Today Is Monday-Calendar Math
Grouping: Whole Class
Time: 30 to 45 minutes
National Education Technology Standard: Using technology resources (e.g., puzzles, logical thinking programs, writing tools, digital cameras, drawing tools) for problem solving, communication, and illustration of thoughts, ideas, and stories.
Introduction:
In this math activity the students will learn to distinguish between a week and a day using a calendar.
Materials:
Today is Monday by Eric Carle, A computer on-line with a printer, a class set of blank calendars, pencils , crayons and writing paper (Refer to each activity)
Procedures:
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Activity #1- Introduce the story,
Today is Monday by Eric Carle to the students. Allow them to orally participate in the reading of the story. Have the students to make their own
Today Is Monday booklet using the software Kid
Works 2 Deluxe. Example:
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Activity #2- Review the story, Today is Monday by Eric Carle. Have the students to write the days of the week in order.
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Activity #3- Procedure: 1. Give each student a blank calendar. 2. Explain the various symbols to represent the weather. 3. Each morning have one student to forecast the weather. Allow the class to mark the date and make the appreciate weather symbols on their calendars.
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Technology Connection Number
Concepts 1 with Oshi the Otter Millie’s
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Home Learning:
The students will make up a "simple" rhyming story titled, "If I Were a Raindrop". Each story should consist of two sentences on each page. There is be no more than four pages in each booklet. Each booklet should have illustrations.
Example:
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If I Were A Raindrop
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If I were a raindrop I would fall from the sky. I would water the plants and animals if they were
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Evaluation:
The evaluation for this activity will be teacher observation, student participation and worksheets.
Extension:
Dinosaur Drinks
1. Introduce the water cycle to your students. Tell the students that the water they drink has been around for millions of years.
2. Take the class on a field trip to a water fountain near your classroom. Explain to them that the water that they are drinking is the same water that was on the earth millions of years ago. In fact, it could be the same water that the dinosaurs drank.
3. Back in the classroom, explain that you are going to make dinosaur drinks.
4. Have the students to measure the appropriate amount of water into a large pitcher. Let another student pour in Kool Aid and sugar. Allow all of the students to take turns mixing the mixture.
5. Add ice to your pitcher and pour the cool drink into cup for all of the students to enjoy.
