| Recognizing Names |
Grade:
Kinder |
Content Area:
Technology |
Time Frame:
1 lesson (30 min) |
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Unit/Lesson Overview:
The students will use the WiggleWorks Magnet Board or PowerPoint to manipulate letters to spell their name.
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Student Standards (TEKS)
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explanation of a TEK, click on the TEK |
| Language Arts: |
K.6(C)
K.7(B)
K.8(C) |
| Math: |
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| Social Studies: |
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| Science: |
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| Technology: |
B4
M2
B3 |
| Technology: |
B6
G1
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| Additional TEKS: |
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I Can....
...manipulate letters in order to spell my name |
Assessment(s):
Notice how many of the letters children can produce in correct sequence when they write their names.
Do the students uses their names as a resource for interactive writing or independent writing?: |
TAKS Objectives:
| Reading: |
1 and 3 |
| Writing: |
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Bloom's Taxonomy
| Yes |
Knowledge |
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Comprehension |
| Yes |
Application |
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Analysis |
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Synthesis |
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Evaluation |
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Big 6 Skills
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Task
Definition |
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Info. Seeking
Strategies |
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Location and
Access |
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Use of Information |
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Synthesis |
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Evaluation |
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Supplementary Resources / Materials:
WiggleWorks Magnet BoardCenter Direction Cards (file 1) Recognizing Names PowerPoint template (file 2) Teacher Created Student Name Cards
File: center_direction_cards_elc_1_name_recognition_using wiggleworks.ppt
File: elc_1_recognizing_names_using_powerpoint.ppt
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| Procedures |
Introductory Activity (Warm-Up):
Plan and complete ELC Lesson 1 from the Phonics Lesson book. For the Application piece, model the computer center activity for the students following the directions on the center direction cards. Explain procedures for printing and/or saving. Have students rotate through the center. |
Lesson:
The students will manipulate letters to spell their name using Wiggleworks or the Recognizing Names PowerPoint template (file 2). This is the Apply section of ELC 1 in the Phonics Lessons book.
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Reteach:
To be determined by classroom teacher based on student needs
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Extension:
Students can complete the activity using other student names.
You can do this in the computer lab as a whole group activity.
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Guiding Questions:
Where else would you find the first letter in your name?Do any of your friend's names begin the same as yours?
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Summary Questions:
I'm thinking of a name in our class that starts with the letter "A". Let students come up and point to the name of the student you are thinking of.
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Reflection:
This lesson should allow the students to make the connection that words are made up of letters and that words are always spelled with the same letters in the same order.
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