Procedure:     

Reader’s Theatre in the media center; Numbers chart on apples; Kidspiration venn diagram on apples. Classroom activities; Play on apples; Different language activities on apples; Making puppets out of paper bags. 

Unit/Lesson Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction

Enrichment:  Various lengths for speaking parts of the play     

Remediation: Practicing for the play with a buddy or with the teacher.       

Cross Curricular Extension:      

Assessments:  Classroom voting for opinions of the play; Teacher judgments    

Created by:  1st grade team    

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