Submitted by: Alissa Straus and Katie Dohrman
School: Colonial Trail Elementary School
Summary
Kindergarten and Fifth grade students will be paired together to create an iMovie using an assigned letter of the alphabet. Students are answering the question “How can I teach someone else about my letter?” After planning with their partner, students will create an iMovie using objects from home, items around the school, and anything else they discover. The fifth grade student serves as a guide to the Kindergarten student throughout the process. This lesson allows the students to be creative, innovative, and showcase their alphabet knowledge and their technology skills.
TIPC Ratings
Approaching – This lesson allows students to use information and authentic objects to demonstrate their assigned letter. Students may also find virtual resources, in addition to 2D and 3D examples of their letter. They are making valuable and practical correlations to authentic uses of presentations.
Developing – Students are communicating a collaborating throughout this lesson. They are creating a product together and sharing their finished product with others. iMovies are shared with the parents of both 5th graders and Kindergarteners.
Approaching – Students answer the question “How can we show others what our letter is and give examples of our letter?” Students also rated their films/completed self-evaluations on the quality of their product.
Approaching – Students have the freedom to use voice, digital video, digital pictures, music, and text. They can be creative and innovation in how they choose to showcase their letter (they use real objects, drawn objects, and bring in abstract ideas as examples of their letter).
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