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Main Core Tie

English Language Arts Grade 2
Writing Standard 3

Additional Core Ties

Social Studies - 2nd Grade
Standard 2 Objective 1

Time Frame

3 class periods of 30 minutes each

Group Size

Large Groups

Life Skills

  • Communication
  • Social & Civic Responsibility

Authors

CHRISTI PAULSON

Summary

Students will watch videos about friendship, solve a puzzle of a picture of the class and then write about it in Storybird.


Materials

Websites

  • Jigsaw Planet
    Solve jigsaw puzzles on the site or add your own pictures to create a puzzle.
  • Storybird
    Write your own stories with graphics.
  • Watch Know Learn
    Videos for education on all different topics.

Smartboard and projector. Picture of the whole class.


Background for Teachers

The beginning of the year is the time to build community. What better way to use technology than to get the started.


Student Prior Knowledge

None.


Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will learn to work together as a team to solve the puzzle of themselves.


Instructional Procedures

  • Watch the video "I Like Me" on Watch, Know Learn.
  • Discuss how we are friends and can all work together in our classroom. Discuss all the different skills we bring to the team.
  • Solve the jigsaw puzzle of the picture taken of the whole class.
  • Using the Storybird web site, write a story of how our class can work together.


Strategies for Diverse Learners

This lesson plan is full of visuals and should help students of all different learning needs. To challenge students, they can write their own story using Storybird.


Assessment Plan

The teacher will conduct formative assessments along the way to make sure the students are understanding teamwork and are using teamwork.


Bibliography

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=46869&CategoryID=14798


Rubrics

Created: 06/24/2014
Updated: 02/03/2018
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