Submitted by: Marsh Hayes
Collaborators: n/a
School: Holladay Elementary
Summary
Based on the Beverly Tyner Model, Emergent and Beginning readers will practice Language Arts skills through games that emphasize uppercase/lowercase matching, sight word spelling, sight word matching, and sentence construction in Word Fun. Students will apply this knowledge to create their own games using Keynote software in Make Games. Then they will share these games with their peers and receive feedback from their friends.
TIPC Ratings
Students are building on their prior knowledge of letters, sounds, sight words, sentences and computer skills to complete the activities. They will use higher level thinking skills to apply and create their own games. This falls in the Entry range because the research component for this activity is provided by the teacher.
Students will share their knowledge by working together to play and create new games. Creators will enjoy reading feedback written to them by those who have enjoyed their projects. Teacher shares lesson with other teachers at school and with ITRT. Teacher publishes games online through Promethean Planet. This is in the Approaching range because students work together and the project is published for a wide audience.
Students will use their computer skills to produce their own games using techniques they acquired during the lesson. This falls in the Developing range because the teacher instructs the students how to solve the problems.
Students create innovative games to share with their peers. Through these activities the students have produced valuable learning tools about letters, sounds, sight words, sentences and computer skills that can be shared with peers. This falls in the Developing range because the teacher provides direct instruction for the assignment allowing for elements of individual choice.
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