EDUC 2130
Introduction: Kimberlee Lankford, November 14, 2015, ADHD, 20 Students, Earth Science
Georgia Performance Standard:
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SKE1. Students will describe time patterns (such as day to night and night to day) and objects (such as sun, moon, stars) in the day and night sky.
a. Describe changes that occur in the sky during the day, as day turns into night, during the night, and as night turns into day.
b. Classify objects according to those seen in the day sky and those seen in the night sky.
c. Recognize that the Sun supplies heat and light to Earth.
Essential Questions:
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What does the sky look like during the day and what do you see?
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What does the sky look like at night time and what do you see?
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What does the sun do?
Behavioral Objectives:
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Each student is expected to participate in giving feedback when I ask what the sky looks like during the day and what it looks like at night.
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All students are to participate in drawing activities on their blue and black construction paper as asked.
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Every student is expected to have a ‘Sun Journal’ and ‘Night Journal’ completed when time is due.
Materials:
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Construction paper (blue and black)
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Crayons/markers/pencils
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‘Sun Journal’ and ‘Night Journal’
Procedures:
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Introduction:
After finishing our morning routines as we always do, students will return to their desks and be asked to tell me what they see at night time and what they see during the day time.
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Demonstration:
I will invite everyone over to the window in the classroom to have a look at the sky and ask them what they see. After a few minutes of observing the day time sky, I will ask them what would be different when it becomes night time. After all my questions have been answered, students will return to seats and I will read them a book called written by Jacqui Bailey.
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Guided Practice:
Students will be given a black piece of construction paper as well as a blue one. The black will stand for night time and the blue, of course day time (because of the skies). Students will then be asked to share some of the activities that they do during the daytime and some of the activities that are done at night time. They will then be asked to draw one activity that is done during the day time on the blue piece of construction paper, and then an activity that is done at night time on the black piece of construction paper. I will walk around the classroom and discuss with each student what they are drawing. After they are done, I will invite the students to share the activities that they have drawn.
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Independent Practice:
All students have a ‘Sun Journal’ and a ‘Night Journal’. Students will be asked to keep track of the sun in their ‘Sun Journal’ throughout the day. They will draw what the sun looks like (color, position, etc.). In the ‘Night Journal’, students will take it home and draw/color what the moon looks like each night and bring it back to class the next day for discussion.
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Closing:
We will review what the sky looks like during the day time and what the sky looks like at night. We will then watch a quick video that will keep all students entertained until the end, and it’s by Pixar called .
Assessment Method:
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We will discuss what was seen in the short film that was shown and then discuss what’s different between day and night for a review.
Accommodations/Modifications:
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Since Kindergarten students are young and may need extra help sometimes, I will be willing to do so, and even do more activities with them if needed to better explain and compare day and night time.
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I will check their ‘Sun Journal’ and ‘Night Journal’ at the end of each day for a month to make sure each student understands.
Instructional/Behavior Problems:
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If there is misbehavior from any of my students, I will give a warning. After one warning, I will move stars that are labeled with each student’s name and it can be moved from green to yellow to red for misbehavior. After a student’s star is moved from green to yellow, if they are good for the rest of the day, they have the chance of getting it back to green. Having stars for each student, should help the misbehavior because no student wants to get on red.