MolloyCollege

DivisionofEducation
Student:KathrynBrown

Professor:Dr.Esposito

Course:EDU521

Date:November23,2016

Grade:1

Topic:Oceans

ContentArea:LanguageArts/Science

InstructionalObjective:
StudentswillidentifyanddiscusscharactertraitsofSwimmy,andcreateacharactertrait
webusingPopplet,providingexamplesfromthestory.Studentswillthenchoose1trait
fromtheirweb,andwriteasentenceusingevidencefromthetexttosupporthow
Swimmydemonstratedthattrait.
CCLS/+NYSStandardsandIndicators
CCSS.ELALITERACY.SL.1.2
Askandanswerquestionsaboutkeydetailsinatextreadaloudorinformationpresented
orallyorthroughothermedia

Indicator:Thiswillbeevidentwhenstudentsareabletocorrectlyanswer
questionsaboutthestoryduringthegroupdiscussion.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.SL.1.1.A
Followagreeduponrulesfordiscussions(e.g.,listeningtootherswithcare,speakingone
atatimeaboutthetopicsandtextsunderdiscussion)
Indicator:Thiswillbeevidentwhenstudentsparticipateingroupdiscussion,and
sharetheirideaswithintheirsmallgroups.

CCSS.ELALITERACY.SL.1.5
Adddrawingsorothervisualdisplaystodescriptionswhenappropriatetoclarifyideas,

thoughts,andfeelings.
Indicator:Thiswillbeevidentwhenstudentsaccuratelycreateacharactertrait
web,usingexamplesfromthestoryanddrawanillustrationoftheirexample.

CCSS.ELALITERACY.SL.1.6
Producecompletesentenceswhenappropriatetotaskandsituation.
Indicator:Thiswillbeevidentwhenstudentsusecompletesentencestowriteupa
sentenceorsentencesbasedontheinformationfromthecharactertraitweb.

MOTIVATIONEngagingtheLearners*
Theteacherwillintroducethelessonbyshowinginteractiveimagesfromthestory
Swimmy,usingthewebtoolthinglink.
(https://www.thinglink.com/scene/857774717291986944)

MATERIALS
Swimmy,computers/ipadstousepopplet/viewthinglink,andresearch,chart

STRATEGIES(LearningStrategies*)
Groupdiscussion,directinstruction,teacherdemonstration

ADAPTATIONS(Exceptionality)*
Teacherwillreviewnewvocabularywithstrugglingstudentsandprovidevisualreallife
imagesthroughthinglink.

DIFFERENTIATIONOFINSTRUCTION

Teacherwillprovidevocabularydefinitions,andreviewunfamiliarwordswithall
students.Teacherwillencouragestudentstorefertothe"thinglink"attheirleisure.

Tier1:Studentswillcreateawebwithvariouscharactertraits,andchoose3different
traitstowriteabout.Studentswillconstruct3differentsentencesthatsupporthow
Swimmydemonstratedthosetraits.

Tier2:Studentswillcreateawebwithvariouscharactertraits,andchoose2different
traitstowriteabout.Studentswillconstruct2differentsentencesthatsupporthow
Swimmydemonstratedthosetraits.

Tier3:Studentswillcreateawebwithvariouscharactertraits,andchoose1traittowrite
about.StudentswillconstructasentencewhatsupportshowSwimmydemonstratedthat
trait.

DEVELOPMENTALPROCEDURES
TeacherwillintroducethelessonbyshowingtheclasstheSwimmythinglink,
discussingthecharactersfromthestory,andreviewingnewvocabulary.Next,theteacher
willreadthestorySwimmy,andengagethechildreninmakingpredictionsand
discussingcharactertraitsandactions.Afterreadingthestorytheteacherwillfacilitatea
discussionwiththeclass,andprovideanexampleofacharactertraitwebonachart.
Theteacherwillprovideonecharactertrait,andgiveanexamplefromthestoryto
supportthatidea.Studentswillbepairedwithapartner,anddirectedtousethewebsite
"Popplet"tocreatecharacterwebchartsonthecomputer.Studentswilllistcharacter

traitsof"Swimmy"ontheirwebs.Studentswillthenchoose1traitfromtheirweb,and
writeasentenceusingevidencefromthetexttosupporthowSwimmydemonstratedthat
trait.Webswillbeprintedout,andstudentswilldrawanillustrationtomatchthe
examplestheycreatedtosharewiththeclass.

ASSESSMENT
Studentswillaccuratelycompleteacharactertraitweb,andconstructtheirsupporting
sentence(s)withanillustration.Workwillbesharedduringagroupdiscussion.

INDEPENDENTPRACTICE
Followingthelesson,studentswillchooseoneanimalthatSwimmymeetsonhisjourney
throughthesea,andresearchthecreatureforhomework.Studentswillchoosetoresearch
amedusajellyfish,alobster,ananemone,ORanelectriceelandwrite3factsaboutthe
organism.Studentswilldrawanillustrationoftheorganismtheychose.

FOLLOWUP:ACADEMICINTERVENTIONANDACADEMICENRICHMENT
DirectTeacherIntervention:TeacherwillassistTier1groupbyreviewingvocabulary
andconferencingwiththegrouptoreviewinstructionsandconfirmstudentsunderstand
whatisexpected.

AcademicEnrichment:Studentswhohavealreadymettheobjectivewillbegivenan
additionalassignmenttousethecomputertoresearchatopiconoceanlifeusingthe
websitesnationalgeographickids,ormarinebiokids.org.Studentswillwriteashort
presentationontheirfindingsandsharetheinformationorallywiththeclass.

CLOSURE
Studentpartnershipswillsharetheircharactertraitwebsandillustrationswiththeclass.
Teacherwillfacilitatediscussiontoreviewmoralofthestory,andhowitrelatestothe
informationstudentshavegatheredandshared.

TeacherReferences
Didyouknow...?(n.d.).RetrievedNovember23,2016,from
http://marinebio.org/marinebio/facts/
Lionni,L.,Lionni,L.,&PantheonBooks.(1963).Swimmy.NewYork:Pantheon.
Retrievedfrom:https://www.thinglink.com/scene/857774717291986944
Retrieved from: http://popplet.com/app/#/3658510

http://www.kathrynlleigh.weebly.com