Around the World With Books
Designer: Michelle Brown
This lesson is designed to help students see information in a different way. I feel that the students need this program so they can visually see the other continents and pictures of them. I think it is hard for kids to think abstractly so they may like to use the program to obtain their information.
It is suggested that this unit be introduced late in the school year when students have built up their vocabulary. At the end of the unit students should be familiar with all the different contents and be able to talk about one in detail.
Target Population
- 1st grade students
Teaching Standards
The unit addresses the following learning standards:
- Comparing different types of communities
- Identifying basic needs of people
- Identifying U.S. symbols along with other community landmarks
- Interpreting symbols on maps
- Using strategies to figure out unknown words
Teaching & Learning Theory
- I feel that my project takes on a constructivist approach to learning. I am taking concrete experiences and combining it with abstract ideas for them.
Products
- Teaching Tool (html file)
- Teacher Notes (pdf file - must have Adobe Acrobat viewer to view the file. Click here to download the viewer)
- Assessment Document (pdf file. Download Acrobat Viewer )
Multimedia Design Tools
- MS Word
- Microsoft Clip Art