Lesson Plan: Mabel Garza

Fruits and Vegetables

Grade
Subject
Length of
lesson
Lesson
Overview/Rati
onale

Curriculum
Framework

Learning
Objectives

1st
Language Arts
60 minutes
This lesson will teach children the importance of
eating healthy and will require them to pick a
favorite fruit and vegetable, explain why those
are their personal favorite and then state a fact
about what they have chosen. This lesson will
be done in groups of three and everyone in the
group must have something different, no one
should have the same fruit or vegetable as
someone else in their group. Students will work
together finding facts on the internet and
creating a short video, I will assist them with
this part to make sure everything is done
correctly as well as helping students with their
spelling or any other questions they might
have. The video must contain pictures of what
they have chosen; there should be a total of six.
This lesson will require students to use their
critical thinking skills and will teach them how
to work together also.
Michigan Core State Standers for Language
Arts: Grade 1
- W.1.1: State an opinion and supply a
reason
- W.1.2: Write informative/explanatory texts
- Students will pick a fruit and vegetable
- Students will say why thats their personal
favorite.
- Students will search the internet for
information with teachers help.
- Students will state a fact about what they
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Technology
Uses

Materials
Procedure

Assessments

have chosen.
- Students will put their ideas and what they
were assigned together.
- Students will present their short video to
the class.
Students will use computers to search for their
favorite fruit and vegetable, look for pictures
and use movie maker to create a short video
based on what they have researched. Teachers
help will be provided.
- Computer
1. Teacher will ensure students understand
the importance of eating healthy with a
short lecture.
2. Teacher will guide students with examples
and discussions.
3. Teacher will help students with their
spelling.
4. Teacher will help students search the
internet for information.
5. Students will work together in groups of
three.
6. Students will put their ideas/responsibility
for the assignment together.
7. Students will present the part they were
assigned (pictures, facts or creating the
short video) as well as their personal
favorite.
8. Students will share/present their work with
their classmates.
Students will be assessed based on:
- A rubric evaluating their spelling, how they
communicated with their classmates, how
they followed rules, creativity and how
well they worked together and individually.
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Fruits and Vegetables Rubric

Spelling/Punct
uation

Needs
Improvem
ent

Fair

Good

Excellent

-Student uses correct

spelling
-Student uses
accurate punctuation

Pictures
-presentation
includes all six
pictures

Teamwork
-Students worked well
together
- Students provided
all information that
was required
-Students came
together and shared

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their ideas/thoughts

Individuality

-Student presented
what they were
assigned

Presentation
-Students spoke loud
and clear
-All students
participated

Creativity/Idea
s
-Student uses their
imagination and their
own ideas/opinion