Evers Park Elementary 1st Grade
November 13, 2012 9:00 am- 9:50 am
Lesson Title: Let’s take care of the Earth!
(The Three R's of the Environment- Mr. Rat’s Recycle Story)
Upon completion of this lesson, the student will be able to:
· Identify the 3 R’s of the Environment through classroom activity and discussion
· Recall verbs from story and interpret though dance movements
· Demonstrate clear sequencing through performance
Student Learning Standards: (National Standards/K-8 Texas Dance Guidelines)
Understanding dance as a way to create and communicate meaning (NS)
Response/Evaluation: The student makes informed judgments about dance's forms, meaning, and role in society.
Creative Expression/performance (Texas Dance Guidelines)
Making connections between dance and other disciplines (NS)
Assessment Rubric
1. Identify the 3 R’s of the environment
Student is not able to identify any R’s of the environment
(NOT YET)
Student is able to identify 1-2 R’s of the environment
(DEVELOPING)
Student is able to identify all 3 R’s of the environment
(ACHIEVING)
2. Recall verbs from story and interpret though dance movements
Student is not able to recall or interpret verbs from story.
(NOT YET)
Student is able to recall or interpret verbs from story, not both
(DEVELOPING)
Student is able to both recall and interpret verbs from story.
(ACHIEVING)
3. Demonstrate clear sequencing through performance
Student is not able to clearly demonstrate sequencing through performance
(NOT YET)
Student is able to semi-clearly demonstrate sequencing through performance
(DEVELOPING)
Student is able to clearly demonstrate clear sequencing through performance
(ACHIEVING)
Differentiation Strategies:
Instructional Sequence
Phase 1 Engage
(TOGETHER)
Brain Dance: Environment
Questions/discussion: We’ve been talking about health with our body, health with our brains, and now we are going to talk about health with the environment. Why is it important to take care of the Earth?
Read book “Mr. Rat’s Recycle Story”
21st Century Skills
Life and Career skills
Learning and innovation skills
Phase 2 Explore
(TOGETHER)
Teacher will transition each student into their own safe space, and prompt students to move like the characters/things in the book as she reads the story.
Teacher will also use drum as a prompt for students’ movement.
21st Century Skills
Information, technology and media
Learning and innovation skills
Phase 3 Explain
(TOGETHER & AWAY)
Students will discuss the order of the story/sequencing with classmates as teacher guides
What happened first in the story? What happened next? How did it end?
(First, then, after, next, finally)
21st Century Skills
Learning and Innovation skills
Information, technology and media
Life and Career skills
Phase 4 Elaborate
(TOGETHER)
STORYBOARD/ORGANIZATION
Class will help teacher draw out the story we read on large poster. (Beginning, middle, end)
Teacher will teach a short phrase of dance using the same terms as in the book “Mr. Rat’s Recycle Story.”
21st Century Skills
Information, technology and media
Life and Career skills
Phase 5 Evaluate
Teacher will split class into 2 groups. Groups will take turns showing movement and watching.
Teacher will ask students what other types of sequences/patterns we use in our every day lives.
21st Century Skills
Life and Career Skills
Learning and innovation skills
Resources & Materials:
· Handmade drum and iPod
· Story: Mr. Rat’s Recycle Story
Bibliography & References
November 13, 2012 9:00 am- 9:50 am
Lesson Title: Let’s take care of the Earth!
(The Three R's of the Environment- Mr. Rat’s Recycle Story)
Upon completion of this lesson, the student will be able to:
· Identify the 3 R’s of the Environment through classroom activity and discussion
· Recall verbs from story and interpret though dance movements
· Demonstrate clear sequencing through performance
Student Learning Standards: (National Standards/K-8 Texas Dance Guidelines)
Understanding dance as a way to create and communicate meaning (NS)
Response/Evaluation: The student makes informed judgments about dance's forms, meaning, and role in society.
Creative Expression/performance (Texas Dance Guidelines)
Making connections between dance and other disciplines (NS)
Assessment Rubric
1. Identify the 3 R’s of the environment
Student is not able to identify any R’s of the environment
(NOT YET)
Student is able to identify 1-2 R’s of the environment
(DEVELOPING)
Student is able to identify all 3 R’s of the environment
(ACHIEVING)
2. Recall verbs from story and interpret though dance movements
Student is not able to recall or interpret verbs from story.
(NOT YET)
Student is able to recall or interpret verbs from story, not both
(DEVELOPING)
Student is able to both recall and interpret verbs from story.
(ACHIEVING)
3. Demonstrate clear sequencing through performance
Student is not able to clearly demonstrate sequencing through performance
(NOT YET)
Student is able to semi-clearly demonstrate sequencing through performance
(DEVELOPING)
Student is able to clearly demonstrate clear sequencing through performance
(ACHIEVING)
Differentiation Strategies:
- Peer pairing to discuss and get a better understanding of the parts of a story
- Journal/draw characters, movements, efforts, parts of a story
Instructional Sequence
Phase 1 Engage
(TOGETHER)
Brain Dance: Environment
Questions/discussion: We’ve been talking about health with our body, health with our brains, and now we are going to talk about health with the environment. Why is it important to take care of the Earth?
Read book “Mr. Rat’s Recycle Story”
21st Century Skills
Life and Career skills
Learning and innovation skills
Phase 2 Explore
(TOGETHER)
Teacher will transition each student into their own safe space, and prompt students to move like the characters/things in the book as she reads the story.
Teacher will also use drum as a prompt for students’ movement.
21st Century Skills
Information, technology and media
Learning and innovation skills
Phase 3 Explain
(TOGETHER & AWAY)
Students will discuss the order of the story/sequencing with classmates as teacher guides
What happened first in the story? What happened next? How did it end?
(First, then, after, next, finally)
21st Century Skills
Learning and Innovation skills
Information, technology and media
Life and Career skills
Phase 4 Elaborate
(TOGETHER)
STORYBOARD/ORGANIZATION
Class will help teacher draw out the story we read on large poster. (Beginning, middle, end)
Teacher will teach a short phrase of dance using the same terms as in the book “Mr. Rat’s Recycle Story.”
21st Century Skills
Information, technology and media
Life and Career skills
Phase 5 Evaluate
Teacher will split class into 2 groups. Groups will take turns showing movement and watching.
Teacher will ask students what other types of sequences/patterns we use in our every day lives.
21st Century Skills
Life and Career Skills
Learning and innovation skills
Resources & Materials:
· Handmade drum and iPod
· Story: Mr. Rat’s Recycle Story
Bibliography & References