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Learning Experience/Unit

All in the Family by St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES


Subject

English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core)

Grade Levels

Elementary, Kindergarten


Learning Context/ Introduction

This was a Kindergarten learning experience in which students recreated their immediate family using Kidspiration and doing crafts. Students then compared family sizes using a graph.

Essential Question

What is meant by the words "immediate family"?

Assessment

The rubric is for teacher use. The teacher should verbally explain what is being graded.

  • Making A Poster rubric.docx

    • Student Work

    See below for the finished examples of high, medium and low products for technology project in this learning experience.

  • high work.pdf
  • high rubric.pdf
  • Med. work.pdf
  • Med. rubric.pdf
  • low work.pdf
  • low rubric.pdf

    • Procedure

    Day 1
    1. Introduce the families. Read Clifford's Family by Norman Bridwell.
    2. Open SMART Board document and do slides 1-3
    3. Make a list of who is in Clifford's family and compare it to other story book families. Use The Three Bears, The Three Pigs, Berenstein Bears, Little Mermaid and Sleeping Beauty.

    Day 2
    1. Read Me and My Family Tree by Joan Sweeney. Talk about how families make trees to show how big their family is.
    2. Open the SMART Board Document and do slides 4 and 5.
    3. Pass out the Family Tree Pattern and pictures of family members.
    Have students cut out people who are in their family at home and glue them onto the tree.

    Day 3
    1. Read The Baby Sister by Holly Keller. Talk about siblings and things we do with siblings.
    2. Using SMART Board Document, slide 6, graph the amount of siblings each students has. Compare which has the most and which has the least.

    Day 4 & 5
    1. Demonstrate how Kidspiration works and how the teacher's family looks.
    2. Review expectations and rules of computer lab.
    3. Take to computer lab. Have the students complete the project using Kidspiration. Have students print out their project.
    4. Review the essential question.

    Related Resource

    "Families" by The Mailbox, Prek-K 2002
    SMART Board Notebook software
    Kidspiration

    Instructional/Environment Modifications

    *Computers with high speed internet connection
    *SMART Board with attached LCD projector
    *Printer
    * No special needs students, no assistance required. However, this would need extended time if there were students with disabilities.

    Duration

    Day 1-3: Instruction, 15 minutes
    Day 4 & 5: Computer Lab, 30 minutes

    Reflections and Feedback

    The project went very well. Going into this, students had lots of experience with computer and the routines in the computer lab. This was a huge benefit. I was able to walk around and assist only a few times. Next time I would add an extension to fill up the allotted time. I would have students order their family members from oldest to youngest in a factor tree.


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