This lesson is for : Grade 1:
Summary
Students will research the five famous Americans that are required for them to learn in first grade. Using ABDO People database, the students will complete the fact sheet and draw a picture of the famous American in the way they would like to sculpt their likeness with playdoh. They will connect the famous American’s accomplishments with our Baker Elementary character traits and assign a trait to their famous American. They will read their project on a Photostory project as a voice-over for the photograph of their sculpture. Finally, the Photostory will be presented to the school through the media retrieval system to share their work. The research, the sculpture, and the Photostory creation will be divided between 3 half hour session with the teacher and the librarian collaborating.
TIPC Ratings
Research & Information Fluency
Rating: Approaching – Explanation: Students use ABDO people database to assemble and synthesize information to address authentic tasks, they are engaged in research and use information to apply it to an additional higher level of thinking to assign a character trait.
Communication & Collaboration
Rating: Developing – Explanation: Each student will have a role within their group to complete the assignment. The teacher gave a modeled lesson with how to record information on the research sheet.
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Rating: Developing – Explanation: Teacher supports students to engage in creativity and data collection. The students are generating the character trait and justifying their answer.
Creativity & Innovation
Rating: Developing – Explanation: The teacher models the creativity and craftsmanship of the sculptures, while the students create meaningful original sculptures within the parameters of the assignment.
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