Adapted By:
Sherri Behr
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Sherri has been teaching for more than 25
years with a background in
early childhood education and technology. Currently, she is running
a
technology lab for grades K-2.
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P.S. 124
New York, NY
Principal: Alice Hom
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Modifications
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As the teacher in a technology lab, I do not have a class of my own,
so I chose a Kindergarten class with a large number of ESL students
that I see once a week. Also, I was not able to find the book This
is the Place for Me , so I substituted a video, Bear in
the Big Blue House and used that to compare bedrooms. I
also used pictures downloaded from the internet related to furniture
in a bedroom rather than visuals from Magnetic Way.
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Instructional
Objectives
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Students Will:
- Learn to use vocabulary relating to houses and bedrooms.
- Create and interpret a picture graph.
- Have students draw a labeled picture of a bedroom adding
details observed from their own life.
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Technology Integration
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The children
all had access to their own computers and Kidpix to create
pictures of their homes and their bedrooms. They were
also able to observe a search on the Internet for pictures
relating to homes and furniture.
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Assessment
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As the students were creating their pictures in kidpix, we discussed
their pictures individually to se whether they had integrated the
vocabulary. Also, we looked for images in the pictures that were
labeled correctly, and that the pictures included details beyond
just a bed.
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Tips
for Teachers
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This project is a good one for teachers to adapt. As noted, it can be
extended to furniture in other rooms in the house, as well as other
types of houses. The comparisons, using semantic webs, Venn
diagrams, graphs and especially other books were very productive.
I recommend using partner time for the students to talk about the
uniqueness of their own homes with their partner allowing them to
find commonalities and differences and to practice their new vocabularies
in shared discussions.
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Student Work Samples
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